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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
I now propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content for us to do that? Yes. Okay, we will wait to hear that we are continuing in private.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Paper(s) to note
Thank you. Happy for us to move on? No-one else wants to come in on any item? No.
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Paper(s) to note
Certainly. That's another spoiler. We're not looking forward to that. [Laughter.] Would Members be content with Heledd's suggestion of highlighting that evidence with the CYPE committee? Yes. Okay, great.
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Paper(s) to note
Okay, diolch, Carolyn. We might come back to that point.
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Paper(s) to note
Yes, I would certainly be happy with that. Carolyn wants to come in.
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Paper(s) to note
Okay. I don't see that anyone disagrees with you on that. Thank you, Heledd, for that. Are there any other points that anyone would like to make in public before we move on? For anyone who's watching, I would like you to know that we are noting these papers…
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Paper(s) to note
Members, we will move straight to papers to note, which is item 3. We have received a number of papers. A number of these relate to—I've forgotten the word—the publishing industry. We have received correspondence from Creu Cymru, obviously we received…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Yes, indeed. [Laughter.] You'll get a season ticket. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Diolch, bawb.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
We really appreciate the time that you've all given us this morning. Thank you very much for your evidence. A transcript of everything that’s been said will be sent to you for you to check that it’s an accurate record. And we will, as I say, write to you with…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Diolch. We certainly will write to you with those questions, and also some questions about the national contemporary art gallery as well, and some further questions about the role of Welsh Government funded bodies. So, just as a heads-up, we’ll be writing to…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
There will certainly be lots of questions that we'd need to ask on that.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Yes, there will be.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
We'll let you off with the final 30 seconds, I think.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you very much.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
That's very welcome news. Thank you very much.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Okay. Thank you. We have three minutes of bonus time. Who would like to ask—? I know someone will want to ask a final question. Okay, the only person who is indicating is Heledd. Heledd, you've got it.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Okay.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
The principle of it, is it something that you are intrigued by?
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
You are very rigid in not giving us any spoilers, and I both respect that and am frustrated. But no, diolch, Minister—we understand, of course we do. Okay, in the final five minutes, over to Carolyn.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Okay. Thank you. Heledd has promised me that this is a very, very short question.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Okay. Because of time, Laura, if you'd like to ask one further question—forgive me that it's so tight—and then I'll go to Carolyn.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Yes.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
You're happy with that. Okay. Laura, because you haven't had any questions, is there anything that you would like to ask before we just move to the final section with Carolyn?
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Okay. Thank you very much, Minister. We have 10 minutes left. I'm aware that there were other areas of questions that Lee and Carolyn wanted to—. Lee, would you be content to ask one further question, and then we'll—
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you, Minister.
