, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
No. No. Okay, you may have to leave the meeting and maybe rejoin, just to see if we can get a better feed. Okay. Diolch. Could I just pick up then? You talked earlier about the service level agreements. Are you confident that the allocations are sufficient to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Janet, shall we try again? Do you want to come in again?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Well, maybe I can pick up, then, because we are discussing the budget, and just wondering, really, whether the allocations for NRW, in the draft budget that's been published, are sufficient to close the funding gap that was identified through the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
No. It's just a crackling noise. I think maybe that the broadband isn't as it maybe should be, possibly.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
No, it's the same for everyone. You're crackling quite a bit as you speak, Janet. Do you want to just try again, just to see whether it sounds better?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Sorry, Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Yes. Well, it actually takes us seamlessly on to Janet. Janet, I'll bring you in at this point.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you. Briefly, then, to Joyce, and then we'll come on to Janet. Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Welcome back to the committee. We have resolved the problem, I think, so we will now move on to Mabon ap Gwynfor.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Yes. We'll have a short break and we'll just pause for a moment whilst we go into private to sort this out and then we'll come back into public session in a minute or two.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
What we'll do is we'll pause for a moment, then, just so that everything is in working order. So, we'll—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Okay. I've got both Mabon and Joyce wanting to come in and we're not moving as quickly as I'd hoped into different areas of questioning, but I understand as well that there may be an issue with the translation feed, so—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Thank you, Jenny. Huw wants to come in and then Mabon as well. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Well, the main focus of this morning's meeting, of course, is the annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales and, of course, we will be looking with interest at the annual report for 2022-23 and the ongoing work of Natural Resources Wales. Joining us to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
A very good morning to you all, and welcome to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee at Senedd Cymru. A warm welcome, Members, to the meeting. We have received apologies from Delyth Jewell, who is unable to be with us…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
So, it's no longer being considered, in terms of location, around the slate museum.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Yes, I'm not asking where or—. What's the concept? What does it capture? What would people come and see?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
I'm not asking about the site. I'm asking: what is a museum of north Wales?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Yes, could you just explain to us exactly what will be captured in a museum of north Wales?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
I mean, they were, frankly, telling us they didn't have a clue what that was all about.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Just on that, the chief executive of Amgueddfa Cymru told us that in relation to the north Wales museum—or museum of north Wales, if I'm getting the title right— 'We don't know what that looks like and what it might mean.' That's concerning, isn't it?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Okay. Just finally from me as well, the national library, of course, was provided with funding to implement the recommendations of the tailored review. That's not the case for Museum Wales. I was just wondering, what does that mean for them, therefore, in…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
So what you're saying, effectively, and regrettably, I'm sure, from your part as well as ours, really, is that for the foreseeable future it's going to be sticking plasters and responding to emergencies.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
I was going to ask a similar question about the national library, and them telling the committee that trebling their capital budget wouldn't be sufficient. As much as we regret the situation, I just don't feel there's a long-term answer. It's all one year to…
