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Later in the programme - The chair of Sport Wales holds | :01:24. | :01:25. | |
The chair of Sport Wales holds The chair of Sport Wales holds | :01:25. | :01:26. | |
court on what lessons the Welsh court on what lessons the Welsh | :01:26. | :01:27. | |
court on what lessons the Welsh Government can learn to get more | :01:27. | :01:28. | |
Government can learn to get more Government can learn to get more | :01:28. | :01:38. | |
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 2192 seconds | :01:38. | :38:11. | |
women recruited onto the boards of Hello. On the Sunday Politics Wales | :38:11. | :38:12. | |
Hello. On the Sunday Politics Wales Hello. On the Sunday Politics Wales | :38:12. | :38:13. | |
- How will the Welsh Government - How will the Welsh Government | :38:13. | :38:14. | |
- How will the Welsh Government make sure that more women are | :38:14. | :38:15. | |
make sure that more women are make sure that more women are | :38:15. | :38:17. | |
recruited onto the boards of public recruited onto the boards of public | :38:17. | :38:18. | |
recruited onto the boards of public bodies? The chair of Sport Wales | :38:18. | :38:19. | |
bodies? The chair of Sport Wales bodies? The chair of Sport Wales | :38:19. | :38:20. | |
tells us about the lessons her tells us about the lessons her | :38:20. | :38:21. | |
organisation has learned while organisation has learned while | :38:21. | :38:22. | |
organisation has learned while organisation has learned while | :38:22. | :38:23. | |
giving me a lesson on the squash court. | :38:23. | :38:24. | |
court. court. | :38:24. | :38:25. | |
The first spring conference of the The first spring conference of the | :38:25. | :38:26. | |
The first spring conference of the season is over. Plaid Cymru have | :38:26. | :38:28. | |
season is over. Plaid Cymru have season is over. Plaid Cymru have | :38:28. | :38:30. | |
been in Beaumaris over the weekend. been in Beaumaris over the weekend. | :38:30. | :38:31. | |
been in Beaumaris over the weekend. We'll hear from their leader, | :38:31. | :38:33. | |
Leanne Wood. Leanne Wood. | :38:33. | :38:34. | |
Joining me throughout today's Joining me throughout today's | :38:34. | :38:35. | |
Joining me throughout today's programme are the Labour peer, | :38:35. | :38:36. | |
programme are the Labour peer, programme are the Labour peer, | :38:36. | :38:36. | |
Baroness Gale, and the Conservative Baroness Gale, and the Conservative | :38:36. | :38:37. | |
Baroness Gale, and the Conservative Assembly Member, Byron Davies. Good | :38:37. | :38:38. | |
Assembly Member, Byron Davies. Good Assembly Member, Byron Davies. Good | :38:38. | :38:39. | |
Assembly Member, Byron Davies. Good morning to you both. Thank you for | :38:39. | :38:42. | |
morning to you both. Thank you for morning to you both. Thank you for | :38:42. | :38:44. | |
coming in. Byron Davies, let's coming in. Byron Davies, let's | :38:44. | :38:44. | |
coming in. Byron Davies, let's begin with comments from your party | :38:44. | :38:46. | |
begin with comments from your party begin with comments from your party | :38:46. | :38:47. | |
leader, David Cameron, on the front leader, David Cameron, on the front | :38:47. | :38:51. | |
leader, David Cameron, on the front of the Sunday Telegraph telling the | :38:51. | :38:54. | |
of the Sunday Telegraph telling the Conservative fightback starts now | :38:54. | :38:57. | |
Conservative fightback starts now Conservative fightback starts now | :38:57. | :38:58. | |
post Eastleigh by-election. I think post Eastleigh by-election. I think | :38:58. | :38:59. | |
post Eastleigh by-election. I think David Cameron are showing a strong | :38:59. | :39:01. | |
David Cameron are showing a strong David Cameron are showing a strong | :39:01. | :39:03. | |
leadership. We are mid-term and leadership. We are mid-term and | :39:03. | :39:05. | |
leadership. We are mid-term and leadership. We are mid-term and | :39:05. | :39:05. | |
that is expected. It is about a that is expected. It is about a | :39:05. | :39:07. | |
that is expected. It is about a that is expected. It is about a | :39:07. | :39:08. | |
fight back and coming back. He is a fight back and coming back. He is a | :39:08. | :39:09. | |
fight back and coming back. He is a strong leader and we will be | :39:09. | :39:10. | |
strong leader and we will be strong leader and we will be | :39:10. | :39:13. | |
successful at the next election. successful at the next election. | :39:13. | :39:14. | |
successful at the next election. Baroness Gale, there is pressure on | :39:15. | :39:15. | |
Baroness Gale, there is pressure on Baroness Gale, there is pressure on | :39:15. | :39:16. | |
the Prime Minister to take the the Prime Minister to take the | :39:16. | :39:17. | |
the Prime Minister to take the Conservative Party more to the | :39:17. | :39:19. | |
Conservative Party more to the Conservative Party more to the | :39:19. | :39:27. | |
Conservative Party more to the right to see off UK. Are they the | :39:27. | :39:32. | |
right to see off UK. Are they the right to see off UK. Are they the | :39:32. | :39:33. | |
biggest threat? They came second to biggest threat? They came second to | :39:33. | :39:34. | |
biggest threat? They came second to nurse him Eastleigh, at their best | :39:35. | :39:36. | |
nurse him Eastleigh, at their best nurse him Eastleigh, at their best | :39:36. | :39:38. | |
result ever in any election. I result ever in any election. I | :39:38. | :39:39. | |
result ever in any election. I think the Prime Minister has got | :39:39. | :39:40. | |
think the Prime Minister has got think the Prime Minister has got | :39:40. | :39:41. | |
problems with his right wing. He problems with his right wing. He | :39:41. | :39:44. | |
problems with his right wing. He tried to appease them by having | :39:44. | :39:46. | |
tried to appease them by having tried to appease them by having | :39:46. | :39:47. | |
offering the referendum to get out offering the referendum to get out | :39:47. | :39:48. | |
offering the referendum to get out offering the referendum to get out | :39:48. | :39:49. | |
of the EU and that simply has not of the EU and that simply has not | :39:49. | :39:51. | |
of the EU and that simply has not worked. He will have difficulty in | :39:51. | :39:52. | |
worked. He will have difficulty in worked. He will have difficulty in | :39:52. | :39:54. | |
trying to win his right wing-back. trying to win his right wing-back. | :39:54. | :39:55. | |
trying to win his right wing-back. Hopefully he won't go further to | :39:55. | :39:58. | |
Hopefully he won't go further to Hopefully he won't go further to | :39:58. | :39:59. | |
Hopefully he won't go further to the right. If he does have to try | :39:59. | :40:01. | |
the right. If he does have to try the right. If he does have to try | :40:01. | :40:02. | |
to appease the back benches, are to appease the back benches, are | :40:02. | :40:04. | |
to appease the back benches, are to appease the back benches, are | :40:04. | :40:04. | |
you concerned they might be a lurch you concerned they might be a lurch | :40:04. | :40:05. | |
you concerned they might be a lurch you concerned they might be a lurch | :40:05. | :40:10. | |
to the right? I don't think so. No, to the right? I don't think so. No, | :40:10. | :40:13. | |
to the right? I don't think so. No, to the right? I don't think so. No, | :40:13. | :40:14. | |
I don't think so. Thank you for the time being. | :40:14. | :40:15. | |
time being. time being. | :40:15. | :40:16. | |
The Equalities Minister has called The Equalities Minister has called | :40:16. | :40:17. | |
The Equalities Minister has called on her Cabinet colleagues to | :40:17. | :40:18. | |
on her Cabinet colleagues to support recommendations to take | :40:18. | :40:19. | |
support recommendations to take support recommendations to take | :40:19. | :40:20. | |
what she calls proactive steps to what she calls proactive steps to | :40:20. | :40:21. | |
what she calls proactive steps to get more women and other under- | :40:21. | :40:22. | |
get more women and other under- get more women and other under- | :40:22. | :40:23. | |
represented groups onto the boards represented groups onto the boards | :40:23. | :40:24. | |
represented groups onto the boards of public bodies. In a paper | :40:24. | :40:25. | |
of public bodies. In a paper of public bodies. In a paper | :40:25. | :40:26. | |
presented to the Cabinet, Jane Hutt presented to the Cabinet, Jane Hutt | :40:26. | :40:27. | |
presented to the Cabinet, Jane Hutt presented to the Cabinet, Jane Hutt | :40:27. | :40:28. | |
says more must be done to meet the says more must be done to meet the | :40:28. | :40:28. | |
says more must be done to meet the government's own target for least | :40:28. | :40:29. | |
government's own target for least government's own target for least | :40:29. | :40:31. | |
40% of appointments to be women. 40% of appointments to be women. | :40:31. | :40:32. | |
40% of appointments to be women. 40% of appointments to be women. | :40:32. | :40:34. | |
Last year the figure fell to 35%. Last year the figure fell to 35%. | :40:34. | :40:35. | |
Last year the figure fell to 35%. But one organisation bucking the | :40:35. | :40:36. | |
But one organisation bucking the But one organisation bucking the | :40:36. | :40:37. | |
trend is Sport Wales, the national trend is Sport Wales, the national | :40:37. | :40:43. | |
organisation for promoting sport. organisation for promoting sport. | :40:43. | :40:45. | |
organisation for promoting sport. organisation for promoting sport. | :40:45. | :40:46. | |
I have been speaking to the Chair I have been speaking to the Chair | :40:46. | :40:48. | |
