, 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—
, 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
It was graphically demonstrated to us, wasn't it, in the evidence that we had that the national museum now has to arrange its staffing rotas in accordance with the weather, in case they need to remove artwork from the walls because of water ingress and water…
, 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. Capital allocations, of course, and you know where I'm going with this one.
, 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
Because there's an air of inevitability about this, isn't there? I feel that that's where we're heading. Because when you look at the other opportunities—. You say in the draft budget narrative that culture bodies will need to explore other sources of income…
, 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 have you told them?
, 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
Diolch yn fawr. Deputy Minister, if the national museum came to you, and said that they were going to have to ask people to pay for entry to their sites across Wales, what would you tell them?
, 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, thank you.
, 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 aware that there are voluntary redundancy processes under way in certain quarters as we speak, but of course there's a financial cost to making redundancies as well. Is that expected to come out of the diminished budget also, or is that something you…
, 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, we mustn't try and portray a situation where, actually, we're still not looking at significant job losses, regardless of all the efforts that—
, 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, on the job losses, 80 per cent plus of the revenue is on staff costs, 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
That's what I was thinking, yes.
, 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, if I may, if the budget is being reduced as of April, then the remit letter will be amended in time for that.
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you for that response. Of course, Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Government are agreed on the fact that powers over broadcasting and communications should be devolved, including responsibility for S4C. They should be devolved to this Senedd. That, of course…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
2. Will the Minister make a statement responding to the unanimous recommendation of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee that the Welsh Government should have a formal role in the process of appointing a…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
Well, if you want to frame it as one group against another, but you're sharp enough to know that perhaps not informing somebody beforehand would give them something to throw back at you, if that's the game you're playing.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
So, once somebody leaves S4C, that's it, is it? If they're former staff, you're not part of—?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
No, but in terms of informing people that a report was about to be published, you would expect that somebody who's named would at least have an opportunity, 24 hours or a few hours, just to prepare themselves that something was being published that talks…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
Well, yes, of course, receiving the information.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
But there is a process of informing people that it's about to be published, not necessarily sharing a copy. Do you think on a human level or on a moral level, or from a courtesy perspective, that people should have some sort of notice that it was about to be…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
Yes, I understand all of that.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
I don't deny that, but that wasn't my question.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
Thank you. How did you, as chair, and how did the board, perhaps, consider the impact of publishing the report on the individuals named in Capital Law's report?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
But are you disappointed that you hadn't picked up on that earlier—I'm sure you are—and do you acknowledge that that perhaps is a failure?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations concerning bullying at S4C: evidence session with S4C
Because in the way that you presented that context earlier, I just felt that there was a suggestion, and perhaps it could be heard yesterday in the evidence, that this responsibility is for others and other people have to deal with this. Now, that is true to…
