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


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Manon George

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales


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Pre-meeting registration

09:00-09:15

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09:15                                                                                                               

 

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2       Welsh Government's International Strategy Inquiry - Evidence session with technology representatives (Panel 5)

09:15-10:05                                                                               (Pages 1 - 15)

Professor Siraj Shaikh, Professor in Systems Security, Swansea University

Chris Meadows, Director, CSconnected

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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Break

10:05-10:15

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3       Welsh Government's International Strategy - Evidence session with tourism and culture representatives (Panel 6)

10:15-11:15                                                                                                    

Patricia Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Visit Britain

Eluned Hâf, Head, Wales Arts International

 

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Break

11:15-11:25

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4       Evidence session with the new Chair of S4C

11:25-12:10                                                                             (Pages 16 - 25)

Delyth Evans, Chair, S4C

Attached Documents:
Research brief - S4C

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5       Papers to note

12:10                                                                                                               

 

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5.1   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

                                                                                                 (Pages 26 - 28)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee: Advising the programme of engagement for the forthcoming draft budget – 9 May 2025

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5.2   International Relations Annual Report 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 29 - 34)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence from the First Minister: Responding to the Committee's International Relations Annual Report 2024 – 9 May 2025

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5.3   UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership Agreement

                                                                                                 (Pages 35 - 38)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the First Minister: Requesting further information about the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership Agreement - 23 April 2025
Letter from the First Minister: Providing further information about the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership Agreement - 15 May 2025

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

12:10                                                                                                               

 

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7       Welsh Government's International Strategy - Consideration of the evidence received

12:10-12:20                                                                                                    

 

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8       Evidence session with the new Chair of S4C - Consideration of the evidence received

12:20-12:30                                                                                                    

 

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