First of all, I would like to welcome the Government's announcement on its new partnership with NBCUniversal, and its decision to extend PYST. These two things are good news, but, unfortunately, these are the only new announcements in the statement that contain any sort of detail. Everything else in the statement is either ambiguous or is stating what's already happening within the creative industries. For example, whilst I agree with the part of the statement that notes that including culture in developing the economy is central to the nature and aspirations of Creative Wales, there is no policy detail on this included. Likewise, I agree that we need to develop commitments by all partners in terms of inclusion, fair wages and working practices, and that diversity and equality are crucial to creativity. But the problem is that the statement doesn't outline how these most important principles will be implemented by Government in the form of policy.

The Deputy Minister discusses the new body that was announced last year—Creative Wales—but the only information that we receive on this is the following:

'Through the new brand we will promote the contribution that the creative sector makes to our culture, global reputation and success.'

It's nine months since the announcement and we as Assembly Members still have no information that we can use in order to scrutinise the proposals. This uncertainty is having an impact on stakeholders within the sector. For example, people working in film production tell us that they don't know where they should go to access information and funding. I would be grateful if the Deputy Minister could tell us what the timetable is for the establishment of Creative Wales, and what will be the body's status in relation to Government, as David Melding's already mentioned. Will the body be responsible for managing a budget and, if so, what will be the size of that budget and what impact will that have on the functions of other bodies currently doing this work? Also, what will be the arrangements for the new body in terms of governance?

Deputy Minister, the first sentence of your statement claims that this is an update to the Assembly 'on our support', namely the Government's support,

'for the creative industries sector in Wales.'

But the truth of the matter is that it's not an update at all, because it doesn't provide a comprehensive overview of the creative industries. There is no mention of radio, performing arts, literature or fine arts. I would have liked to have had an update on these areas, including detailed proposals and timetables, along with a clear timetable in terms of implementation.

Does the Deputy Minister have any plans to publish a comprehensive culture strategy in the near future in order to put some meat on the bones—we've heard the quote, 'Where's the beef?', and that may be relevant here—and to give clear direction to the sector and enable Members of this Chamber to scrutinise proposals?

As a nationalist, you, Deputy Minister, had a wonderful opportunity in this statement to call for the devolution of broadcasting. It's disappointing that there is no mention of this in the statement. One example of why we need these powers is in order to ensure that radio companies provide a specific percentage of their content from Wales and to ensure that productions that have large budgets do make use of our indigenous talent and produce material that is relevant to the audience. So, I would therefore ask the Deputy Minister to provide more information on his plans, so that Members outwith Government can carry out our scrutiny work in an appropriate manner. Thank you.