I have been speaking to the Chair of Sport Wales at their Cardiff | :40:48. | :40:49. | |
of Sport Wales at their Cardiff of Sport Wales at their Cardiff | :40:49. | :40:50. | |
headquarters. After a quick game of headquarters. After a quick game of | :40:50. | :40:52. | |
headquarters. After a quick game of squash I asked Laura McAllister why | :40:52. | :40:54. | |
squash I asked Laura McAllister why squash I asked Laura McAllister why | :40:54. | :40:55. | |
fewer women have been appointed to fewer women have been appointed to | :40:55. | :40:57. | |
fewer women have been appointed to senior public roles. I have seen | :40:57. | :40:59. | |
senior public roles. I have seen senior public roles. I have seen | :40:59. | :41:01. | |
how heavily loaded the appointments how heavily loaded the appointments | :41:01. | :41:03. | |
process is towards male process is towards male | :41:03. | :41:05. | |
process is towards male characteristics and to what may | :41:05. | :41:06. | |
characteristics and to what may have experiences in leadership | :41:06. | :41:07. | |
have experiences in leadership have experiences in leadership | :41:07. | :41:09. | |
have experiences in leadership roles. I think that is part of it. | :41:09. | :41:10. | |
roles. I think that is part of it. roles. I think that is part of it. | :41:10. | :41:11. | |
roles. I think that is part of it. He probably reflects a lot of other | :41:11. | :41:13. | |
He probably reflects a lot of other He probably reflects a lot of other | :41:13. | :41:15. | |
sectors, business, our own of sport, sectors, business, our own of sport, | :41:15. | :41:16. | |
sectors, business, our own of sport, sectors, business, our own of sport, | :41:16. | :41:18. | |
culture and so one which are still culture and so one which are still | :41:18. | :41:19. | |
culture and so one which are still male-dominated. We have to put it | :41:19. | :41:20. | |
male-dominated. We have to put it male-dominated. We have to put it | :41:20. | :41:22. | |
in context and the political arena in context and the political arena | :41:22. | :41:24. | |
in context and the political arena in context and the political arena | :41:24. | :41:25. | |
in context and the political arena in other reason we have a very on a | :41:25. | :41:27. | |
in other reason we have a very on a in other reason we have a very on a | :41:27. | :41:27. | |
relatively healthy balance of women relatively healthy balance of women | :41:27. | :41:30. | |
relatively healthy balance of women Assembly Members is because of the | :41:30. | :41:32. | |
Assembly Members is because of the Assembly Members is because of the | :41:32. | :41:32. | |
positive action two the parties to positive action two the parties to | :41:32. | :41:33. | |
positive action two the parties to look at the beginning of the | :41:33. | :41:36. | |
look at the beginning of the look at the beginning of the | :41:36. | :41:36. | |
look at the beginning of the devolution. That is why we have a | :41:36. | :41:38. | |
devolution. That is why we have a better gender balance. | :41:38. | :41:40. | |
better gender balance. better gender balance. | :41:40. | :41:41. | |
organisation here is being held up organisation here is being held up | :41:41. | :41:42. | |
organisation here is being held up organisation here is being held up | :41:42. | :41:44. | |
as an example of how to get women as an example of how to get women | :41:44. | :41:45. | |
as an example of how to get women into a more senior roles, into | :41:45. | :41:47. | |
into a more senior roles, into into a more senior roles, into | :41:47. | :41:48. | |
into a more senior roles, into roles on the board. How have you | :41:48. | :41:49. | |
roles on the board. How have you roles on the board. How have you | :41:49. | :41:51. | |
roles on the board. How have you done that? I am delighted we have | :41:51. | :41:52. | |
done that? I am delighted we have done that? I am delighted we have | :41:52. | :41:53. | |
done that? I am delighted we have got where we have got to, but are | :41:53. | :41:56. | |
got where we have got to, but are got where we have got to, but are | :41:56. | :41:56. | |
got where we have got to, but are not setting up ourselves as to have | :41:56. | :41:58. | |
not setting up ourselves as to have not setting up ourselves as to have | :41:58. | :41:59. | |
not setting up ourselves as to have cracked it. It isn't just a case of | :41:59. | :42:01. | |
cracked it. It isn't just a case of political correctness or wanting | :42:01. | :42:02. | |
political correctness or wanting political correctness or wanting | :42:02. | :42:03. | |
political correctness or wanting diversity for the sake of it, just | :42:03. | :42:04. | |
diversity for the sake of it, just diversity for the sake of it, just | :42:04. | :42:05. | |
diversity for the sake of it, just to have a female or a black face | :42:05. | :42:06. | |
to have a female or a black face to have a female or a black face | :42:06. | :42:07. | |
to have a female or a black face and on the table. It was to ensure | :42:07. | :42:09. | |
and on the table. It was to ensure and on the table. It was to ensure | :42:09. | :42:10. | |
we had diverse opinions and we had diverse opinions and | :42:10. | :42:13. | |
we had diverse opinions and challenge in our thinking. We | :42:13. | :42:14. | |
challenge in our thinking. We challenge in our thinking. We | :42:14. | :42:16. | |
looked at a whole public looked at a whole public | :42:16. | :42:17. | |
appointments process. Recommitted appointments process. Recommitted | :42:17. | :42:18. | |
appointments process. Recommitted ourselves to being something of a | :42:18. | :42:19. | |
ourselves to being something of a ourselves to being something of a | :42:19. | :42:21. | |
guinea pig for the Welsh Government guinea pig for the Welsh Government | :42:21. | :42:23. | |
guinea pig for the Welsh Government and pushing the boundaries of the | :42:23. | :42:26. | |
and pushing the boundaries of the Public appointments process. We | :42:26. | :42:28. | |
Public appointments process. We Public appointments process. We | :42:28. | :42:29. | |
Public appointments process. We made sure we tweak in the working | :42:29. | :42:32. | |
made sure we tweak in the working made sure we tweak in the working | :42:32. | :42:33. | |
in the appointments process. They in the appointments process. They | :42:33. | :42:34. | |
in the appointments process. They talked about experience of working | :42:34. | :42:35. | |
talked about experience of working talked about experience of working | :42:35. | :42:35. | |
talked about experience of working in the dish of roles because all | :42:35. | :42:37. | |
in the dish of roles because all in the dish of roles because all | :42:37. | :42:38. | |
the evidence suggested women who the evidence suggested women who | :42:38. | :42:40. | |
the evidence suggested women who have worked in a charitable sector | :42:40. | :42:41. | |
have worked in a charitable sector have worked in a charitable sector | :42:41. | :42:43. | |
or the education sector classified or the education sector classified | :42:43. | :42:46. | |
themselves differently. That is themselves differently. That is | :42:46. | :42:48. | |
easily translatable. It just easily translatable. It just | :42:48. | :42:49. | |
easily translatable. It just requires the will to interpret the | :42:49. | :42:51. | |
requires the will to interpret the requires the will to interpret the | :42:51. | :42:51. | |
wording of adverts and waiting and wording of adverts and waiting and | :42:51. | :42:57. | |
job profiles differently. We job profiles differently. We | :42:57. | :42:59. | |
job profiles differently. We advertised it beyond the usual | :42:59. | :43:01. | |
advertised it beyond the usual advertised it beyond the usual | :43:01. | :43:03. | |
talent -- channels. We talk so talent -- channels. We talk so | :43:03. | :43:04. | |
talent -- channels. We talk so women we thought would make | :43:04. | :43:05. | |
women we thought would make potentially good board members | :43:05. | :43:07. | |
potentially good board members potentially good board members | :43:07. | :43:08. | |
without any commitments for them to without any commitments for them to | :43:08. | :43:09. | |
without any commitments for them to get an interview on appointment, we | :43:09. | :43:10. | |
get an interview on appointment, we get an interview on appointment, we | :43:10. | :43:10. | |
get an interview on appointment, we said why don't you put in the | :43:10. | :43:14. | |
said why don't you put in the said why don't you put in the | :43:14. | :43:15. | |
application? That Act to be helped. application? That Act to be helped. | :43:15. | :43:16. | |
application? That Act to be helped. application? That Act to be helped. | :43:16. | :43:17. | |
In a process we were able to In a process we were able to | :43:17. | :43:18. | |
In a process we were able to recruit two. We had five vacancies | :43:18. | :43:20. | |
recruit two. We had five vacancies recruit two. We had five vacancies | :43:20. | :43:21. | |
recruit two. We had five vacancies and we recruited four women and one | :43:21. | :43:22. | |
and we recruited four women and one and we recruited four women and one | :43:22. | :43:23. | |
and we recruited four women and one man which shows it is not a supply | :43:23. | :43:24. | |
man which shows it is not a supply man which shows it is not a supply | :43:24. | :43:25. | |
and demand issue. For the last and demand issue. For the last | :43:26. | :43:26. | |
and demand issue. For the last government was to come to grips | :43:26. | :43:28. | |
government was to come to grips government was to come to grips | :43:28. | :43:29. | |
government was to come to grips with this. They had in a programme | :43:29. | :43:30. | |
