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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel  

Meeting date: Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.21
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15662

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS (Chair) Mick Antoniw MS Janet Finch-Saunders MS (In place of Gareth Davies MS) Joel James MS (In place of Gareth Davies MS) Heledd Fychan MS Lee Waters MS
Witnesses:	Ashok Ahir, National Library of Wales Kate Eden, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, National Library of Wales Jane Richardson, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Committee Staff:	Richard Thomas (Clerk) Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk) Manon Huws (Legal Adviser) Robin Wilkinson (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 Alun Davies MS and Gareth Davies MS, and from Lee Waters MS from 11:45.

1.3 Janet Finch Saunders MS attended as a substitute for Gareth Davies MS for item 2 and Joel James MS attended as a substitute for Gareth Davies MS for item 3.

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2 Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies - Evidence session with Amgueddfa Cymru

2.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies.

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3 Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies - Evidence session with the National Library of Wales

3.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the annual scrutiny of arms-length bodies.

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4 Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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4.1 Committee recommendations

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4.2 Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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

6.1 The Members considered the evidence received.

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