, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. Kate.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. Jane.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Welcome back. We're moving straight on to item 3, which is scrutiny of Museum Wales. I'll ask our witnesses to introduce themselves for the record. I'll go from right to left; I'll go to Nia first.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Ie. Nadolig llawen. Diolch.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
A very merry Christmas.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you very much for your time this morning. Members, we'll take a short break now. We'll restart at twenty to. Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Right. We'll be able to set that up separately, then. Okay. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Yes, certainly.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
There might be some questions that we didn't get a chance to reach that we'll send to you, if that's all right, in writing.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you very much. A transcript of what has been said will be sent to you to check for accuracy.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you so much. I'm afraid that time has been against us this morning, but really—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay. Thank you. I'm very aware of time, but we'll go finally to Carolyn.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
And forgive me labouring this point, but because, obviously, the budget situation is being discussed at the moment, is there even a ballpark figure that you could give, or that you have given to the Welsh Government, in terms of what emergency funding might…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. Do you get the impression that the Welsh Government is aware of the extent of the crisis that is facing venues and different organisations in the sector, and have you made a point to them that a certain amount of funding is needed? Is there any…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
We're into our final eight minutes. We might go a couple of minutes over, it that's all right. The crisis situation that's facing so many venues; do you envisage that there would be any permanent closures this winter? And, in terms of any extra funding that…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Never apologise for being emotional. I agree with Alun.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay, thank you. Back to Alun.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Hefin would like to come in here, and then I'll come back to Alun. Hefin.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Great. We'll move to Alun.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
No. Okay, great. We’ll move on to Llyr.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay, diolch. Before we move on, Alun, did you want to come in on this?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Yes.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. Thank you, Hefin. We'll go back to Tom.