with this. They had in a programme with this. They had in a programme | :43:30. | :43:32. | |
of government a target of a of government a target of a | :43:33. | :43:34. | |
of government a target of a Norwegian style quotas, 40%. Due | :43:34. | :43:36. | |
Norwegian style quotas, 40%. Due Norwegian style quotas, 40%. Due | :43:36. | :43:38. | |
welcome mat? Is it achievable? welcome mat? Is it achievable? | :43:38. | :43:42. | |
welcome the commitment. The welcome the commitment. The | :43:42. | :43:44. | |
welcome the commitment. The Equalities Minister has made a | :43:44. | :43:45. | |
Equalities Minister has made a Equalities Minister has made a | :43:45. | :43:46. | |
fantastic effort to change the fantastic effort to change the | :43:46. | :43:47. | |
fantastic effort to change the fantastic effort to change the | :43:47. | :43:48. | |
profile of public life in Wales. We profile of public life in Wales. We | :43:48. | :43:49. | |
profile of public life in Wales. We profile of public life in Wales. We | :43:49. | :43:51. | |
have got a long way to go. The have got a long way to go. The | :43:51. | :43:52. | |
have got a long way to go. The have got a long way to go. The | :43:52. | :43:53. | |
issue of quotas is a reported one issue of quotas is a reported one | :43:53. | :43:56. | |
issue of quotas is a reported one issue of quotas is a reported one | :43:56. | :43:57. | |
to keep on the agenda. Nobody feels to keep on the agenda. Nobody feels | :43:57. | :43:59. | |
passionately about quarters because passionately about quarters because | :43:59. | :44:01. | |
passionately about quarters because passionately about quarters because | :44:01. | :44:02. | |
they as seen to be assigned of a they as seen to be assigned of a | :44:02. | :44:06. | |
they as seen to be assigned of a failure of the natural process. If | :44:06. | :44:07. | |
failure of the natural process. If failure of the natural process. If | :44:07. | :44:09. | |
we are serious as proper gender we are serious as proper gender | :44:09. | :44:10. | |
we are serious as proper gender equality, without the leadership we | :44:10. | :44:11. | |
equality, without the leadership we equality, without the leadership we | :44:11. | :44:12. | |
equality, without the leadership we have shown here in getting women on | :44:12. | :44:14. | |
have shown here in getting women on have shown here in getting women on | :44:14. | :44:15. | |
the board, that will not be the board, that will not be | :44:15. | :44:16. | |
paralleled across the board, paralleled across the board, | :44:16. | :44:17. | |
paralleled across the board, quarters are something that will | :44:17. | :44:21. | |
quarters are something that will quarters are something that will | :44:21. | :44:22. | |
have to be considered. You have have to be considered. You have | :44:22. | :44:23. | |
have to be considered. You have have to be considered. You have | :44:24. | :44:24. | |
done as much as anyone to promote done as much as anyone to promote | :44:24. | :44:25. | |
done as much as anyone to promote done as much as anyone to promote | :44:25. | :44:27. | |
the role of women in public life. the role of women in public life. | :44:27. | :44:28. | |
the role of women in public life. What you make of what Laura | :44:28. | :44:29. | |
What you make of what Laura What you make of what Laura | :44:29. | :44:30. | |
McAllister had to say about the McAllister had to say about the | :44:30. | :44:33. | |
need for quotas? need for quotas? | :44:33. | :44:34. | |
need for quotas? I think she is absolutely correct. | :44:34. | :44:36. | |
I think she is absolutely correct. I think she is absolutely correct. | :44:36. | :44:38. | |
I think she is absolutely correct. I have come to the view that quotas | :44:38. | :44:39. | |
I have come to the view that quotas I have come to the view that quotas | :44:39. | :44:40. | |
I have come to the view that quotas is probably the only way now. We | :44:40. | :44:44. | |
is probably the only way now. We is probably the only way now. We | :44:44. | :44:45. | |
have tried everything. The Labour have tried everything. The Labour | :44:45. | :44:47. | |
have tried everything. The Labour have tried everything. The Labour | :44:47. | :44:48. | |
Party has got a very good records Party has got a very good records | :44:48. | :44:51. | |
Party has got a very good records Party has got a very good records | :44:51. | :44:52. | |
in trying to get an equal number of in trying to get an equal number of | :44:52. | :44:55. | |
in trying to get an equal number of men and women. It isn't without | :44:55. | :44:57. | |
men and women. It isn't without men and women. It isn't without | :44:57. | :45:00. | |
controversy. It is hard going. Not controversy. It is hard going. Not | :45:00. | :45:04. | |
controversy. It is hard going. Not all parties have gone that far. | :45:04. | :45:05. | |
all parties have gone that far. all parties have gone that far. | :45:05. | :45:06. | |
Everything has been tried in Everything has been tried in | :45:06. | :45:07. | |
Everything has been tried in political and public life, women | :45:07. | :45:08. | |
political and public life, women political and public life, women | :45:08. | :45:11. | |
are still in the minority. Quotas are still in the minority. Quotas | :45:11. | :45:12. | |
are still in the minority. Quotas are used in many European countries, | :45:12. | :45:13. | |
are used in many European countries, are used in many European countries, | :45:13. | :45:18. | |
are used in many European countries, Denmark is a good example. It works. | :45:18. | :45:19. | |
Denmark is a good example. It works. Denmark is a good example. It works. | :45:19. | :45:20. | |
Denmark is a good example. It works. Denmark is a good example. It works. | :45:20. | :45:21. | |
I am all in favour of quotas come I I am all in favour of quotas come I | :45:21. | :45:22. | |
I am all in favour of quotas come I I am all in favour of quotas come I | :45:22. | :45:24. | |
never used to be. I have tried never used to be. I have tried | :45:24. | :45:25. | |
never used to be. I have tried everything. We have gone through a | :45:25. | :45:25. | |
everything. We have gone through a everything. We have gone through a | :45:26. | :45:28. | |
range of things and nothing seems range of things and nothing seems | :45:28. | :45:29. | |
range of things and nothing seems to work. But quotas would work. | :45:29. | :45:32. | |
to work. But quotas would work. to work. But quotas would work. | :45:32. | :45:32. | |
Byron Davies, White you think Byron Davies, White you think | :45:32. | :45:34. | |
Byron Davies, White you think Byron Davies, White you think | :45:34. | :45:36. | |
nothing else has worked? Win in a nothing else has worked? Win in a | :45:36. | :45:37. | |
nothing else has worked? Win in a situation where the government has | :45:37. | :45:42. | |
situation where the government has situation where the government has | :45:42. | :45:44. | |
situation where the government has to set his 40%? Quotas does worry | :45:44. | :45:45. | |
to set his 40%? Quotas does worry to set his 40%? Quotas does worry | :45:46. | :45:47. | |
me slightly. There are very good me slightly. There are very good | :45:47. | :45:48. | |
me slightly. There are very good me slightly. There are very good | :45:48. | :45:49. | |
women out there for some in a women out there for some in a | :45:49. | :45:50. | |
women out there for some in a previous career in the police | :45:50. | :45:51. | |
previous career in the police previous career in the police | :45:51. | :45:54. | |
service we fought hard to bring service we fought hard to bring | :45:54. | :45:56. | |
service we fought hard to bring service we fought hard to bring | :45:56. | :45:56. | |
women on. We have fought hard in women on. We have fought hard in | :45:56. | :45:59. | |
women on. We have fought hard in the Conservative Party. Your party | :45:59. | :46:00. | |
the Conservative Party. Your party the Conservative Party. Your party | :46:00. | :46:01. | |
the Conservative Party. Your party is the only party to have a female | :46:01. | :46:02. | |
is the only party to have a female is the only party to have a female | :46:02. | :46:03. | |
prime minister. I wasn't going to prime minister. I wasn't going to | :46:03. | :46:07. | |
prime minister. I wasn't going to prime minister. I wasn't going to | :46:07. | :46:07. | |
mention that but you are right. If mention that but you are right. If | :46:07. | :46:09. | |
mention that but you are right. If mention that but you are right. If | :46:09. | :46:11. | |
it is the best person for the job, it is the best person for the job, | :46:11. | :46:12. | |
it is the best person for the job, it is the best person for the job, | :46:12. | :46:17. | |
then right. Women are capable of it. then right. Women are capable of it. | :46:17. | :46:18. | |
then right. Women are capable of it. Baroness Gale, what Sport Wales has | :46:18. | :46:19. | |
Baroness Gale, what Sport Wales has Baroness Gale, what Sport Wales has | :46:19. | :46:22. | |
then his not do anything radical then his not do anything radical | :46:22. | :46:24. | |
then his not do anything radical but changed the wording of | :46:24. | :46:25. | |
but changed the wording of but changed the wording of | :46:25. | :46:27. | |
advertisements, mention it to a few advertisements, mention it to a few | :46:27. | :46:29. | |
advertisements, mention it to a few people who might be interested. | :46:29. | :46:30. | |
people who might be interested. people who might be interested. | :46:30. | :46:31. | |
That doesn't sound like ground- That doesn't sound like ground- | :46:31. | :46:32. | |
That doesn't sound like ground- breaking stuff. It doesn't but | :46:32. | :46:35. | |
