10 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights'
The first thing I'll be requesting is a meeting—I think it's really important to meet to face to face—and then I'll draw the agenda up. If it's not possible to meet in the very near future, I will certainly write specifically on certain topics, and this one…
10 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights'
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you to the committee, under the Chair of Delyth Jewell, for bringing this debate forward. It's very clear from every Member's contribution that we all agree that rugby in Wales plays a very important role in our…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
It's a discussion. I haven't formed an opinion as yet. The policy of broadcasting sits in my portfolio and the delivery sits in Sarah Murphy's. I need to have a discussion with Sarah first and then a further discussion with the UK Government.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
I'm certainly going to have discussions. Obviously, I haven’t as yet. I was saying just before you came in, I’ve got 11 Ministers in the UK Government that fit into my portfolio, so I don’t know which one is broadcasting at the moment, but certainly I will be…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
So, the school sports survey, I think, took place before I came into portfolio, but I think it threw up some interesting—. The sports that Sport Wales thought would come out, it didn't actually give the answers that were expected, I think it's fair to say.
10 July 2024 , 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.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
That money was put to one side to take forward—. Obviously, that group, when it's formed, will advise us on actions that we need to take and that money has been put to one side for that group. Am I right?
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
So, as part of the co-operation agreement, we were looking at a broadcasting and communications advisory group, so that money was put to one side. I'm looking at broadcasting, Joedi—
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, absolutely. If you look at my portfolio, I think I mentioned it at the beginning, so much of it is cross-Government, and everybody's got bits of, haven't they? So, I think it's about making sure that we're not working in silos, that we have that…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
—but after school, there were activities that I enjoyed very much. But it's about finding that balance and what children feel they are good at. And, you know, the dance yesterday, watching the videos of young people dancing, I never had the opportunity to do…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay, if I can pick up the second point, I'll ask Neil to answer the first point around distribution of funding. But in relation to the second point, I do accept it in some areas. I don't know if it's true right across the board. I'm sure we've all had…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, that's already being looked into. Funnily enough, I was talking to Neil last week about this, so what's really important is when we have a new school being built that the education officials or the building officials, or whoever starts that conversation…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, we are maintaining funding. I just said we've protected the capital budget for Sport Wales, so we are continuing to invest. The conversations I had with the health Minister were particularly around the WNO. That was what I was talking about. As a…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
—what more we could do. They're very keen to support grass-roots football, for instance, to see what more we can do then, and officials are taking those conversations forward. It's just about accessing as much funding as we can at any one time, really.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, as you know, we had an extremely challenging budget: £700 million less since the corporate social responsibility back in 2021, so unfortunately this part of the portfolio did have a significant cut, so I think it is about 10.5 per cent, but Sport Wales…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Of their whole budget. Yes. So, I think that was—. You know, the reduction from ACW was nowhere near as big as that. I haven't had the opportunity to meet with ACE as yet, but I will—. As I said, I am in the process of writing, because I just need some…
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes. I think they're the only organisation that was funded by both ACW and ACE, because obviously they perform in England.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, but it was cut completely. I think it was cut completely, wasn't it?
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Is the review of the English theatre one thing that you're particularly—?
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay. And I, perhaps, can send a note to you.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
The review of the English theatre?
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
But I will pass over to Paul around the remit letter.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay, I think I'm going to have to pass over to Paul. I certainly didn't have a discussion—. When I met them, I didn't have a discussion around a review of English theatre. Regarding the budget, my understanding is that the two budgets are together.
10 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, absolutely. I don't disagree with anything Laura Anne has just said.
