Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Economy – in the Senedd at 2:31 pm on 11 May 2022.

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Photo of Tom Giffard Tom Giffard Conservative 2:31, 11 May 2022

Thank you, Deputy Minister, for that answer. Turning to another topic, since the last time you and I did spokespersons' questions together, we've seen the welcome news of a new appointment of the chief executive of the National Library of Wales, with Ashok Ahir taking up the new role. And as part of that process, he came before the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee, of which I'm a member, for a pre-appointment hearing, and I'm pleased to say I endorsed him to that new position. However, when asked by my colleague Alun Davies about the future financial stability of the library, he said that whilst he recognised that public bodies needed to look after their own finances, he also said, and I quote:

'you can always expect the Welsh Treasury...to bail you out from time to time'.

Is he right?