29 Ionawr 2026 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Grŵp 4: Asesiadau risg tân (Gwelliannau 150, 152, 151, 153, 154, 155, 156)
Yes, I just want to say I've been in correspondence with the Minister on some of these matters as well, and I welcome what she said and the spirit in which she is going to engage with the concerns. I think the arguments she sets out against some of the…
27 Ionawr 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Dadl: Cyllideb Derfynol 2026-27
Dechreuodd eich llefarydd cyllid y ddadl trwy ddweud y byddai wedi rhoi'r holl arian a oedd heb ei ddyrannu i dorri treth stamp—[Torri ar draws.] Swm sylweddol o arian i dalu treth stamp. Ni fyddai hynny wedi gadael arian i dalu am godiad cyflogau neu'r…
27 Ionawr 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Dadl: Cyllideb Derfynol 2026-27
Diolch am ildio. Rydych chi wedi rhedeg awdurdod lleol ac rydych chi'n gwybod, os ydych chi'n mynd i wario mwy mewn un maes, mae'n rhaid i chi wario llai mewn un arall. Rydych chi wedi galw am doriadau mewn gwahanol bethau, ond dydych chi ddim wedi gallu nodi…
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 6 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Channel 4
How about we try and come at it in a different way? So, it's 40 per cent of your out-of-England spend. What total of your overall spend is your England spend? Are you spending 95 per cent of your budget on England, and then we're getting 40 per cent of the 5…
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 6 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Channel 4
Do you know what that represents in population share? Because Wales has roughly got 5 per cent share of the UK population. Do you know what that spend represents as a population share for the UK?
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 6 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Channel 4
Before he does, can I just try and nail you down on the figure point? You mentioned £15 million. What does that represent as a proportion of your overall spend?
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 6 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Channel 4
That's good to hear about. I'd be interested to know if you have any figures for what percentage of Welsh representation there is for your output. Perhaps you could answer that, if you have those figures. But just to make a broader point, we had an…
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 6 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Channel 4
Thank you. I'd like to know what measurements you take of representation of Wales on Channel 4.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
That's a condition of its licence; it's not an act of kindness.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Thank you.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Sorry, but, with respect, you're not answering my question and we need to move on. It's a very simple question. What specifically are you going to do, using your soft power, to get them to increase their production? Could you reflect on it and maybe come back…
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
So, what specifically are you doing to get them to increase their level of production in Wales?
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Can I, just very briefly, just to finish that point—
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
You have soft power, though, don't you?
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
But you're not going to do anything about it.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Well, I hope that it's what you'd like to see too.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
But not made quite highly in Wales.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
It's not made quite highly in Wales.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Okay.
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Look, I intend to lose weight, and my weighing scale gives me data that I need to lose weight—that's not going to make me lose weight. Again, my question is not a trick one, it's a straightforward one: what powers do you have as regulators to get them to…
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Your data shows there's a problem—what can you do about it?
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Do you have any powers to get them to produce more in Wales?
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Meanwhile, you're still having to regulate the existing system and the obligations on current broadcasters for their licences. We had a discussion with ITV about their success rate at providing content relevant to Welsh audiences, specifically producing…
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
Isn't the principle of public service broadcasting unchanged, but the technology to deliver it has changed? So, the principle was, if you are broadcasting to audiences in the UK, you have to provide content that reflects the UK. So, why should that be any…
22 Ionawr 2026 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru: Panel 5 - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ofcom
And do you have an interim view?