breaking stuff. It doesn't but breaking stuff. It doesn't but | :46:35. | :46:36. | |
breaking stuff. It doesn't but hasn't it worked. Having a woman as | :46:36. | :46:38. | |
hasn't it worked. Having a woman as hasn't it worked. Having a woman as | :46:38. | :46:39. | |
hasn't it worked. Having a woman as a head of Sport Wales has shown she | :46:39. | :46:40. | |
a head of Sport Wales has shown she a head of Sport Wales has shown she | :46:40. | :46:43. | |
is thinking in that direction. She is thinking in that direction. She | :46:43. | :46:44. | |
is thinking in that direction. She is thinking in that direction. She | :46:44. | :46:45. | |
is thinking how we can get more is thinking how we can get more | :46:45. | :46:49. | |
is thinking how we can get more women to apply. It is encouraging | :46:49. | :46:52. | |
women to apply. It is encouraging women to apply. It is encouraging | :46:52. | :46:53. | |
women to come forward. They have women to come forward. They have | :46:53. | :46:55. | |
women to come forward. They have women to come forward. They have | :46:55. | :46:56. | |
been appointed. I think that is a been appointed. I think that is a | :46:56. | :46:56. | |
been appointed. I think that is a been appointed. I think that is a | :46:56. | :46:57. | |
lot in what she is saying. But we lot in what she is saying. But we | :46:57. | :46:58. | |
lot in what she is saying. But we lot in what she is saying. But we | :46:58. | :46:59. | |
can do that in all walks of life. can do that in all walks of life. | :46:59. | :47:06. | |
can do that in all walks of life. can do that in all walks of life. | :47:06. | :47:07. | |
That is the problem. What the Welsh That is the problem. What the Welsh | :47:07. | :47:09. | |
That is the problem. What the Welsh Government wants to see happening, | :47:09. | :47:09. | |
Government wants to see happening, Government wants to see happening, | :47:10. | :47:11. | |
how can that be translated into how can that be translated into | :47:11. | :47:13. | |
how can that be translated into politics? Your party hasn't had the | :47:13. | :47:14. | |
politics? Your party hasn't had the grace records of women | :47:14. | :47:17. | |
grace records of women grace records of women | :47:17. | :47:18. | |
representation in the Assembly. How representation in the Assembly. How | :47:18. | :47:19. | |
representation in the Assembly. How do you make sure that improvement | :47:19. | :47:23. | |
do you make sure that improvement do you make sure that improvement | :47:23. | :47:27. | |
continues? We have tried. In the continues? We have tried. In the | :47:27. | :47:28. | |
last election, the Assembly last election, the Assembly | :47:28. | :47:30. | |
last election, the Assembly last election, the Assembly | :47:30. | :47:31. | |
election, we had a policy of women election, we had a policy of women | :47:32. | :47:33. | |
election, we had a policy of women election, we had a policy of women | :47:33. | :47:34. | |
election, we had a policy of women first. We have got to keep on at it | :47:34. | :47:35. | |
first. We have got to keep on at it first. We have got to keep on at it | :47:36. | :47:37. | |
and encourage women to apply. We and encourage women to apply. We | :47:37. | :47:38. | |
and encourage women to apply. We and encourage women to apply. We | :47:38. | :47:39. | |
need to show them they can actually need to show them they can actually | :47:39. | :47:40. | |
need to show them they can actually need to show them they can actually | :47:40. | :47:40. | |
come forward and there is room for come forward and there is room for | :47:40. | :47:42. | |
come forward and there is room for them and we can accommodate them. | :47:42. | :47:43. | |
them and we can accommodate them. them and we can accommodate them. | :47:43. | :47:46. | |
We believe that there for now. We believe that there for now. | :47:46. | :47:47. | |
We believe that there for now. It is spring conference season in | :47:47. | :47:48. | |
It is spring conference season in It is spring conference season in | :47:49. | :47:49. | |
Wales. Plaid Cymru held their Wales. Plaid Cymru held their | :47:49. | :47:50. | |
Wales. Plaid Cymru held their gathering in Beaumaris. It finished | :47:50. | :47:51. | |
gathering in Beaumaris. It finished gathering in Beaumaris. It finished | :47:51. | :47:52. | |
yesterday and our political editor yesterday and our political editor | :47:52. | :47:53. | |
yesterday and our political editor Betsan Powys caught up with the | :47:53. | :47:54. | |
Betsan Powys caught up with the Betsan Powys caught up with the | :47:54. | :47:55. | |
party's leader, Leanne Wood, at the party's leader, Leanne Wood, at the | :47:55. | :47:57. | |
close of play. close of play. | :47:57. | :47:59. | |
close of play. close of play. | :47:59. | :47:59. | |
Trainee me now is the leader of Trainee me now is the leader of | :47:59. | :48:01. | |
Trainee me now is the leader of Trainee me now is the leader of | :48:01. | :48:05. | |
Plaid Cymru it. -- joining me now. Plaid Cymru it. -- joining me now. | :48:05. | :48:07. | |
Plaid Cymru it. -- joining me now. Plaid Cymru it. -- joining me now. | :48:07. | :48:08. | |
Her we head where you think the Her we head where you think the | :48:08. | :48:12. | |
Her we head where you think the other parties that going wrong. But | :48:12. | :48:13. | |
other parties that going wrong. But other parties that going wrong. But | :48:13. | :48:14. | |
other parties that going wrong. But not a great deal of detail about | :48:14. | :48:15. | |
not a great deal of detail about not a great deal of detail about | :48:15. | :48:18. | |
what you would do differently. what you would do differently. | :48:18. | :48:19. | |
what you would do differently. are still two-and-a-half years from | :48:19. | :48:20. | |
are still two-and-a-half years from are still two-and-a-half years from | :48:20. | :48:21. | |
are still two-and-a-half years from 2016 which is going to be at our | :48:21. | :48:22. | |
2016 which is going to be at our 2016 which is going to be at our | :48:22. | :48:23. | |
big election year. We are doing big election year. We are doing | :48:23. | :48:24. | |
big election year. We are doing everything we can do but the | :48:24. | :48:25. | |
everything we can do but the everything we can do but the | :48:25. | :48:26. | |
programme of government a man will programme of government a man will | :48:26. | :48:27. | |
programme of government a man will programme of government a man will | :48:27. | :48:30. | |
be ready in time for that election. be ready in time for that election. | :48:30. | :48:32. | |
be ready in time for that election. Adam Price is working on end | :48:32. | :48:33. | |
Adam Price is working on end Adam Price is working on end | :48:33. | :48:35. | |
economy commission which will put economy commission which will put | :48:35. | :48:36. | |
economy commission which will put out much detail closer to that | :48:36. | :48:37. | |
out much detail closer to that out much detail closer to that | :48:37. | :48:39. | |
deadline for star up you accept deadline for star up you accept | :48:39. | :48:40. | |
deadline for star up you accept that intimate detail is there, and | :48:40. | :48:41. | |
that intimate detail is there, and that intimate detail is there, and | :48:41. | :48:42. | |
that intimate detail is there, and so people know what you're going to | :48:42. | :48:43. | |
so people know what you're going to so people know what you're going to | :48:43. | :48:44. | |
so people know what you're going to do and how you're going to pay for | :48:44. | :48:45. | |
do and how you're going to pay for do and how you're going to pay for | :48:45. | :48:46. | |
do and how you're going to pay for it you are not going to win voters' | :48:46. | :48:48. | |
it you are not going to win voters' it you are not going to win voters' | :48:48. | :48:50. | |
trust. We have put some policies trust. We have put some policies | :48:50. | :48:51. | |
trust. We have put some policies out there. We have talked about | :48:51. | :48:53. | |
out there. We have talked about local procurement and the | :48:53. | :48:54. | |
local procurement and the investment bank for small | :48:54. | :48:58. | |
investment bank for small investment bank for small | :48:58. | :48:59. | |
businesses. That programme is one businesses. That programme is one | :48:59. | :49:01. | |
businesses. That programme is one businesses. That programme is one | :49:01. | :49:01. | |
to take time to put together. We to take time to put together. We | :49:01. | :49:03. | |
to take time to put together. We to take time to put together. We | :49:03. | :49:04. | |
are keen to engage with as many are keen to engage with as many | :49:04. | :49:05. | |
are keen to engage with as many are keen to engage with as many | :49:05. | :49:06. | |
people as we can. One of the other people as we can. One of the other | :49:06. | :49:07. | |
people as we can. One of the other people as we can. One of the other | :49:07. | :49:10. | |
things we are going to be doing is things we are going to be doing is | :49:10. | :49:11. | |
things we are going to be doing is launching a manifesto which is | :49:11. | :49:13. | |
launching a manifesto which is launching a manifesto which is | :49:13. | :49:14. | |
trying to engage people online in trying to engage people online in | :49:14. | :49:15. | |
trying to engage people online in trying to engage people online in | :49:15. | :49:18. | |
get people to put their ideas on get people to put their ideas on | :49:18. | :49:19. | |
get people to put their ideas on get people to put their ideas on | :49:19. | :49:20. | |
the internet to tell us what they the internet to tell us what they | :49:20. | :49:20. | |
