Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru). It was answered on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 on behalf of the Wales Office.

Devolution

Question: No doubt the right hon. Lady would not wish to pre-empt any decision, but in a co-operative spirit, may I suggest that matters administrative and constitutional should be considered? I am thinking of the possibility of devolving police and justice powers to Wales, for which there is a huge amount of support throughout Wales. On the vital issue of broadcasting, it is high time that Wales had control of its own broadcasting; S4C would not be in its current position if there were such control.

Answer: The right hon. Gentleman is trying to lay out his own manifesto, and his party's position with clarity, but that is not how we want to take matters forward. May I make it clear that I know how important S4C is to the Welsh language and culture? We have reached an arrangement on it, and I assure him that I will always look to the interests of S4C because I know how important a part it is of Wales's culture.

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