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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
You just said that: 'Trains rarely turn up on time, if at all.' Is that really true?
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
Will you take an intervention?
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Topical Questions
On Sunday morning, flood defences in Trevalyn near Wrexham weren't fully utilised, leaving, of course, homes ankle deep in water. I know Natural Resources Wales have confirmed that they're investigating why the defences weren't fully used, and residents are…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Progress Update on the Plan for Employability and Skills
I want to ask about the provision of civil engineering trade apprenticeships in Wales, because a letter was sent to you, Minister, nearly a whole year ago now by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association Wales raising concerns about the lack of provision…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, thank you very much for that explanation, but I want to raise specifically with you the chaos on the trains as football supporters from north Wales tried to travel down to watch Wales playing Croatia recently. Now, it was a total shambles, and there was…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. Will the First Minister make a statement on the capacity of the train service between north and south Wales? OQ60178
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Just very, very briefly back to the media Bill, obviously there'll be a requirement for public service broadcasters to have prominence on devices and platforms, or whatever. We had evidence from S4C a couple of weeks ago—the negotiation between the BBC and…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
But also, given what we've been talking much about this morning around the need to reflect the different component parts of the United Kingdom, and different interests—and I'm particularly interested in the relative importance compared to other parts of the…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Yes—sports rights. We mentioned earlier, didn't we, the importance of cultural expression and, of course, I'm just wondering what assessment you've made of the relative importance of, let's say, rugby, to us here in Wales, and how could that be better…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Just to point out that, since 2010, S4C has seen a 30 per cent real-terms decrease of its funding; BBC 25 per cent. So, it's disproportionately hitting S4C, isn't it, that's the point.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
So, do you share the concern, then, that the way this is reported by Ofcom very often means that—? You know, they report the year after broadcast, meaning that the commissioning happened maybe two or three years before, and by the time you get to time of…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Just finally, then, if I may. You touched on production and programming moving out of London, et cetera. I know that you've been in correspondence with TAC, Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru, the independent production companies in Wales, on their concerns about…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
And when you contrast, I have to say, the situation in Scotland, where you have BBC Scotland broadcasting every night, where you have an hour-long news programme—not necessarily something we have to replicate—but you look at the level of budget, and then I…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
—is a matter of opinion. But it does, does it not, underline that there is an insufficient broadcast service in Wales, because otherwise, you know, this wouldn't be the case, would it? I mean, you can't say that that's acceptable, can you, surely?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
And I get that, but we do have a situation, and I saw a recent YouGov poll that showed that a third of people in Wales a quarter of a century into devolution still don't appreciate that the Welsh Government are responsible for health in Wales. A third…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
But isn't putting the responsibility on the BBC rather absolving yourself of responsibility for making sure that, actually, Wales hears its own story?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
So, we'll move on to private session, and I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Content. Yes. Thank you very much. We'll wait a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes. Our officials will check the Record. And you will be sent a transcript, by the way, of the Record just to check for accuracy. So, with that, diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, well can I thank you, Minister and your officials for a thoroughly informing and valuable session? And no doubt we will now be considering as a committee our conclusions for Stage 1 and bringing those forward as I outlined according to the timescale…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, thank you. Last question to Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
There we are. Thank you. Jenny, did you want to just raise something?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, okay. I'm sure we can consider that. Yes, okay—thank you. And finally, then, from me—and maybe Members might have other things they wish to raise—could you maybe set out how the findings of the recent NSIP review in England have been taken into account…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. And the transfer of legislative competence to the Senedd for consenting of offshore energy generation stations between the edge of the Welsh zone and the territorial sea—can you clarify the Senedd's ability to legislate also in respect of energy…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Good. There we are. Tell us all about it, Neil.
