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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 – Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 14 March 2024

Meeting time: 09.32 - 13.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14032

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS (Chair) Hefin David MS Alun Davies MS Tom Giffard MS Llyr Gruffydd MS
Witnesses:	Laurence Farreng MEP, European Parliament Professor Catherine Barnard, Trinity College Cambridge Dr Charlotte Faucher, University of Bristol
Committee Staff:	Lleu Williams (Clerk) Haidee James (Second Clerk) Tanwen Summers (Deputy Clerk) Manon Huws (Legal Adviser) Osian Bowyer (Researcher) Sara Moran (Researcher) Madelaine Phillips (Researcher) Delyth Wiliams (Official)

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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, and noted that there had been a change to the order of the agenda to accommodate witness availability, meaning that the Committee would now meet in public for the first two items.

1.2 Apologies were received from Carolyn Thomas MS.

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2 Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Evidence session with Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education (6)

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Laurence Farreng MEP, Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education.

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3 Paper(s) to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

3.2 The Committee agreed to amend its draft report on Public Service Broadcasting in Wales to reflect written evidence received from the Welsh Government.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 of this meeting

4.1 The Motion was agreed.

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5 Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Presentation of citizen engagement findings

5.1 Due to technical issues, the Committee was unable to receive the presentation of citizen engagement findings and will seek to reschedule this item for a meeting in the future.

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6 Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7 Six Nations rugby broadcasting rights: Consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to approve minor amendments by email.

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8 Consideration of the forward work programme for summer 2024

8.1 The Committee considered the forward work programme for summer 2024 and agreed the draft Terms of Reference for a one day inquiry on the development of post-16 Welsh language provision.

8.2 The Committee agreed to consider the wider forward work programme for summer 2024 again at a future meeting.

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9 Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Evidence session with Brexit experts (7)

9.1 The Committee heard evidence from Professor Catherine Barnard, University of Cambridge, and Dr Charlotte Faucher, University of Bristol.

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10 Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Consideration of evidence

10.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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11 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP): UK and Welsh Government analyses

11.1 The Committee considered the UK and Welsh Government analyses of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and agreed to keep a watching brief.

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12 International Agreements: UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

12.1 The Committee considered the UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage International Agreements and agreed to keep a watching brief.

12.2 The Committee also agreed to share the correspondence from the Welsh and UK Governments with both the Senedd’s Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee and the UK Parliament’s International Agreements Committee.

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