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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: 25 September 2025

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Manon George

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting

09:00-09:15

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Public meeting

09:15-11:40

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

09:15                                                                                                               

 

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2       Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies: Evidence session with Sport Wales

09:15-10:30                                                                               (Pages 1 - 16)

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair, Sport Wales

Graham Williams, Director, Sport Intelligence and Service Development, Sport Wales

Attached Documents:
Research briefing - Sport Wales

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Break

10:30-10:40

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3       Annual scrutiny of arms-length bodies: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

10:40-11:40                                                                             (Pages 17 - 36)

Christopher Catling, Chief Executive, Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

Hayley Roberts, Deputy Chair, Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

Attached Documents:
Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales - Evidence paper
Research briefing - Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

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4       Papers to note

11:40                                                                                                               

 

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4.1   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

                                                                                                 (Pages 37 - 38)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol responding to the consultation on the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2026-27 – 16 September 2025

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4.2   Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

                                                                                                           (Page 39)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee notifying of the publication of a Memorandum of Understanding between Welsh Ministers and HM Prison and Probation Service – 16 September 2025

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

11:40                                                                                                               

 

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Private meeting

11:40-13:00

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6       Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies - Consideration of evidence received

11:40-11:55                                                                                                    

 

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Break

11:55-12:00

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7       Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Technical briefing

12:00-12:45                                                                                                    

Chloë Davies, Bill Manager, Welsh Government

Jackie Price, Head of Greyhound Bill Team, Welsh Government

James Morris, Bill Facilitator, Welsh Government

Kate Frawley, Policy Lead, Welsh Government

Elizabeth Thomas, Lawyer, Welsh Government

 

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8       Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Approach to scrutiny

12:45-12:55                                                                             (Pages 40 - 55)

Attached Documents:
The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Approach to Scrutiny paper
Letter from the Chief Executive of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain on ensuring appropriate due diligence and scrutiny is given to the draft Bill – 15 September 2025

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9       Chairs' Forum consultation on reviewing Committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd – Consideration of the draft consultation response

12:55-13:00                                                                             (Pages 56 - 57)

Attached Documents:
Chairs' Forum consultation on reviewing Committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd - Draft consultation response

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