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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 – Senedd

Meeting date: 17 April 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Lleu Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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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 One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: Evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations (1)

(09.30 - 10.30) (Pages 1 - 21)

Dafydd Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, representing CollegesWales

Lisa Mytton, Strategic Director, National Training Federation Wales

Dr Ioan Matthews, Chief Executive Officer, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Research brief

Consultation responses

Attached Documents:
Research brief
National Training Federation Wales consultation response
Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol consultation response

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Break

(10.30 - 10.40)

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3 One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: Evidence session with National Centre for Learning Welsh (2)

(10.40 - 11.15) (Pages 22 - 23)

Dona Lewis, Chief Executive Officer

Attached Documents:
National Centre for Learning Welsh consultation response (English Translation by Senedd Commission)

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4 Papers(s) to note

(11.15)

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4.1 Arts Council of Wales: Investment Review

(Pages 24 - 25)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Arts Council of Wales: Providing further information about post-Investment Review transition support for members leaving the Portfolio – 7 March 2024

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4.2 Legislative Consent: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

(Pages 26 - 37)

Attached Documents:
Letter copied for information from the First Minister to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Responding to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report on Legislative Consent Memorandum (No. 3) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - 8 March 2024
Letter copied for information from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the First Minister: Requesting clarification of matters relating to Legislative Consent Memorandum (No. 3) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – 15 March 2024
Letter copied for information from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure: Requesting clarification of matters relating to Legislative Consent Memorandum (No. 3) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill  – 15 March 2024

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4.3 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(Page 38)

Attached Documents:
Letter copied for information from the Minister for Economy to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Providing a summary of the discussions at the sixth meeting of the UK-EU Relations Inter-Ministerial Group on 6 March 2024 – 12 March 2024

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4.4 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

(Pages 39 - 47)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence copied for information from Jamie Medhurst, Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University to the First Minister: Raising concerns about cuts to the Culture sector – 8 March 2024 (English Translation by Senedd Commission)
Letter to the Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism: Requesting information about the impact of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2024-25 - 13 March 2024
Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee: Inviting comments to inform future scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget – 22 March 2024
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Providing information about the impact of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2024–25 - 4 April 2024

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4.5 Books Council of Wales magazine funding model

(Pages 48 - 51)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Gwen Davies, Editor, New Welsh Review: Raising concerns about the Books Council of Wales’s administration of publishing grants for English language magazines - 19 March 2024

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4.6 Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union

(Pages 52 - 53)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence from Abi Tierney, Chief Executive of the Welsh Rugby Union: Advising the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer – 21 March 2024

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4.7 The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

(Pages 54 - 55)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Rt Hon the Lord Goldsmith KC, Chair of the International Agreements Committee: Copying letters for information from the Welsh Government and the UK Government about the plans to ratify the Convention - 25 March 2023

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4.8 P-06-1387 Provide humanitarian aid to Gaza

(Pages 56 - 57)

Attached Documents:
Letter copied for information from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Minister for Social Justice: Requesting clarification of matters relating to Petition P-06-1387 Provide humanitarian aid to Gaza – 23 February 2024

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

(11.15)

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6 One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: Consideration of evidence

(11.15 - 11.30)

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7 Consideration of the forward work programme for summer 2024 (2)

(11.30 - 12.00) (Pages 58 - 73)

Draft forward work programme

Draft terms of reference for an inquiry into the video games industry

Attached Documents:
Draft forward work programme
Draft terms of reference for an inquiry into the video games industry

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8 Six Nations rugby broadcasting rights: Consideration of draft report (2)

(12.00 - 12.10) (Pages 74 - 96)

Draft report

Attached Documents:
Draft report

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