Presiding Officer welcomes S4C commitment to broadcasting work of the National Assembly

26 March 2010

Broadcaster S4C’s announcement that it will broadcast the proceedings of the National Assembly for Wales has been welcomed by Presiding Officer Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

The Assembly’s full sessions and some committees will be screened on the broadcaster’s main channel on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from April.

It means viewers throughout the UK will now be able to watch the proceedings of the National Assembly on a channel that reaches all homes in Wales.

“This is great news for the democratic process in Wales,” said Presiding Officer Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

“It is essential for any modern democratic institutions that voters are able to view the work of its members in order to make informed decisions at the ballot box.

“Furthermore, one of the main strategic goals of this 3rd Assembly is to increase participation in the democratic process and I would like to thank our partners in S4C for playing a major part in helping us to reach this goal.

“It will also complement our own web-based channel Senedd TV which streams all proceedings live.”