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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Thank you to all three of you. We have some 15 minutes left and we're not quite halfway through our questions, so we need to make a move, and we might not get to all of them. But we'll move to Delyth.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
In so many different ways. You're absolutely right, yes. Diolch. Hywel.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Rhian first and then Hywel.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Who'd like to respond? Sian.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Certainly, any solutions such as that, I think, would be something that we as Members, who have dealt with casework on this, would welcome. Thank you for that. Ken Skates.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Absolutely, yes. Okay. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Hywel.
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There we are. Lovely. Thank you, Joyce. Sian.
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The line glitched a little bit, Joyce, for the second part of your question. Could you repeat it, please?
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Thank you very much for that. We'll move to the next questions, from Joyce Watson.
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I think the point you make about it being quite a daunting prospect for individuals in communities to take the lead and feel that they're responsible for this happening or not—. Sian, you wanted to come in.
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Rhian first, and then Sian.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you very much. We'll move on and return to Janet.
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And there will be new technologies appearing continually, so, one does feel that we're just trying to keep up all the time. That's very interesting. Sian wanted to pick up on that.
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Okay. I'm eager to move on, if we may, and I'll ask Delyth Jewell to ask the next question.
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Okay. That's fine.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Okay. Right. We'll come to that issue, I promise. Janet.
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Diolch, Rhian. Huw.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Okay. Very briefly, Rhian, and then Huw just with a quick supplementary, and then we will come back to you then, Janet.
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We'll come to those in a moment, and also some of the specific support packages that you mentioned. Sian wants to come in on this too. I should have said that not all of you are expected to answer all the questions. There will be some targeted questions, but…
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Hywel.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Thank you very much for joining us, and we look forward to hearing your evidence. So we'll move immediately to questions, and I'll invite Janet Finch-Saunders to ask the first question.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Great. Thank you. Sian.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
Excellent. Thank you very much. Rhian.
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Digital connectivity in Wales - evidence session 1
We'll move on therefore to the main issues this morning, namely to take evidence from two panels of witnesses, who will steer our work on digital connectivity in Wales. And we will be mainly focused on broadband policies and access to broadband. So, the first…
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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 the Welsh Parliament. A warm welcome to Members, some who are joining us face to face—for the first time this term—and others…
