'Very problematic'published at 11:19 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
He says the process to get to a report that led to proposals for a merger plan was "very problematic".
Summary
The Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee
Plenary begins at 13.30 with questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children
Debate by Individual Members on the health and wellbeing benefits of physical activity
Plaid Cymru Debate on mental health
Welsh Conservatives: Recognises that there is a need for specific legislation for autism
Short Debate: Women, Wales and the Commonwealth - the role of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians in the post-Brexit era
'Very problematic'published at 11:19 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Backgroundpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Last month Ken Skates, the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for Culture, set out his commitment to the creation of a new body, external, Historic Wales and announced he has asked the Director of the National Trust Wales to chair a steering group to progress the next phase of this work.
'Concerns about at least some of the proposals'published at 11:14 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Mr Anderson says "it is no secret we have concerns about at least some of the proposals apparently on the table".
Last month it was revealed the commercial functions of National Museum Wales and conservation body Cadw may combine under a new umbrella body called Historic Wales.
Review of heritage servicespublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
The committee moves on to discuss the Welsh Government review of heritage services with David Anderson, Director General National Museum Wales.
'Deteriorated astonishingly'published at 10:59 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
The Welsh Language Commissioner accuses the UK Government of weakening Welsh language services on its main website www.gov.uk.
Meri Huws says Welsh language provision on the site has "deteriorated astonishingly" since the website went live in 2012.
Ms Huws says that the issue is a "major concern" for her office and that she has discussed the issue with UK Government ministers.
'Locking yourselves into antagonistic relationships'published at 10:49 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Lee Waters suggest that the compliance process seems "adversarial".
He asks, "Why are you locking yourselves into antagonistic relationships which may get in the way of what you're trying to achieve?"
Meri Huws replies replies the system "is in its early days", and adds that she is "sorry if people feel the system is adversarial".
UKIP's Neil Hamilton says "I've derived some entertainment from your report as well as profit, although it's the kind of entertainment you get from a horror story...nevertheless it is clear that action is being taken to stop the rot and so we shouldn't be wholly negative about what you've reported."
'Clinical need'published at 10:39 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Meri Huws says the ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is not only a right, but it is a clinical need within the NHS in Wales.
She says that we need to make sure that the policy "More than Words" is central to health and social services, and social care services, and not on the sideline.
'Quite horrified by some of the stories'published at 10:14 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
"I was quite horrified by some of the stories that you printed in your report about the experiences of people at receptions and so on," says Dawn Bowden.
Part 2 of the report, external, on quality of experiences, outlines examples of Welsh language users experiencing a lack of respect and courtesy in some instances, such as "What? Can you speak English?", "I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue what you said."
Proactively offering Welsh language servicespublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Meri Huws agrees with Dr Dai Lloyd about the importance of proactively offering Welsh language services, rather than people having to ask for services in Welsh.
'Revolutionise the culture within establishments'published at 09:55 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
"We need to revolutionise the culture within establishments" says the Labour member Jeremy Miles.
Meri Huws says "Once a chief executive understands 'why', 'how' is much easier."
Backgroundpublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Over half a million people in Wales speak the Welsh language, namely one in every five.
The 2011 Census showed that a significant number of Welsh speakers live in every corner of Wales - in the urban and populated areas of the south-east such as Cardiff where over 36,000 speak the language and the Rhondda with over 27,000 Welsh speakers, as well as the rural areas of mid and west Wales such as Ceredigion where there are over 34,000 Welsh speakers and Powys where 24,000 speak the language.
Image source, Thinkstock'Difficult to compare two reports'published at 09:43 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Meri Huws accepts the point made by the committee chair, Bethan Jenkins, that it is difficult to compare this report with last year's.
Ms Huws says that the decision was taken to structure the report differently in order to better reflect the experiences of users of Welsh language services.
Witnessespublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
(left to right)
Gwenith Price, Director of Compliance and Enforcement / Deputy Commissioner;
Meri Huws, Welsh Language Commissioner;
Steffan Jones, Senior Compliance Officer.
Bore dapublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
Welcome to Senedd Live.
The Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee is meeting this morning.
It starts with a scrutiny session of the Welsh Language Commissioner, Meri Huws.
