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

Meeting Venue:

  Committee Room 2

Meeting date: Thursday, 17 October 2024

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.08
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14979

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS Heledd Fychan MS Laura Anne Jones MS Carolyn Thomas MS
Witnesses:	Louise Miles-Payne, Creu Cymru Hannah Firth, Chapter Arts Centre Sharon Stone, Chapter Arts Centre Naomi Chiffi, National Theatre Wales Helgard Krause, Welsh Books Council
Committee Staff:	Manon George (Clerk) Haidee James (Second Clerk) Tanwen Summers (Deputy Clerk) Nia Moss (Researcher) Sara Moran (Researcher) Robin Wilkinson (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.

1.2 Apologies were received from Lee Waters MS.

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2 Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Creu Cymru, Chapter Arts Centre, and National Theatre Wales.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write inviting further written evidence.

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3 Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Books Council Wales (7)

3.1 Heledd Fychan MS declared an interest in that the Books Council of Wales has commissioned, through a publisher, a book about Heledd’s father.

3.2 The Committee heard evidence from the Books Council of Wales.

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4 Paper(s) to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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

5.1 The Motion was agreed.

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6 Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7 Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Consideration of draft report

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

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