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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
No, okay. Thank you, Nicola. I don't know, Chris, did you want to come in on this?
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Thanks, Amy. Nicola.
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Who would like to begin? Amy.
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
I see. Okay, thanks very much for that, Amy. We'll move on, then, to Mabon ap Gwynfor. Mabon.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Yes, okay. I know, Amy, that, in your evidence, you referenced this sort of piecemeal approach to libraries and budget decisions, without a sort of really strategic look and a meaningful plan, really, which, obviously, Chris has just referenced as well. Is…
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Okay. Thank you very much, Amy. Chris.
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Thank you very much, Nicola. Anything to add, Amy or Chris?
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Okay, Chris, yes, thank you very much. I well remember a library in the area where I was brought up, which actually is in my colleague, Jayne Bryant's constituency—Jayne's joining us online today—which had a keystone that said, 'Knowledge is power'. And I…
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Yes, okay. Chris, did you want to add anything or—?
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Okay. Anything to add, Amy or Chris?
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Okay. Thank you, all, very much. Quite a number of the benefits of library services that you've mentioned are particularly relevant to the more deprived people and families in our communities. Do you have any statistics on that—the demographic of library use…
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Thank you very much, Amy. I don't know, Chris, did you want to add anything?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Yes. Thank you very much for that, Nicola. Amy, Chris, did you want to add anything to what Nicola has said?
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Yes, I should have perhaps included in my question the need for a succinct answer, Nicola, but do attempt it.
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
May I welcome everybody back to our committee meeting today? We've reached item 5, our fifth evidence session on local authority library and leisure services. I'm very pleased to welcome our witnesses here to committee this morning. Joining us in person are…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 8 of the meeting and from the meeting on 11 May
Our next item is item 3, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 8, and the meeting on 11 May. Is the committee content so to do? I see that you are. We will then move into private session.
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The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much, Jayne. If Members have no further questions, thank you very much for coming along to committee this morning to give evidence, Minister, and thank you to your officials as well. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy…
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The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
That would be very useful, Minister. James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Okay, Joel? Thank you. Research and data, then, Minister—you'll be pleased to know we have some questions on that. Jayne Bryant.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
We will come on to that very quickly now, Minister. But, Joel, please continue with the legislation questions for the time being.
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The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Okay, Carolyn, diolch yn fawr. We'll turn to Joel James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Minister, and thank you, Mabon. Carolyn Thomas.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you, Sam. Mabon ap Gwynfor. Mabon.
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The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Sam, are you content?
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The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
In actual fact, we were going to come on to research and data later on actually, so, I wonder, Sam, if we might park that just for the time being and that you might address the other issues that Sam has raised at this stage, Minister.