the internet to tell us what they the internet to tell us what they | :49:20. | :49:22. | |
think we should do to build a think we should do to build a | :49:22. | :49:23. | |
think we should do to build a better Wales. There is no guarantee | :49:23. | :49:25. | |
better Wales. There is no guarantee better Wales. There is no guarantee | :49:25. | :49:26. | |
better Wales. There is no guarantee you will accept them. We will have | :49:26. | :49:27. | |
you will accept them. We will have you will accept them. We will have | :49:27. | :49:29. | |
a process within the party for a process within the party for | :49:29. | :49:31. | |
a process within the party for finalising the manifesto. I am keen | :49:31. | :49:32. | |
finalising the manifesto. I am keen finalising the manifesto. I am keen | :49:32. | :49:34. | |
and generally interested in hearing and generally interested in hearing | :49:34. | :49:37. | |
and generally interested in hearing what people's ideas are. You want | :49:37. | :49:38. | |
what people's ideas are. You want what people's ideas are. You want | :49:38. | :49:39. | |
what people's ideas are. You want to be positive and do what Plaid | :49:39. | :49:42. | |
to be positive and do what Plaid to be positive and do what Plaid | :49:42. | :49:43. | |
to be positive and do what Plaid Cymru wants to do, but he had | :49:43. | :49:45. | |
Cymru wants to do, but he had Cymru wants to do, but he had | :49:45. | :49:47. | |
pretty lines of attack against the pretty lines of attack against the | :49:47. | :49:48. | |
pretty lines of attack against the Labour government in Cardiff. He | :49:48. | :49:49. | |
Labour government in Cardiff. He Labour government in Cardiff. He | :49:49. | :49:50. | |
wants people to think they are wants people to think they are | :49:50. | :49:52. | |
wants people to think they are lethargic. For I think they are | :49:52. | :49:53. | |
lethargic. For I think they are lethargic. For I think they are | :49:53. | :49:54. | |
lethargic. There is a lot of lethargic. There is a lot of | :49:54. | :49:55. | |
lethargic. There is a lot of inertia coming out of the | :49:55. | :49:56. | |
inertia coming out of the inertia coming out of the | :49:56. | :49:59. | |
government in Cardiff Bay, there government in Cardiff Bay, there | :49:59. | :50:01. | |
government in Cardiff Bay, there government in Cardiff Bay, there | :50:01. | :50:01. | |
isn't a lot of urgency in dealing isn't a lot of urgency in dealing | :50:01. | :50:06. | |
isn't a lot of urgency in dealing with our economic problems. Unless | :50:06. | :50:07. | |
with our economic problems. Unless with our economic problems. Unless | :50:07. | :50:09. | |
with our economic problems. Unless we have that we can't have that | :50:09. | :50:11. | |
we have that we can't have that we have that we can't have that | :50:11. | :50:13. | |
position to have answers. You said position to have answers. You said | :50:13. | :50:13. | |
position to have answers. You said position to have answers. You said | :50:13. | :50:15. | |
you will start in a constituency. I you will start in a constituency. I | :50:15. | :50:16. | |
you will start in a constituency. I you will start in a constituency. I | :50:16. | :50:17. | |
know you are not win to tell me know you are not win to tell me | :50:17. | :50:19. | |
know you are not win to tell me know you are not win to tell me | :50:19. | :50:21. | |
what seat it is. I haven't decided. what seat it is. I haven't decided. | :50:21. | :50:22. | |
what seat it is. I haven't decided. what seat it is. I haven't decided. | :50:22. | :50:22. | |
A final decision will be made in A final decision will be made in | :50:22. | :50:25. | |
A final decision will be made in A final decision will be made in | :50:25. | :50:25. | |
the next few weeks. How many seats the next few weeks. How many seats | :50:25. | :50:28. | |
the next few weeks. How many seats the next few weeks. How many seats | :50:28. | :50:29. | |
are you considering? I am down to are you considering? I am down to | :50:29. | :50:31. | |
are you considering? I am down to are you considering? I am down to | :50:31. | :50:32. | |
under five. Are you in with a under five. Are you in with a | :50:32. | :50:34. | |
under five. Are you in with a under five. Are you in with a | :50:34. | :50:40. | |
chance? Plea as, I do.Her what is chance? Plea as, I do.Her what is | :50:40. | :50:41. | |
chance? Plea as, I do.Her what is your thinking. Which one we you | :50:41. | :50:43. | |
your thinking. Which one we you your thinking. Which one we you | :50:43. | :50:44. | |
decide Don? What is your thinking? decide Don? What is your thinking? | :50:44. | :50:46. | |
decide Don? What is your thinking? decide Don? What is your thinking? | :50:46. | :50:48. | |
I am having a lot of discussions I am having a lot of discussions | :50:48. | :50:48. | |
I am having a lot of discussions within Plaid Cymru with various | :50:48. | :50:52. | |
within Plaid Cymru with various members about the various | :50:52. | :50:53. | |
members about the various members about the various | :50:53. | :50:55. | |
permutations and options that are permutations and options that are | :50:55. | :50:55. | |
permutations and options that are permutations and options that are | :50:55. | :50:57. | |
out there. When I am ready to out there. When I am ready to | :50:57. | :50:57. | |
out there. When I am ready to out there. When I am ready to | :50:57. | :50:59. | |
announce come I will let you know. announce come I will let you know. | :50:59. | :51:01. | |
announce come I will let you know. announce come I will let you know. | :51:01. | :51:03. | |
Is it her constituency or bust? Are Is it her constituency or bust? Are | :51:03. | :51:04. | |
Is it her constituency or bust? Are Is it her constituency or bust? Are | :51:04. | :51:05. | |
you praying that you can stand as a you praying that you can stand as a | :51:05. | :51:08. | |
you praying that you can stand as a you praying that you can stand as a | :51:08. | :51:08. | |
list member if you lose? I have list member if you lose? I have | :51:08. | :51:10. | |
list member if you lose? I have announced my intention to stand in | :51:10. | :51:11. | |
announced my intention to stand in announced my intention to stand in | :51:11. | :51:12. | |
the constituency under the current the constituency under the current | :51:12. | :51:14. | |
the constituency under the current the constituency under the current | :51:14. | :51:15. | |
regime. If that changes I will look regime. If that changes I will look | :51:15. | :51:15. | |
regime. If that changes I will look at that situation under the | :51:15. | :51:16. | |
at that situation under the at that situation under the | :51:17. | :51:18. | |
different regime but at the moment different regime but at the moment | :51:18. | :51:20. | |
different regime but at the moment different regime but at the moment | :51:20. | :51:20. | |
different regime but at the moment we are where we are, if I stand in | :51:20. | :51:21. | |
we are where we are, if I stand in we are where we are, if I stand in | :51:21. | :51:22. | |
a constituency than the list will a constituency than the list will | :51:22. | :51:23. | |
a constituency than the list will a constituency than the list will | :51:23. | :51:24. | |
not be open to meet the system not be open to meet the system | :51:24. | :51:26. | |
not be open to meet the system not be open to meet the system | :51:26. | :51:31. | |
stays as it is. So see top burst? stays as it is. So see top burst? | :51:31. | :51:33. | |
stays as it is. So see top burst? stays as it is. So see top burst? | :51:33. | :51:38. | |
How yes. -- sow seeds or bust. Did How yes. -- sow seeds or bust. Did | :51:38. | :51:39. | |
How yes. -- sow seeds or bust. Did How yes. -- sow seeds or bust. Did | :51:39. | :51:43. | |
you respond with joy that you at you respond with joy that you at | :51:43. | :51:43. | |
you respond with joy that you at 20% above the Conservative leader | :51:43. | :51:45. | |
20% above the Conservative leader 20% above the Conservative leader | :51:45. | :51:46. | |
in Cardiff Bay? The poll was in Cardiff Bay? The poll was | :51:46. | :51:47. | |
in Cardiff Bay? The poll was interesting and they think the | :51:47. | :51:49. | |
interesting and they think the interesting and they think the | :51:49. | :51:50. | |
opinions of people on the various opinions of people on the various | :51:50. | :51:52. | |
opinions of people on the various political issues show that Plaid | :51:52. | :51:55. | |
political issues show that Plaid political issues show that Plaid | :51:55. | :51:56. | |
Cymru... But what about you? What Cymru... But what about you? What | :51:56. | :51:58. | |
Cymru... But what about you? What about your position? I think that | :51:58. | :52:00. | |
about your position? I think that about your position? I think that | :52:00. | :52:00. | |
Paul was going in the right Paul was going in the right | :52:00. | :52:02. | |
Paul was going in the right direction for Plaid Cymru. How | :52:02. | :52:03. | |
direction for Plaid Cymru. How direction for Plaid Cymru. How | :52:03. | :52:03. | |
direction for Plaid Cymru. How would like to see his improve over | :52:03. | :52:05. | |
would like to see his improve over would like to see his improve over | :52:05. | :52:06. | |
would like to see his improve over time. I would like to become the | :52:06. | :52:07. | |
time. I would like to become the time. I would like to become the | :52:07. | :52:08. | |
First Minister. I am pleased with First Minister. I am pleased with | :52:08. | :52:14. | |
the poll results. the poll results. | :52:14. | :52:16. | |
the poll results. Byron Davies, let's start with the | :52:16. | :52:17. | |
