The Independent Review of Support for Publishing and Literature in Wales
The Independent Review of Support for Publishing and Literature in Wales
Inquiry5
Background
In
May 2015, Ken Skates AM (then Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism)
commissioned a review into
the Welsh Government’s support for publishing and literature.
Following
that review the Committee received a number of letters noting concerns with its
findings.
The Culture,
Welsh Language and Communications Committee elected to conduct a short
inquiry into the Welsh Government’s review in order to determine whether any
further action was necessary.
Report
The
Committee published the report: Committee’s
findings on the Independent Review of Support for Publishing and Literature in
Wales on 06 March 2018 (PDF; 671KB).
Response
to the report
In
April 2018 the Welsh Government responded
to the report (PDF;532KB)
Business type: Committee Inquiry
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 14/09/2017
Documents
- The Independent Review of Support for Publishing and Literature in Wales: Report - March 2018 PDF 779 KB
- Welsh Government Response PDF 243 KB
- Letter from Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure 14 July 2017 PDF 250 KB
- Literature Wales Evidence September 2017 PDF 5 MB
- Welsh Books Council Evidence September 2017 PDF 1 MB
- Additional information from Welsh Books Council October 2017 PDF 998 KB
- Further information from Welsh Books Council PDF 270 KB
- Letter from Professor Medwin Hughes to Cabinet Secretary for Econmy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates AM. PDF 8 MB
- Literature Wales' response to the Panel Chair’s response PDF 314 KB
- Statement by Professor Medwin Hughes PDF 836 KB
- Dr Nerys Williams (Welsh only) PDF 68 KB View as HTML (11) 26 KB
- Gillian Clarke PDF 55 KB View as HTML (12) 22 KB
- Laurence Bater and Phil Forder PDF 48 KB View as HTML (13) 20 KB
- Jonathan Edwards PDF 55 KB View as HTML (14) 21 KB
- Phillip Pullman PDF 42 KB View as HTML (15) 19 KB
- Clare Potter PDF 54 KB View as HTML (16) 22 KB
- Dr Dimitra Fimi PDF 42 KB View as HTML (17) 21 KB
- Kate Strudwick PDF 49 KB View as HTML (18) 20 KB
- Sarah Goodey PDF 44 KB View as HTML (19) 19 KB
- Simon Stephens PDF 46 KB View as HTML (20) 19 KB
- Paul Doyle PDF 54 KB View as HTML (21) 24 KB
- Mary-Ann Constantine PDF 53 KB View as HTML (22) 24 KB
- Tyler Keevil PDF 71 KB View as HTML (23) 22 KB
- Sophie McKeand PDF 43 KB View as HTML (24) 22 KB
- Aneirin Karadog (Welsh only) PDF 57 KB View as HTML (25) 22 KB
- Gwion Hallam (Welsh only) PDF 45 KB View as HTML (26) 21 KB