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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

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31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
It's come up several times during this debate the fact that part of these sectors are doing well, they're flourishing, but others aren't doing as well. I'd just like to quote what Maya Angelou once said:
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
There's so much for us to be proud of in Wales. These sectors provide immense benefit to us all. The concerns that were raised in evidence too were about shoring up those sectors, of course, and I know that you want to see that happen as well. On the…
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
I thank the Deputy Minister for setting out the importance of these industries.
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
Alun echoed Heledd's final concern that the Government hasn't accepted our recommendation, which has been rehearsed a number of times in the debate, on ensuring the cultural strategy looks at the strategy for the cultural workforce. I agree that culture is…
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
Thank you, Llywydd. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to today's debate. Before we conclude, I'd like to respond to several of the points raised by Members today. Tom set out the value of the creative industries. He set out some of the issues facing…
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
Now, I look forward to hearing what other Members have to say in this debate, and again we're very grateful for the time allocated to this discussion on the content of our inquiry. Thank you.
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
In our report, we set out a number of recommendations, including building on the positive interventions to date, like well-being facilitators to tackle bullying and inappropriate behaviour in the creative industries, a longer term approach to funding and…
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
It has been said time and time again, Llywydd, that recovery in the arts, culture and music sectors has been prevented by high energy costs and the slow return of audiences following the pandemic. Now, unfortunately, the additional support provided by the…
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
'all the underlying trends in the music industry are bad.'
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
The screen sector in Wales, pre and post the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen significant growth. This provides plenty of job opportunities. Now, by contrast, other parts of the creative industries are struggling a great deal. The arts, culture and music sectors…
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
'is a huge success story', with Wales 'seen as a kind of global powerhouse in the UK'.
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
The first part of the tale of the creative industries is a real success story. The screen sector in Wales, as we were told by Professor Justin Lewis from Cardiff University,
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
I'd like to place here my tribute to our researcher Robin Wilkinson, whose excellent blog on this issue puts this as 'a tale of two industries'. And as he says, it is, in many ways, you could say, both the best and worst of times for the sector.
31 January 2024Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
Thank you, Llywydd. Thank you for the opportunity to hold this debate today on the committee's report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'. I'd like to thank the committee team, as usual, for its work, which is so important for the…
31 January 2024Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I agree with everything you've said. And, indeed, we are an anomaly in the world because we are, surely, the only nation that has our own legislature, that makes legislation, but doesn't have a system to administer its own justice system and its own…
31 January 2024Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
6. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure the devolution of justice and policing? OQ60588
31 January 2024Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch, Gweinidog. The forced installation of prepayment meters into the homes of people who are struggling to stay warm enough to live is a scandal. The fact that Ofgem is allowing energy companies to keep doing this is proof, I'm afraid, that we have a…
31 January 2024Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
4. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact of prepayment meters on fuel poverty? OQ60608
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you. In terms of how you would like the public, or members of the public, to view you and the associations you'd like people to have of you—because I know you were talking about the start about what people might think of you and people's perceptions of…
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Do you think that that smaller response is indicative of a lack of engagement that people have? I don't know, is it because you think that what you're doing is focused more on the future and people tend to worry more about the everyday? I know that's a bit of…
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
And I know that you'd conducted a survey and that there were only 15 respondents, and you admitted that that meant that it couldn't be seen as statistically sound in that way.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
No. Thanks for that.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
The dreaded TikTok. [Laughter.]
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you. I wanted to ask about public engagement. How is that going? I know that you mentioned that you want to strengthen your engagement with young people particularly, so how has all of that been going?