Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and as part of my last contribution I'd like to say best of luck to you for whatever you do in the future. It's been a pleasure to work with you as Deputy Presiding Officer and a Member of this Senedd.

It's my great pleasure to open the debate today on our report, which looks at the devolution of broadcasting and how Wales can have the media it needs. Before I start, I must note that this will be last contribution as Chair of this committee. I've already put on record my thanks to all of the people and the staff who've contributed to the committee over the years, but I'd like to thank you all again for all your work. I'd like to put that on the record again today.

Turning to the report, we should consider this report as the culmination of five years of work that the committee has undertaken in this area. The report is one that builds on previous reports, as well as the regular scrutiny work that we have undertaken with the BBC, S4C, Ofcom and others. Clearly, the committee reflects the political balance of the main parties in the Senedd, however, on this important question, the committee's view was not, 'Should broadcasting be devolved?' but, 'How much broadcasting should be devolved?' This is a significant change from where we were before this specific committee existed, and before we had any kind of scrutiny of the media here in Wales.

During the inquiry, we heard that the content available to Wales in the media was inadequate. This was the starting point for recommendation 1, which calls for more broadcasting responsibilities for Wales, and which challenges the Welsh Government, Westminster and Ofcom to identify how it would be possible to improve the content provided in the media for audiences in Wales. 

These shortcomings also extend to news and current affairs content, and we heard widespread dissatisfaction regarding the content that is available to Welsh audiences. We all agree about the vital role that this content plays in a functioning democracy. As a result of this conclusion, we are calling on the Welsh Government to establish an ongoing central fund to support news journalism that is accountable and that is provided on an arm's-length basis. And I was very pleased to receive correspondence yesterday from the Deputy Minister for the Economy and Transport, Lee Waters, confirming that the Government will accept this recommendation in principle, with more details to follow.

In terms of the devolution of S4C and public service Welsh language broadcasting, we heard that the last decade has seen a decrease in income of 37 per cent for the channel since 2010. Perhaps more importantly, the committee concluded that it was an anomaly for powers over S4C to rest in the hands of Ministers in London, rather than Ministers in the country where the language that is heard on S4C is actually spoken. Therefore, recommendation 4 calls on the UK Government to devolve to Wales powers over S4C and other issues relating to public service broadcasting in the Welsh language.

I think it's important for me to note here that some of us in the committee would have gone further, of course, to devolve more than just S4C and matters relating to the Welsh language, but I think that we have come a long way in terms of gaining cross-party support for this important issue, and that's why the report is so important.