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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 4 December 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       Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language and heritage - Panel 1

09:30 - 10:45                                                                             (Pages 1 - 27)

Dafydd Rhys, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales

Eluned Haf, Head, Wales Arts International

Andy Warnock, Musicians’ Union Welsh Branch

Carwyn Donovan, BECTU

Philip King, Other Voices

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Written evidence: Arts Council of Wales and Wales Arts International

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Break

10:45 - 10:55

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3       Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language and heritage - Panel 2

10:55 - 11:40                                                                                                  

Jane Richardson, Chief Executive, Amgueddfa Cymru

 

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Break

11:40 - 11:50

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4       Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language and heritage - Panel 3

11:50 - 12:50                                                                           (Pages 28 - 31)

Sian Lewis, Chief Executive, Urdd

Micheál Ó Foighil, Chief Executive Officer, Coláiste Lurgan

Attached Documents:
Written evidence: Urdd

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Break

12:50 - 13:30

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5       Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language, and heritage - Panel 4

13:30 - 14:15                                                                                                  

Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, Chief Executive, National Library of Wales

Dr Maredudd ap Huw, Head of Archives and Manuscripts Section, National Library of Wales

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6       Papers to note

14:15                                                                                                               

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6.1   Scrutiny of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 32 - 37)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales following the annual scrutiny session on 25 September – 5 November 2025
Letter from the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales following the annual scrutiny session on 25 September – 24 November 2025

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6.2   British Council

                                                                                                 (Pages 38 - 41)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the financial situation at the British Council – 5 November 2025
Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the financial situation at the British Council – 24 November 2025

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6.3   Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner

                                                                                                 (Pages 42 - 47)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Welsh Language Commissioner following the annual scrutiny session on 12 November 2025 – 20 November 2025
Letter from the Welsh Language Commissioner following the annual scrutiny session on 12 November 2025 – 25 November 2025

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

14:15                                                                                                               

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8       Wales-Ireland relations: Consideration of evidence

14:15 - 14:35                                                                                                  

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9       Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Consideration of next steps

14:35 - 15:00                                                                                                  

 

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