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


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: 11 March 2026

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Richard Thomas

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09:15-09:30

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

09:30                                                                                                               

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2       Papers to note

09:30                                                                                                               

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2.1   The future of rugby in Wales

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 2)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of the Welsh Rugby Union: Raising concerns about the future of rugby in Wales following the Committee's evidence session on 26 February – 2 March 2026

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2.2   Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

                                                                                                             (Page 3)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Providing a summary of discussions at the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee – 2 March 2026

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2.3   Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                             (Page 4)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Informing the Committee that a revised Explanatory Memorandum to the Bill has been laid – 2 March 2026

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2.4   Public service broadcasting

                                                                                                   (Pages 5 - 10)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the UK Government Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts: Providing the Committee's response to the consultation on the BBC Royal Charter Review and Green Paper – 4 March 2026
Letter to the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts: Informing of the Committee's recent work on broadcasting in Wales – 4 March 2026

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2.5   International agreements

                                                                                                 (Pages 11 - 14)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the First Minister: Requesting information about the Welsh Governments involvement in the negotiation for the UK-Germany Treaty on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation – 6 March 2026
Letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs: Asking how the UK Government involved the Welsh Government in the negotiations for the UK-Germany Treaty on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation – 6 March 2026

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

09:30                                                                                                               

 

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4       Consideration of legacy report

09:30-10:30                                                                             (Pages 15 - 48)

Attached Documents:
Draft Sixth Senedd legacy report

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