, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Paper(s) to note
I agree with that.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay. Because in a past life at the Institute of Welsh Affairs, I used to run the media policy, which did the initial studies, and that was done for hundreds of pounds not £250,000. So, I'd urge caution about how much money is put into that for the outputs…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay. So, that's roughly, what, then, £250,000?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
On top of the £100,000. Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay, thank you. As we're short of time, I'm keen if you can follow up the detail on that. But just to understand the big picture, the money for the broadcasting panel, how much did you set aside for that?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, sure, there's a relationship, but the purpose of the funding was for broadcasting and media policy development, wasn't it, rather than more money for skills development, if I understand it right?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
So, that's not about broadcasting, though, is it? That's about creative industries.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
What does that do, sorry?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
What is that £1 million needed for?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. I just want to touch on broadcasting and media. Just to understand, in the draft budget, there's £1 million set for broadcasting and £100,000 for journalism. I realise that this is a consequence of the co-operation agreement.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
I'm happy to hold back and keep mine brief.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
You can rely on me.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, just to to clarify, and Celf ar y Cyd, I must say, is new to me, but, looking at it now, it is very good indeed. So, you're clearly in an invidious budget position, and I think you're right to literally fix the roof. So, I think that is a sensible…
, Plenary
Group 6: Publication of notices (Amendment 19)
Just briefly, I think it's important we don't confuse means and ends here. I think the ends we want to see are to support local journalism. Subsidising impenetrable adverts is not the way to do that. We want to support accessibility for people to information…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
Okay, perhaps we can just have a little side note on that.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
Okay. I'm just interested in the way that the Act is being quoted there, because that does raise some questions about the consistency of the way the Act's being used, because it does seem local authorities are using it when it suits them.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
Specifically, they're using the future generations Act as cover to do that.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
Really?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
Just very briefly, I was fascinated by your example of the housing officer using the future generations Act. That's a very unusual way for the future generations Act to have been prayed in aid. I just wondered, Chair, if we could have just a note or just some…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 9
Sorry. I think you mentioned that Denmark relies on bonds. Are you still finding that, even with longer term public-backed debt, there's a reluctance to leverage that because of the financial instability, or does that provide a greater level of assurance?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 9
I think you mentioned the—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 9
Okay. Thank you. Can I just ask, in terms of the appetite of authorities to borrow, we've had some evidence that the impact of inflation and the volatility of interest rates are discouraging housing co-operations even more from being willing to borrow. Is…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 9
Yes, we can hear you.
