, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
But it's still illegal, isn't it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Before I come back to Janet, can I just pick you up? You said, a moment ago, illegal but never done in an underhand way.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
We'll go on to the second item. This morning, of course, we're having a scrutiny session with Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Natural Resources Wales and Ofwat on water quality. Our first panel consists of representatives from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. We have Peter…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning to you all. Welcome to the meeting of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee. Welcome to Members to the meeting. It's a hybrid format meeting, of course, and, aside from the adaptations relating to conduct of proceedings in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The question in my mind is: where does this leave us now in terms of the sustainable farming scheme? Because the FUW have told us that they estimate that 70 per cent of the Habitat Wales scheme forms that they've analysed include serious errors in terms of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, you've disputed the earlier description of the Habitat Wales scheme as a shambles, so, let's be kind: you have to admit that it's been rather discombobulated, shall we say, certainly in terms of the way that some of the mapping…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Yes, sure. Okay, thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
And you can see it, of course, but it wouldn't necessarily be live, because if you're watching it back on something, then it doesn't have the same appeal, I'd imagine.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay, just finally on participation rates, then. There are many factors that obviously play into this. To what extent do you think there's a link between participation in sport and the ability to watch sport on television? Because we, as a committee, have…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Is it? Yes.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
You mentioned what you do after school, and the active beyond the school day pilots. I know the committee has had a view in the past about making greater use of some of the resources that schools have for the wider community after school hours. What are the…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Well, hey, now you're talking my language, but there we are, we won't go there. [Laughter.] Okay, coming back to schools, then, clearly, we have a new school curriculum, so what opportunities are there there for us to amplify and accelerate, maybe, interest…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
You mentioned Norway being on a similar journey, but, of course, I have seen in the papers that their funding is three times higher than it is for you here in Wales. So, maybe the journey is the same, but it's comparatively easier, I'd imagine, if you've got…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Caveated, yes. Okay, thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Sure. I am taking liberties here, I know—just one last question, if I may. You mentioned annual funding. Of course, as somebody who's worked in the third sector previously, annual funding is an anathema, because you don't know what's happening from one year…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Sure, but probably cost of living has accelerated the necessity to do that, I'd imagine. Or is that too cynical, maybe?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
In targeting the demographic groups et cetera—that's what's happening.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
So, is that the recalibration that you're going through at the moment?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
So, with diminishing funds, we're seeing an increase in prominence or emphasis from you and others on these other elements that need to be understood and valued and utilised.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Yes. I suspect it's too simplistic, but there's a direct correlation between the level of investment, capital and revenue in sport, and levels of participation—is there? Can we say that?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Well, that was my question, essentially: have you had an opportunity to consider—?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Perhaps you need more time to think about that.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
And finally, if I may, Chair, when you appeared before the committee—I wasn't a member of the committee at that time—in your pre-appointment hearing, when you were asked what parts of the private sector you would prioritise in terms of extending the standards—
