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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: 17 January 2024

Meeting time: 09.30 – 12.30
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 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy

(09.30 - 11.00) (Pages 1 - 69)

§ Dawn Bowden MS, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Welsh Government

§ Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy, Welsh Government

§ Jason Thomas, Director - Culture, Sport and Tourism, Welsh Government

§ Dean Medcraft, Director - Finance and Operations, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:

§ Research brief: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy

§ Welsh Government: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism - Memorandum on the Draft Budget proposals for 2024-25

§ Welsh Government: Annex A - Overview of Culture and Heritage Finances

§ Welsh Government: Annex B - Action level commentary

§ Welsh Government: Annex C - Projects funded by the media investment budget (31 November 2023)

§ Welsh Government: Annex D - Welsh screen fund investment (as of 6 December 2023)

§ Welsh Government: Annex E - Bad Wolf Studios investment (31 November 2023)

§ Letter from Creu Cymru: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - 20 December 2023

§ Correspondence from Music Venues Trust: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - 2 January 2024

§ Correspondence from Andrew Green: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - 5 January 2024 [translated internally]

§ Letter from Addoldai Cymru: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - 8 January 2024

§ Letter from Heneb: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - 9 January 2024

§ Letter from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW): Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - 10 January 2024

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3 Papers to note

(11.00)                                                                                                             

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3.1 Allegations concerning bullying at S4C

(Pages 70 - 71)

Attached Documents:

§ Letter to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Allegations concerning bullying at S4C - 11 January 2024

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3.2 Arts Council of Wales: Investment Review

(Pages 72 - 78)

Attached Documents:

§ Correspondence from the Romani Cultural and Arts Company to the Arts Council of Wales: Arts Council of Wales: Investment Review - 9 January 2024

§ Annex 1: Arts Council of Wales funding per organisation 2013-14 to 2022-23

§ Annex 2: Gypsy-Roma-Traveller projects

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3.3 Public service broadcasting in Wales

(Page 79)

Attached Documents:

§ Letter from the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism: Public service broadcasting in Wales - 11 January 2023

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the beginning of the following meeting (24 January 2024)

(11.00)                                                                                                             

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Break

(11.00 - 11.15)

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5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: consideration of evidence

(11.15 - 11.45)

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6 Legislative Consent: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.3)

(11.45 - 12.05) (Pages 80 - 93)

Attached Documents:

§ Legal advice note: Legislative Consent: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

§ Business Committee report: Timetable for consideration: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.3) on the Data Protection & Digital Information Bill

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7 Public service broadcasting in Wales: consideration of the key issues

(12.05 - 12.30) (Pages 94 - 130)

Attached Documents:

§ Key issues paper: Public service broadcasting in Wales

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