Concise Minutes - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1&2, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Tuesday, 14 March 2023

Meeting time: 10.22 - 10.55
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13424


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Delyth Jewell MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Witnesses:

Maggie Russell, Preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales

Committee Staff:

Lleu Williams (Clerk)

Rhea James (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee.

1.2        There were no apologies.

1.3        Alun Davies MS declared an interest under Standing Order 17.24A, as the candidate is known to him.

 

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

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Welsh Government’s preferred candidate.

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3       Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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

3.1.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip in response to the letter from National Museum Wales on 22 February 2023.

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

4.1 The Motion was agreed.

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

5.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to discuss further details on the draft report at the next meeting.

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6       Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of Arts Council of Wales: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

6.2 The Committee would agree the final report via email, prior to its publication on 17 March 2023.

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