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


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 June 2025

Meeting time: 10.41 - 14.49
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15541


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Delyth Jewell MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Alun Davies MS

Gareth Davies MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Sioned Williams MS (In place of Heledd Fychan MS)

Witnesses:

Dr Llion Jones, Bangor University

Dr Lowri Hughes, Bangor University

Gruffudd Prys, Bangor University

Carl Morris, Freelance Web Developer and Consultant

Dr Neil Mac Parthalain, Aberystwyth University

Dr Daniel Cunliffe, University of South Wales

Dr Cynog Prys, Bangor University

Committee Staff:

Haidee James (Clerk)

Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

 

1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Lee Waters MS. Apologies were also received from Heledd Fychan MS for the start of the meeting. Sioned Williams MS attended the meeting as a substitute for Heledd Fychan MS until item 3.

2       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Evidence session with Canolfan Bedwyr - Panel 2

2.1 The Members questioned representatives from Canolfan Bedwyr as part of the Committee’s Cymraeg for all? inquiry.

3       Cymraeg for all? inquiry- Evidence session with Welsh language technology representatives - Panel 3

3.1 The Members questioned Carl Morris as part of the Committee’s Cymraeg for all? inquiry.

4       Cymraeg for all? inquiry -  Evidence session with academics - Panel 4

4.1 The Members questioned the panel of academics as part of the Committee’s Cymraeg for all? inquiry.

4.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with the questions that were not reached.

5       Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

5.1   Public Service Broadcasting

5.2   Welsh Government international relations

5.3   Welsh Government's international strategy

5.4   Forward work programme

5.5   Data (Use and Access) Bill

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

6.1 The motion was agreed.

7       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Consideration of the evidence received

7.1 The Members considered the evidence received.