Byron Davies, let's start with the Byron Davies, let's start with the | :52:17. | :52:18. | |
fact you might have something in fact you might have something in | :52:18. | :52:21. | |
fact you might have something in common with Plaid Cymru. Leanne | :52:21. | :52:22. | |
common with Plaid Cymru. Leanne common with Plaid Cymru. Leanne | :52:22. | :52:23. | |
Wood be accusing the Labour Wood be accusing the Labour | :52:23. | :52:25. | |
Wood be accusing the Labour government of being lethargic. Is | :52:25. | :52:26. | |
government of being lethargic. Is government of being lethargic. Is | :52:26. | :52:27. | |
government of being lethargic. Is that a platform you might share? | :52:27. | :52:29. | |
that a platform you might share? that a platform you might share? | :52:29. | :52:31. | |
think I do, actually. They are think I do, actually. They are | :52:31. | :52:32. | |
think I do, actually. They are becoming known as Lizzie Labour. I | :52:32. | :52:34. | |
becoming known as Lizzie Labour. I becoming known as Lizzie Labour. I | :52:34. | :52:37. | |
don't share anything with Plaid don't share anything with Plaid | :52:37. | :52:38. | |
don't share anything with Plaid Cymru. Plaid Cymru is full of | :52:38. | :52:38. | |
Cymru. Plaid Cymru is full of Cymru. Plaid Cymru is full of | :52:38. | :52:40. | |
rhetoric but there is no substance rhetoric but there is no substance | :52:40. | :52:42. | |
rhetoric but there is no substance to anything they are saying. I | :52:42. | :52:44. | |
to anything they are saying. I to anything they are saying. I | :52:44. | :52:45. | |
to anything they are saying. I can't see anything at all which we | :52:45. | :52:46. | |
can't see anything at all which we can't see anything at all which we | :52:46. | :52:48. | |
can share were Plaid Cymru. can share were Plaid Cymru. | :52:48. | :52:50. | |
can share were Plaid Cymru. Baroness Gale, two people have | :52:50. | :52:51. | |
Baroness Gale, two people have Baroness Gale, two people have | :52:51. | :52:53. | |
accused the Labour government of lethargy. | :52:53. | :52:55. | |
lethargy. lethargy. | :52:55. | :52:56. | |
lethargy. I don't understand that at all. She | :52:56. | :52:57. | |
I don't understand that at all. She I don't understand that at all. She | :52:57. | :52:58. | |
I don't understand that at all. She has got to make some points, some | :52:58. | :53:00. | |
has got to make some points, some has got to make some points, some | :53:00. | :53:01. | |
political points that lethargy is political points that lethargy is | :53:01. | :53:02. | |
political points that lethargy is political points that lethargy is | :53:02. | :53:03. | |
the last what you could use of the the last what you could use of the | :53:03. | :53:03. | |
the last what you could use of the Welsh Government. They are very | :53:03. | :53:05. | |
Welsh Government. They are very Welsh Government. They are very | :53:05. | :53:06. | |
Welsh Government. They are very active in all walks of life. I | :53:06. | :53:08. | |
active in all walks of life. I active in all walks of life. I | :53:08. | :53:09. | |
don't understand that accusation at don't understand that accusation at | :53:09. | :53:11. | |
don't understand that accusation at don't understand that accusation at | :53:11. | :53:12. | |
all. Let's look at some of the all. Let's look at some of the | :53:12. | :53:13. | |
all. Let's look at some of the other things Leanne Wood raised. | :53:13. | :53:15. | |
other things Leanne Wood raised. other things Leanne Wood raised. | :53:15. | :53:15. | |
There was an attack on education There was an attack on education | :53:15. | :53:17. | |
There was an attack on education under Labour in Wales. The | :53:18. | :53:19. | |
under Labour in Wales. The under Labour in Wales. The | :53:19. | :53:20. | |
graveyard of ambition, she said. graveyard of ambition, she said. | :53:20. | :53:22. | |
graveyard of ambition, she said. graveyard of ambition, she said. | :53:22. | :53:24. | |
How do respond? It is a shame to How do respond? It is a shame to | :53:24. | :53:25. | |
How do respond? It is a shame to use words like that about our | :53:25. | :53:27. | |
use words like that about our use words like that about our | :53:27. | :53:28. | |
use words like that about our children in Wales. I think she was | :53:28. | :53:30. | |
children in Wales. I think she was describing the system. | :53:30. | :53:33. | |
describing the system. Education Minister, Leighton | :53:33. | :53:34. | |
Education Minister, Leighton Education Minister, Leighton | :53:34. | :53:37. | |
Education Minister, Leighton Andrews, is doing a great job. He | :53:37. | :53:38. | |
Andrews, is doing a great job. He Andrews, is doing a great job. He | :53:38. | :53:39. | |
is getting stuck in there and is getting stuck in there and | :53:39. | :53:42. | |
is getting stuck in there and sorting things out. That will be | :53:42. | :53:43. | |
sorting things out. That will be sorting things out. That will be | :53:43. | :53:45. | |
beneficial to the education system beneficial to the education system | :53:45. | :53:45. | |
beneficial to the education system beneficial to the education system | :53:45. | :53:46. | |
in Wales. I really think she has in Wales. I really think she has | :53:46. | :53:50. | |
in Wales. I really think she has in Wales. I really think she has | :53:50. | :53:51. | |
got it wrong. Byron Davies, she is got it wrong. Byron Davies, she is | :53:51. | :53:52. | |
got it wrong. Byron Davies, she is coming to you in charge, Leanne | :53:52. | :53:54. | |
coming to you in charge, Leanne coming to you in charge, Leanne | :53:54. | :53:55. | |
coming to you in charge, Leanne Wood, you will have observed her in | :53:55. | :53:56. | |
Wood, you will have observed her in Wood, you will have observed her in | :53:56. | :53:58. | |
the Assembly chamber. What you make the Assembly chamber. What you make | :53:58. | :53:59. | |
the Assembly chamber. What you make the Assembly chamber. What you make | :53:59. | :54:01. | |
of her first year? Has she made an of her first year? Has she made an | :54:01. | :54:02. | |
of her first year? Has she made an impact? Not really. She is a | :54:03. | :54:04. | |
impact? Not really. She is a impact? Not really. She is a | :54:04. | :54:08. | |
separatist leader of a separatist separatist leader of a separatist | :54:08. | :54:09. | |
separatist leader of a separatist separatist leader of a separatist | :54:09. | :54:11. | |
party. A poll has shown that 9% of party. A poll has shown that 9% of | :54:11. | :54:12. | |
party. A poll has shown that 9% of party. A poll has shown that 9% of | :54:12. | :54:14. | |
people in Wales would like to see people in Wales would like to see | :54:15. | :54:16. | |
people in Wales would like to see whales become devolved totally. It | :54:17. | :54:21. | |
whales become devolved totally. It whales become devolved totally. It | :54:21. | :54:22. | |
speaks for itself. Your party speaks for itself. Your party | :54:22. | :54:23. | |
speaks for itself. Your party leader this week has been talking | :54:23. | :54:24. | |
leader this week has been talking leader this week has been talking | :54:24. | :54:25. | |
leader this week has been talking about the future. If tax powers are | :54:25. | :54:27. | |
about the future. If tax powers are about the future. If tax powers are | :54:27. | :54:28. | |
about the future. If tax powers are devolved to Wales, he has set out | :54:28. | :54:30. | |
devolved to Wales, he has set out devolved to Wales, he has set out | :54:30. | :54:32. | |
his stall. Leanne Wood was very his stall. Leanne Wood was very | :54:32. | :54:33. | |
his stall. Leanne Wood was very critical saying your party when out | :54:33. | :54:34. | |
critical saying your party when out critical saying your party when out | :54:34. | :54:35. | |
critical saying your party when out of touch, giving tax cuts are the | :54:35. | :54:39. | |
of touch, giving tax cuts are the of touch, giving tax cuts are the | :54:39. | :54:40. | |
better well-off. We all realised better well-off. We all realised | :54:40. | :54:41. | |
better well-off. We all realised there is a distance between Andrew | :54:41. | :54:42. | |
there is a distance between Andrew there is a distance between Andrew | :54:42. | :54:44. | |
there is a distance between Andrew RT Davies and at Leanne Wood. We | :54:44. | :54:45. | |
RT Davies and at Leanne Wood. We RT Davies and at Leanne Wood. We | :54:45. | :54:47. | |
are saying for those people that are saying for those people that | :54:47. | :54:48. | |
are saying for those people that are paying 40% tax, let's consider | :54:48. | :54:51. | |
are paying 40% tax, let's consider are paying 40% tax, let's consider | :54:51. | :54:51. | |
are paying 40% tax, let's consider giving them a tax break ms bring | :54:51. | :54:52. | |
giving them a tax break ms bring giving them a tax break ms bring | :54:52. | :54:53. | |
business to Wales. That encourage business to Wales. That encourage | :54:53. | :54:54. | |
business to Wales. That encourage business to Wales. That encourage | :54:54. | :54:54. | |
people to come to us because that people to come to us because that | :54:54. | :54:56. | |
people to come to us because that people to come to us because that | :54:56. | :54:57. | |
is what we need. We need to kick- is what we need. We need to kick- | :54:57. | :54:59. | |
is what we need. We need to kick- start the economy here. It is | :54:59. | :54:59. | |
start the economy here. It is start the economy here. It is | :55:00. | :55:01. | |
something Carwyn Jones is not doing. something Carwyn Jones is not doing. | :55:01. | :55:04. | |
something Carwyn Jones is not doing. something Carwyn Jones is not doing. | :55:04. | :55:05. | |
On the matter of the economy, we On the matter of the economy, we | :55:05. | :55:06. | |
