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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 – Senedd

Meeting date: 19 February 2025

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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Public session

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.30

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2 Papers to note

09.30

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2.1 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

(Pages 1 - 4)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Calling on the Welsh Government to protect funding for prevention in future budgets – 21 January 2025

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2.2 Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport

(Pages 5 - 63)

Attached Documents:
Report of the National Theatre: Scene Change: Optimising business model innovation in the performing arts – 23 January 2025

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2.3 Future support for Duolingo

(Pages 64 - 65)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg’s Learners’ Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Calling on the Welsh Government to support the development of the Welsh Language course on Duolingo – 13 January 2025

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2.4 Welsh Government international relations

(Pages 66 - 69)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister: Responding to the Committee’s letter of 23 December 2024 on the Welsh Government International Relations– 28 January 2025

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2.5 British Council support towards a financially sustainable future

(Pages 70 - 71)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs: Seeking assurances that the British Council is supported towards a financially sustainable future – 29 January 2025

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2.6 Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill

(Pages 72 - 76)

Attached Documents:
Report of the Business Committee: Revised timetable for consideration: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data (Use and Access) Bill – 30 January 2025
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Providing the Welsh Government’s assessment of the impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on the Trade and Co-operation Agreement – 05 February 2025

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2.7 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

(Pages 77 - 80)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Providing further information following the Ministerial scrutiny session – 03 February 2025

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2.8 International agreements in relation to diplomacy

(Pages 81 - 82)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Drawing to the Committee’s attention the Agreement Establishing the African Development Fund– 03 February 2025

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2.9 Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

(Pages 83 - 84)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Providing an update on the seventh meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 13 February 2025

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3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

09.30

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Private session

09.30 - 11.00

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4 Consideration of papers to note

09.30 - 09.40

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5 Review of the Public and Member Bill process: Consideration of the consultation

09.40 - 09.50 (Pages 85 - 90)

Attached Documents:
Paper – Business Committee consultation: Review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes
Letter from the Llywydd regarding the review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes: Request for written evidence – 21 January 2025

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6 Charging for Exhibitions: Consideration of key issues paper

09.50 - 10.10 (Pages 91 - 108)

Attached Documents:
Charging for exhibitions: Key issues paper

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7 The video games industry: Consideration of draft letter

10.10 - 10.20 (Pages 109 - 112)

Attached Documents:
The video games industry: Draft letter

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8 The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2025 & the Welsh Language Standards (No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2025 – Consideration of draft legislation

10.20 - 10.30 (Pages 113 - 118)

Attached Documents:
Draft legislation: Briefing and next steps
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Informing of draft legislation relating to the programme of introducing Welsh Language Standards Regulations – 28 January 2025

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9 Cymraeg for all?: Consideration of approach

10.30 - 11.00 (Pages 119 - 125)

Attached Documents:
Terms of reference paper: Cymraeg y bawb? Cymraeg for all?

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