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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 27 November 2025

Meeting time: 10.52 - 14.32
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15665

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Delyth Jewell MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Alun Davies MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Llyr Gruffydd MS

Witnesses:

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

Elin Burns, Welsh Government

Jeremy Evas, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Richard Thomas (Clerk)

Haidee James (Second Clerk)

Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk)

Manon Huws (Legal Adviser)

Rebecca Jenkins (Legal Adviser)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Katy Orford (Researcher)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

1       Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

1.1        The Committee considered the draft report and agreed for minor amendments to be signed off by the Chair.

1.2        Llyr Gruffydd attended the meeting as a substitute for Heledd Fychan during the consideration of the draft report.

2       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

2.2 Apologies were received from Lee Waters MS and Gareth Davies MS.

3       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

3.1 Members questioned the witnesses as part of its scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2026-27.

4       Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

4.1   Appointment of the Chair of S4C

4.2   Welsh Government international relations

4.3   Inter-institutional relations agreement

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

6       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence and key issues

6.1 Members considered the evidence received and key issues relating to the Committee’s scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2026-27.