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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: 6 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.45
For further information contact:

Richard Thomas

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09:30-09:45

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At its meeting on 23 October 2025, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting.

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1 Forward work programme for the remainder of autumn term 2025 and spring term 2026

09:45-10:00 (Pages 1 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Forward Work Programme - Autumn 25 - Spring 26

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2 Consideration of draft correspondence

10:00-10:05 (Pages 7 - 8)

Attached Documents:
Draft letter to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on Senedd involvement in the appointment of the Chair of S4C

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3 Consideration of letter from the Llywydd seeking views on the practice of publishing pre-introduction versions of Bills

10:05-10:10 (Pages 9 - 10)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Llywydd seeking views on the practice of publishing pre-introduction versions of Bills

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4 Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Citizen engagement survey findings

10:10-10:20 (Pages 11 - 38)

Attached Documents:
Citizen engagement findings report

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Break

10:20-10:30

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Public

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5 Introduction, apologies and substitutions

10:30

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6 Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session

10:30-12:00 (Pages 39 - 151)

Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Jackie Price, Head of the Greyhound Team, Welsh Government

Elizabeth Thomas, Lawyer, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief and key issues
Written evidence - Greyhound Action Ireland - 27 October 2025
Written evidence - Greyhound Board of Great Britain: Addressing Misinformation in the Greyhound Racing Debate – 14 October 2025
Written evidence - RSPCA: Responding to the Greyhound Board of Great Britain's letter of 20 October - 22 October 2025
Consultation Pack

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7 Papers to note

12:00

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7.1 Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd

(Pages 152 - 153)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chairs' Forum: Responding to the consultation on reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd - 6 October 2025

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7.2 Welsh Government international relations

(Pages 154 - 155)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the First Minister: Providing feedback on the first progress against the International Delivery Plan report – 6 October 2025

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7.3 Funding for NoFit State

(Pages 156 - 158)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Arts Council of Wales: Seeking urgent assurance on NoFit State funding and engagement with the Welsh Government on sector fragility – 17 October 2025
Letter from the Arts Council of Wales: Providing assurance on NoFit State funding and sector fragility engagement – 17 October 2025

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7.4 Issues facing grassroots sport in Wales

(Pages 159 - 160)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee: Highlighting the issues facing grassroots sport in Wales, following their consideration of petition P-06-1526  – 22 October 2025

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7.5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Page 161)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister: Responding to the Committee's invitation to give evidence on the Draft Budget 2026-27 – 24 October 2025

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7.6 UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

(Pages 162 - 181)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government response to the Committees' report on the UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement – 29 October 2025

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7.7 Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

(Pages 182 - 183)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Reporting on the latest meeting of the Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group meeting on 22 July 2025 – 31 October 2025

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

12:00

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Private

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Break

12:00-12:10

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9 Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence and key issues

12:10-13:30

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