NDM7580 - Opposition Debate
Tabled on 27/01/2021 | For debate on 03/02/2021To propose that the Senedd:
1. Regrets that, with no increased financial support from the Welsh Government, the National Library of Wales will be forced to cut jobs and severely curtail services.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to urgently review the insufficient funding allocated to the National Library in the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2021-2022 and to provide the National Library with a sustainable funding settlement that will both protect the workforce of today and allow the library to expand its vital work for the future.
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Notes the authoritative evidence provided in the tailored review commissioned by the Welsh Government that the National Library does not currently receive the level of funding required to deliver its core services.
National Library of Wales: Tailored review of the National Library of Wales
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To propose that the Senedd:
Notes that the National Library of Wales is currently undergoing a consultation process and that the Welsh Government remains in continuous discussion with them to assess every option available.
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Notes that the National Library of Wales is not just a library, it is a national archive, a national gallery for a Welsh art collection, a national audio-visual and broadcast archive and a primary digital archive for Wales.
