Agenda - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1&2, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 14 March 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 – 11.00
For further information contact:

Lleu Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales


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Pre-meeting registration

(09.15 - 09.30)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales

(09.30 - 10.15)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 35)

Attached Documents:

§  Research Brief: Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales

§  Pre-appointment hearing questionnaire

§  Preferred candidate CV

§  Preferred candidate personal statement

§  Information pack for applicants

§  Welsh Government Briefing

§  Diversity data of candidates

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3       Papers to note

(10.15)                                                                                                             

 

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3.1   Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2023-24

                                                                                                 (Pages 36 - 47)

Attached Documents:

§  Letter from the Welsh Government on its response to the Committee report: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2023-24 - 6 March 2023

§  Welsh Government response to the Committee's recommendations of its report: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2023-24

§  Letter from the Finance Committee: Evidence provided by the Welsh Government - 8 March 2023

§  Letter to National Museum Wales regarding scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - 14 February 2023

§  Letter from National Museum Wales regarding scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - 22 February 2023

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3.2   Legislative Consent: Online Safety Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 48 - 50)

Attached Documents:

§  Letter from the Minister for Economy regarding the Committee's Report on the supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Online Safety Bill (No.3 and No.4) - 20 February 2023

§  Online Safety Bill technical briefing session on 8 February 2023: follow up information - 1 March 2023

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3.3Scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills

                                                                                                 (Pages 51 - 52)

Attached Documents:

§  Letter from the First Minister to the Finance Committee regarding scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills - 15 February 2023

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3.4   Welsh Government international relations

                                                                                                 (Pages 53 - 60)

Attached Documents:

§  Letter to First Minister regarding Welsh Government international relations - 17 February 2023

§  Response from the First Minister regarding Welsh Government international relations - 7 March 2023

§  Welsh Government international visits - February 2023

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3.5   Inquiry into the impact of increasing costs

                                                                                                 (Pages 61 - 74)

Attached Documents:

§  Letter from Community Leisure UK Wales and the Wales Sports Association (WSA) regarding the Committee's inquiry into the impact of Increasing costs - 23 February 2023

§  Annex 1: Cost-of-living report: Public Leisure in Crisis - November 2022

§  Annex 2: Letter from Community Leisure UK - 2 February 2023

§  Annex 3: Letter from the Welsh Sports Association (WSA) - 1 February 2023


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3.6Future of St David's Hall

                                                                                                 (Pages 75 - 76)

Attached Documents:

§  Letter to the Petitions Committee from the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip regarding petition P-06-1323 - 7 February 2023

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3.7   Local Authority Library and Leisure Services

                                                                                                 (Pages 77 - 78)

Attached Documents:

§  Letter from the Local Government and Housing Committee: Inquiry into local authority leisure and library services - 9 March 2023

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

(10.15)                                                                                                             

 

5       Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Consideration of the draft report on the Committee's initial findings

(10.15 - 11.00)                                                                       (Pages 79 - 118)

Attached Documents:

§  Draft report on the Committee's initial findings on the allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union

§  Committee Correspondence

 

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