, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with Ofcom (2)
Yes, a very quick question because we've run out of time. Regarding the expert panel's report on a shadow broadcasting authority, is there any point in a shadow broadcasting authority, given all the trends we've identified today? Isn't a shadow broadcasting…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with Ofcom (2)
Thank you, Chair, yes. I'll try and put it as succinctly as I can. I remember HTV Wales renewed their licence back in the 1990s, and they were talking about, 'Thanks for the future'; they were overjoyed. Thames Television was devastated to lose. The…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with S4C (1)
Thank you. Are there any changes that you would like to see to the Bill?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with S4C (1)
The media Bill: does the draft media Bill provide for all of the legislative changes needed to implement the recommendations of the 2018 independent review into S4C?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with S4C (1)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Sorry, technical issues here. Two seconds.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The rail service in my constituency has been transformed since I was first elected in 2016, and it is vastly improved, with the new trains in service and electrification under way. One service we'd like to see developed—and I've written to Transport for Wales…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Well, I certainly wasn't questioning your motives in any way, just to be clear about that.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
And what happens in private conversations, before you have collective responsibility publicly, is those conversations must happen, and I wonder how helpful it is to have those two different messages out there.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Absolutely, but you must have cross-Government dialogue—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
[Inaudible.]—do that. [Laughter.]
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Well, alternatively, you go back to the Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade and tell them that their view is unrealistic, given the practical position you're finding yourself in. I'm really trying to help you here. [Laughter.]
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Okay. I guess, just to finish, Cadeirydd, I think all I'm really looking for is the same questions I asked Welsh Government: to what extent is the strategy being co-ordinated across Government departments, with one Minister saying that the UK retaining virgin…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Nusrat Ghani's argument was about the consequences of importing, whereas what I understood it to be was that introducing the electric arc furnace means that making particular steel products would not be possible, so you'd end up importing—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Yes. I'm just trying to understand the process rather than trying to change anything. Obviously, I totally take your point on that. Obviously, I've got no insight into how Government Ministers in the UK Government interact with each other, but we know the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
'Direct reduced iron' is what the trade unions said to the climate change committee.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Diolch, Cadeirydd. The climate change committee heard from the unions, and their view is that there were other options available based on electric arc steel making, supplemented with production using direct reduced iron. Can you help us understand whether…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Yes, just on the mention by David Davies of the scrap steel argument. This will inevitably push up demand for scrap steel. First of all, how confident are you that there is enough scrap steel to achieve these objectives, and will it not have a knock-on effect…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
There is a pretty good website linked on Business Wales, but obviously it's not necessarily user-friendly for front-end users, for those who would be interested in using them. Did Dr Walters want to come in with anything there?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
I wonder if the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research could offer an opinion on that as well, but, obviously, they're not responsible for schools. But I think we need to discuss this as committee and see if we can make some recommendations in that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
So, neither of you would object if we put SLAs, for example, as a recommendation to Government, as a committee. Okay—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
Has anyone else got a view on that?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
Yes, it is, but it's also in places where there isn't tertiary. NPTC is the example in my report I've prepared for the Government. There's an example of a school that has a sixth form that is working with colleges. So, it can happen, and I think the value…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
Well, it's certainly happening. It's certainly happening in pockets, but it's not happening—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
I'll come to employment bureaus in a second. Can I just ask you that question? You have got access to a whole range of employers, schools haven't. We've found that NPTC Group of Colleges are working really well with Llanidloes High School in producing a…