On the matter of the economy, we have had the Conservative let out | :55:06. | :55:07. | |
have had the Conservative let out have had the Conservative let out | :55:07. | :55:08. | |
their plans, Plaid Cymru not keen their plans, Plaid Cymru not keen | :55:08. | :55:11. | |
their plans, Plaid Cymru not keen their plans, Plaid Cymru not keen | :55:11. | :55:12. | |
to give us any policy ideas. It is to give us any policy ideas. It is | :55:12. | :55:14. | |
to give us any policy ideas. It is so far before election. Would you | :55:14. | :55:15. | |
so far before election. Would you so far before election. Would you | :55:15. | :55:16. | |
so far before election. Would you make of that idea? Is at a sensible | :55:16. | :55:19. | |
make of that idea? Is at a sensible make of that idea? Is at a sensible | :55:19. | :55:21. | |
make of that idea? Is at a sensible one? We are in a political void. It | :55:21. | :55:22. | |
one? We are in a political void. It one? We are in a political void. It | :55:22. | :55:22. | |
one? We are in a political void. It is rare we don't have an election | :55:22. | :55:24. | |
is rare we don't have an election is rare we don't have an election | :55:24. | :55:26. | |
is rare we don't have an election every year in Wales. It is unusual, | :55:26. | :55:27. | |
every year in Wales. It is unusual, every year in Wales. It is unusual, | :55:27. | :55:28. | |
every year in Wales. It is unusual, then are no elections in Wales. I | :55:28. | :55:29. | |
then are no elections in Wales. I then are no elections in Wales. I | :55:29. | :55:33. | |
then are no elections in Wales. I do think not having a year without, | :55:33. | :55:35. | |
do think not having a year without, do think not having a year without, | :55:35. | :55:36. | |
Surrey, having a year without an Surrey, having a year without an | :55:36. | :55:44. | |
Surrey, having a year without an Surrey, having a year without an | :55:44. | :55:44. | |
election is giving us time. It is election is giving us time. It is | :55:44. | :55:45. | |
election is giving us time. It is election is giving us time. It is | :55:45. | :55:47. | |
not a necessarily the time to put not a necessarily the time to put | :55:47. | :55:48. | |
not a necessarily the time to put not a necessarily the time to put | :55:48. | :55:50. | |
policies for it because it is too policies for it because it is too | :55:50. | :55:51. | |
policies for it because it is too policies for it because it is too | :55:51. | :55:53. | |
soon? It is three years before the soon? It is three years before the | :55:53. | :55:54. | |
soon? It is three years before the election of the Welsh Assembly. It | :55:54. | :55:57. | |
election of the Welsh Assembly. It election of the Welsh Assembly. It | :55:57. | :55:58. | |
election of the Welsh Assembly. It is just over two years for the | :55:58. | :55:59. | |
is just over two years for the is just over two years for the | :55:59. | :56:00. | |
general election. Parties have got general election. Parties have got | :56:00. | :56:02. | |
general election. Parties have got general election. Parties have got | :56:02. | :56:03. | |
to be thinking about it. You have to be thinking about it. You have | :56:03. | :56:04. | |
to be thinking about it. You have got to give the electorate some | :56:04. | :56:05. | |
got to give the electorate some got to give the electorate some | :56:05. | :56:06. | |
got to give the electorate some idea what you're going to stand for. | :56:06. | :56:10. | |
idea what you're going to stand for. idea what you're going to stand for. | :56:10. | :56:11. | |
Her leader at a party conference Her leader at a party conference | :56:11. | :56:11. | |
Her leader at a party conference ought to be saying something | :56:11. | :56:13. | |
ought to be saying something ought to be saying something | :56:13. | :56:14. | |
positive about their policies which positive about their policies which | :56:14. | :56:15. | |
positive about their policies which positive about their policies which | :56:15. | :56:17. | |
we don't seem to have had from we don't seem to have had from | :56:17. | :56:19. | |
we don't seem to have had from Leanne Wood. You expect from Carwyn | :56:19. | :56:20. | |
Leanne Wood. You expect from Carwyn Leanne Wood. You expect from Carwyn | :56:20. | :56:21. | |
Jones and Owen Smith firm policies Jones and Owen Smith firm policies | :56:21. | :56:22. | |
Jones and Owen Smith firm policies Jones and Owen Smith firm policies | :56:22. | :56:28. | |
in a couple of weeks when Labour go in a couple of weeks when Labour go | :56:28. | :56:29. | |
in a couple of weeks when Labour go in a couple of weeks when Labour go | :56:29. | :56:30. | |
to Llandudno? We are in the process to Llandudno? We are in the process | :56:30. | :56:32. | |
to Llandudno? We are in the process both nationally and in Wales at | :56:32. | :56:33. | |
both nationally and in Wales at both nationally and in Wales at | :56:33. | :56:34. | |
looking at our policies. We will looking at our policies. We will | :56:34. | :56:35. | |
looking at our policies. We will looking at our policies. We will | :56:35. | :56:37. | |
have some idea of where we're going. have some idea of where we're going. | :56:37. | :56:38. | |
have some idea of where we're going. have some idea of where we're going. | :56:38. | :56:40. | |
We will keep an eye out for that. We will keep an eye out for that. | :56:40. | :56:41. | |
We will keep an eye out for that. We will keep an eye out for that. | :56:41. | :56:42. | |
Time now for a quick look back at Time now for a quick look back at | :56:42. | :56:43. | |
Time now for a quick look back at some of the political stories of | :56:43. | :56:44. | |
some of the political stories of some of the political stories of | :56:44. | :56:53. | |
the week in 60 Seconds. the week in 60 Seconds. | :56:53. | :56:55. | |
the week in 60 Seconds. Andrew RT Davies, the Conservative | :56:55. | :56:56. | |
Andrew RT Davies, the Conservative Andrew RT Davies, the Conservative | :56:56. | :56:58. | |
leader, said high earners should leader, said high earners should | :56:58. | :57:00. | |
leader, said high earners should leader, said high earners should | :57:00. | :57:00. | |
get an income tax to at best might get an income tax to at best might | :57:01. | :57:01. | |
get an income tax to at best might cuts if powers are devolved to | :57:01. | :57:06. | |
cuts if powers are devolved to cuts if powers are devolved to | :57:06. | :57:07. | |
Cardiff Baverstock -- income tax Cardiff Baverstock -- income tax | :57:07. | :57:08. | |
Cardiff Baverstock -- income tax cuts its powers are devolved to | :57:08. | :57:11. | |
cuts its powers are devolved to cuts its powers are devolved to | :57:11. | :57:12. | |
Cardiff. The Prime Minister will Cardiff. The Prime Minister will | :57:12. | :57:13. | |
Cardiff. The Prime Minister will Cardiff. The Prime Minister will | :57:13. | :57:14. | |
look to their case of a blind look to their case of a blind | :57:15. | :57:15. | |
look to their case of a blind couple in Caerphilly bearer when | :57:15. | :57:20. | |
couple in Caerphilly bearer when couple in Caerphilly bearer when | :57:20. | :57:23. | |
the so-called bedroom tax stars the so-called bedroom tax stars | :57:23. | :57:24. | |
the so-called bedroom tax stars next month. First Minister car | :57:24. | :57:26. | |
next month. First Minister car next month. First Minister car | :57:26. | :57:26. | |
next month. First Minister car Windows and has plans for the bus | :57:26. | :57:27. | |
Windows and has plans for the bus Windows and has plans for the bus | :57:27. | :57:28. | |
on assistance saying he wanted to on assistance saying he wanted to | :57:29. | :57:29. | |
on assistance saying he wanted to recognise ordinary people who do | :57:29. | :57:32. | |
recognise ordinary people who do extraordinary things. -- Carwyn | :57:32. | :57:34. | |
extraordinary things. -- Carwyn extraordinary things. -- Carwyn | :57:34. | :57:35. | |
Jones. He made a Commons to Jones. He made a Commons to | :57:35. | :57:35. | |
Jones. He made a Commons to Assembly Members during the Wales | :57:35. | :57:37. | |
Assembly Members during the Wales Assembly Members during the Wales | :57:37. | :57:38. | |
deserve to debate which called for deserve to debate which called for | :57:38. | :57:39. | |
deserve to debate which called for deserve to debate which called for | :57:39. | :57:39. | |
deserve to debate which called for at St David's Day to be made a bank | :57:39. | :57:42. | |
at St David's Day to be made a bank at St David's Day to be made a bank | :57:42. | :57:43. | |
holiday. Swansea's gay men Davies holiday. Swansea's gay men Davies | :57:43. | :57:44. | |
holiday. Swansea's gay men Davies and chanting has led MPs in | :57:44. | :57:47. | |
and chanting has led MPs in congratulating Swansea City for | :57:47. | :57:48. | |
congratulating Swansea City for congratulating Swansea City for | :57:48. | :57:50. | |
winning the 10-13 League Cup final. winning the 10-13 League Cup final. | :57:50. | :57:55. | |
winning the 10-13 League Cup final. This one's after Europe. -- the | :57:55. | :57:56. | |
This one's after Europe. -- the This one's after Europe. -- the | :57:56. | :57:58. | |
This one's after Europe. -- the Swans are off to Europe. I think | :57:58. | :58:00. | |
Swans are off to Europe. I think Swans are off to Europe. I think | :58:00. | :58:01. | |
Swans are off to Europe. I think Byron Davies, you want to put the | :58:01. | :58:02. | |
Byron Davies, you want to put the Byron Davies, you want to put the | :58:02. | :58:03. | |
word in for Assembly Members when word in for Assembly Members when | :58:03. | :58:04. | |
