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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: 19 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Richard Thomas

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09:15-09:30

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

09:30                                                                                                               

 

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2       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership

09:30-11:00                                                                               (Pages 1 - 72)

Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership

Jason Thomas, Director – Tourism, Marketing, Events and Creative

Elin Burns - Director of Culture, Heritage, Sport and Welsh Language

Paul Kindred - Deputy Director, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Welsh Language

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Written Evidence: Welsh Government

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3       Papers to note

11:00                                                                                                               

 

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3.1   Scrutiny of Sport Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 73 - 74)

Attached Documents:
Letter to Sport Wales following the evidence session on 25 September – 10 November 2025

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3.2   Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

                                                                                                           (Page 75)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Deputy First Minster and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice, and Constitution Committee: Informing that the Independent Intergovernmental Relations secretariat has now published its annual reports for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 – 11 November 2025

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3.3   Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 76 - 79)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Arts Council of Wales providing the additional information requested in the Committee's letter of 5 November, following the recent scrutiny session – 12 November 2025

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3.4   Funding pressures facing the Welsh publishing sector

                                                                                                           (Page 80)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Lucent Dreaming on the funding pressures facing the Welsh publishing sector – 13 November 2025

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3.5   Forum on EU-UK Culture and Media Relations

                                                                                                 (Pages 81 - 98)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence from the Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations: Informing that Cultural and Creative Sectors have published joint policy recommendations to strengthen EU-UK relations – 13 November 2025

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3.6   UNESCO City of Literature

                                                                                               (Pages 99 - 100)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair congratulating Professor Mererid Hopwood and all involved in Aberystwyth's successful bid to become the first UNESCO City of Literature – 14 November 2025

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3.7   Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes

                                                                                             (Pages 101 - 103)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Llywydd: Providing views on the practice of publishing pre-introduction versions of Bills – 14 November 2025

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the start of the meeting on 27 November

11:00                                                                                                               

 

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Break

11:00-11:10

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5       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2026-27 - Consideration of evidence and key issues

11:10-11:40                                                                                                    

 

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6       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2026-27: Research briefing on the budget for international relations

11:40-12:10                                                                         (Pages 104 - 125)

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Written evidence: Welsh Government

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