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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Meeting time: 09.29 - 11.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15526

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS Gareth Davies MS Heledd Fychan MS Lee Waters MS Julie Morgan MS
Witnesses:	Andrew Gwatkin, Welsh Government Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales David Warren, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Manon George (Clerk) Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk) Sara Moran (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw MS. Julie Morgan MS attended as a substitute for Mick Antoniw MS.

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2 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 3 and 8 of the meeting.

2.1 The motion was agreed.

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3 UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement - Consideration of the draft chapter

3.1 The Committee considered the draft chapter and agreed to make some changes.

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4 Welsh Government's International Strategy inquiry - Evidence session with Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister

4.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s inquiry on the Welsh Government’s International Strategy.

4.2 The First Minister agreed to write to the Committee outlining the Welsh Government’s plans for the Euros.

4.3 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with the questions that were not reached during this session.

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5 Welsh Government International Relations - Evidence session with Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister

5.1. The Members questioned the witnesses on Welsh Government International Relations.

5.2 The First Minister agreed to share a list of the international visits that have been undertaken by members of the Government.

5.3 The First Minister agreed to write to the Committee explaining how an international relations concordat can be developed.

5.4 The witnesses agreed to write to the Committee setting out what impact the Committee’s ‘Culture Shock’ report has had on the Welsh Government.

5.5 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with the questions that were not reached during this session.

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6 Papers to note

6.1 The papers were noted.

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6.1 Cymraeg for all?

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6.2 Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

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7 Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the meeting of 10 July 2025

7.1 The motion was agreed.

7.2 The Committee agreed that Heledd Fychan MS would chair the meeting on 10 July 2025.

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8 Welsh Government's International Strategy: consideration of the evidence received and key issues

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and the key issues.

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