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 encouraging to hear last week that 1.4 million people had watched S4C’s programmes from Wales’s summer events this year, which is an increase of 44 per cent on last year.

We all know that cuts are on their way. However, I am extremely concerned about the scale of the financial cuts being proposed by the UK Government, and their impact on services throughout Wales. The Welsh Assembly Government will continue to argue the principle that Welsh-language broadcasting should not be treated less favourably than the other aspects of public service broadcasting. We will continue to argue that the principles upon which S4C was established under the Broadcasting Act should not be abandoned and that this contract with the people of Wales not broken. 3