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


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3,Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 3 May 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.22
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13593


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Delyth Jewell MS (Chair)

Hefin David MS

Alun Davies MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Tom Giffard MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Witnesses:

Clare Lancaster, Cherish Project

Christopher Catling, Cherish Project

Karen Bradley MP, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

Brendan Smith TD, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

Committee Staff:

Lleu Williams (Clerk)

Haidee James (Second Clerk)

Manon Huws (Legal Adviser)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

 

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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.

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   Safeguarding the national collections

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2.2   Impact of increasing costs

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2.3   Welsh Government international relations

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2.4   Wales-Ireland relations

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 5 of the meeting

3.1 The Motion was agreed.

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4       Wales-Ireland relations: discussion on the evidence gathered from the Committee Visit to Dublin

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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5       Inquiry into the legislative framework that supports Welsh-Medium Education Provision: Consideration of the draft report

5.1 The Committee considered and agreed the report as drafted.

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6       Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project

6.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives from the Cherish Project.

 

6.2 The Committee agreed to send supplementary questions to the witnesses after the meeting.

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7       Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

7.1 The Committee heard evidence from Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly.

 

7.2 The witnesses agreed to provide the Committee with a copy of their Annual Report on its publication.

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8       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

8.1 The Motion was agreed.

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9       Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of evidence

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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10    Consideration of correspondence from the Finance Committee: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

10.1 The Committee considered the correspondence received and agreed to respond to the Finance Committee.

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11    Consideration of correspondence from the Finance Committee: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

11.1 The Committee considered the correspondence received from the Finance Committee.

 

11.2 The Committee discussed their forward work plan for the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25.

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

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

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