word in for Assembly Members when it comes to congratulating Swansea | :58:04. | :58:07. | |
it comes to congratulating Swansea it comes to congratulating Swansea | :58:07. | :58:11. | |
City. We signed a statement of City. We signed a statement of | :58:11. | :58:12. | |
City. We signed a statement of City. We signed a statement of | :58:12. | :58:14. | |
intent in the Assembly that all on intent in the Assembly that all on | :58:14. | :58:16. | |
intent in the Assembly that all on the South Wales West constituency | :58:16. | :58:18. | |
the South Wales West constituency the South Wales West constituency | :58:18. | :58:19. | |
and regional members to promote the and regional members to promote the | :58:19. | :58:20. | |
and regional members to promote the fact that Swansea City was | :58:20. | :58:24. | |
fact that Swansea City was fact that Swansea City was | :58:24. | :58:25. | |
successful. I, together with Mike successful. I, together with Mike | :58:25. | :58:27. | |
successful. I, together with Mike Hedges, were down in Swansea other | :58:27. | :58:28. | |
Hedges, were down in Swansea other Hedges, were down in Swansea other | :58:28. | :58:28. | |
Hedges, were down in Swansea other day they came back and have a civic | :58:29. | :58:29. | |
day they came back and have a civic day they came back and have a civic | :58:29. | :58:30. | |
day they came back and have a civic reception. I have to say that it | :58:31. | :58:32. | |
reception. I have to say that it reception. I have to say that it | :58:32. | :58:33. | |
reception. I have to say that it was very close to home. We were | :58:33. | :58:34. | |
was very close to home. We were was very close to home. We were | :58:34. | :58:36. | |
supporting them and it wasn't just supporting them and it wasn't just | :58:36. | :58:38. | |
supporting them and it wasn't just a Westminster affair. They add in | :58:38. | :58:40. | |
a Westminster affair. They add in a Westminster affair. They add in | :58:40. | :58:41. | |
a Westminster affair. They add in Europe. A deal fancy a trip abroad? | :58:41. | :58:43. | |
Europe. A deal fancy a trip abroad? Europe. A deal fancy a trip abroad? | :58:43. | :58:44. | |
Europe. A deal fancy a trip abroad? I absolutely and I wish them every | :58:44. | :58:45. | |
I absolutely and I wish them every I absolutely and I wish them every | :58:45. | :58:49. | |
success. It has been phenomenal. success. It has been phenomenal. | :58:49. | :58:51. | |
success. It has been phenomenal. success. It has been phenomenal. | :58:51. | :58:52. | |
They have done very, very well. They have done very, very well. | :58:52. | :58:53. | |
They have done very, very well. They have done very, very well. | :58:53. | :58:56. | |
has had an economic impact on the has had an economic impact on the | :58:56. | :58:57. | |
has had an economic impact on the has had an economic impact on the | :58:58. | :58:58. | |
city. Some �50 million. That is the city. Some �50 million. That is the | :58:58. | :59:00. | |
city. Some �50 million. That is the city. Some �50 million. That is the | :59:00. | :59:00. | |
suggestion, I am not too sure about suggestion, I am not too sure about | :59:00. | :59:01. | |
suggestion, I am not too sure about suggestion, I am not too sure about | :59:01. | :59:03. | |
the figure but it will have an the figure but it will have an | :59:04. | :59:04. | |
the figure but it will have an impact. Swansea, the city council | :59:04. | :59:05. | |
impact. Swansea, the city council impact. Swansea, the city council | :59:05. | :59:06. | |
impact. Swansea, the city council need to take this on board as well | :59:06. | :59:09. | |
need to take this on board as well need to take this on board as well | :59:09. | :59:10. | |
need to take this on board as well as the Welsh Assembly. The need to | :59:11. | :59:11. | |
as the Welsh Assembly. The need to as the Welsh Assembly. The need to | :59:11. | :59:15. | |
promote Swansea as a regional area promote Swansea as a regional area | :59:15. | :59:21. | |
promote Swansea as a regional area to bring tourism end. Baroness Gale, | :59:21. | :59:22. | |
to bring tourism end. Baroness Gale, to bring tourism end. Baroness Gale, | :59:22. | :59:23. | |
to bring tourism end. Baroness Gale, you have a busy week in the Lords | :59:23. | :59:25. | |
you have a busy week in the Lords this week. International Women's | :59:25. | :59:27. | |
this week. International Women's this week. International Women's | :59:27. | :59:29. | |
Day coming up on Friday. Day coming up on Friday. | :59:29. | :59:31. | |
Celebrations planned for Thursday. Celebrations planned for Thursday. | :59:31. | :59:32. | |
Celebrations planned for Thursday. Celebrations planned for Thursday. | :59:32. | :59:33. | |
In the House of Lords will be In the House of Lords will be | :59:33. | :59:35. | |
In the House of Lords will be having a four-hour debate on the | :59:35. | :59:37. | |
having a four-hour debate on the having a four-hour debate on the | :59:37. | :59:38. | |
International Women's Day. It gives International Women's Day. It gives | :59:38. | :59:40. | |
International Women's Day. It gives all members the opportunity to make | :59:40. | :59:42. | |
all members the opportunity to make all members the opportunity to make | :59:42. | :59:44. | |
speeches, ask ministers all sorts speeches, ask ministers all sorts | :59:44. | :59:45. | |
speeches, ask ministers all sorts of questions, highlighting or is | :59:45. | :59:46. | |
of questions, highlighting or is of questions, highlighting or is | :59:46. | :59:47. | |
used around women in our own used around women in our own | :59:47. | :59:50. | |
country and internationally. country and internationally. | :59:50. | :59:51. | |
country and internationally. country and internationally. | :59:51. | :59:51. | |
fits into what we have been talking fits into what we have been talking | :59:51. | :59:53. | |
fits into what we have been talking fits into what we have been talking | :59:53. | :59:54. | |
to date. I don't know what there to date. I don't know what there | :59:54. | :59:55. | |
to date. I don't know what there was governments will have planned. | :59:55. | :59:57. | |
was governments will have planned. was governments will have planned. | :59:57. | :59:58. | |
was governments will have planned. Women's issues are so much in the | :59:58. | :59:58. | |
Women's issues are so much in the Women's issues are so much in the | :59:59. | :00:02. | |
news especially with having women news especially with having women | :00:02. | :00:03. | |
news especially with having women into politics. The last few weeks, | :00:03. | :00:06. | |
into politics. The last few weeks, into politics. The last few weeks, | :00:06. | :00:06. | |
into politics. The last few weeks, there's been a lot in the news | :00:07. | :00:07. | |
there's been a lot in the news there's been a lot in the news | :00:07. | :00:08. | |
about the representation of women about the representation of women | :00:08. | :00:09. | |
about the representation of women about the representation of women | :00:09. | :00:10. | |
and so one might think that is and so one might think that is | :00:10. | :00:11. | |
and so one might think that is great. The issues we have been | :00:11. | :00:13. | |
great. The issues we have been great. The issues we have been | :00:13. | :00:14. | |
debating today and throughout the debating today and throughout the | :00:14. | :00:16. | |
debating today and throughout the week. It is really important that | :00:16. | :00:18. | |
week. It is really important that week. It is really important that | :00:18. | :00:19. | |
these issues are raised because these issues are raised because | :00:20. | :00:21. | |
women are under-represented women are under-represented | :00:21. | :00:22. | |
women are under-represented certainly in Wales to a large | :00:22. | :00:25. | |
certainly in Wales to a large extent. Their Welsh Government | :00:25. | :00:27. | |
extent. Their Welsh Government extent. Their Welsh Government | :00:27. | :00:28. | |
talked about quotas, would you like talked about quotas, would you like | :00:28. | :00:29. | |
talked about quotas, would you like talked about quotas, would you like | :00:29. | :00:30. | |
to see a stage where legislation is to see a stage where legislation is | :00:30. | :00:34. | |
to see a stage where legislation is required to get parity? I don't | :00:34. | :00:35. | |
required to get parity? I don't required to get parity? I don't | :00:35. | :00:36. | |
required to get parity? I don't think we will come to that for a | :00:36. | :00:37. | |
think we will come to that for a think we will come to that for a | :00:37. | :00:38. | |
lawful long time although I might lawful long time although I might | :00:38. | :00:40. | |
lawful long time although I might lawful long time although I might | :00:40. | :00:42. | |
like it. It is not my party policy like it. It is not my party policy | :00:42. | :00:44. | |
like it. It is not my party policy like it. It is not my party policy | :00:44. | :00:45. | |
at all. Very briefly, you have been at all. Very briefly, you have been | :00:45. | :00:46. | |
at all. Very briefly, you have been at all. Very briefly, you have been | :00:46. | :00:47. | |
on it, or what you fancy an honour on it, or what you fancy an honour | :00:47. | :00:49. | |
on it, or what you fancy an honour on it, or what you fancy an honour | :00:49. | :00:51. | |
under the Welsh on as Les? If it under the Welsh on as Les? If it | :00:51. | :00:52. | |
under the Welsh on as Les? If it was an Assembly honours list, yes | :00:52. | :00:55. | |
was an Assembly honours list, yes was an Assembly honours list, yes | :00:55. | :00:57. | |
of course. A thank-you for joining of course. A thank-you for joining | :00:57. | :00:58. |