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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 28 January 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

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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   Public service broadcasting in Wales

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 7)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Cymdeithas yr Iaith: Expressing concerns about the impact of the proposed new streaming agreement between S4C and the BBC – 20 January 2026
Letter from the UK Government Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts: Providing written evidence for the Committee’s Public Services Broadcasting inquiry – 23 January 2026

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2.2   Culture and the new relationship with the EU

                                                                                                             (Page 8)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Danish Government Minister for Culture, Media, and Sports: Responding to the Committee’s letter - welcoming the Declaration on the necessity of culture and media as a safeguard for our European democracies – 23 January 2026

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2.3   Appointment of the new Chair of S4C

                                                                                                             (Page 9)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the UK Government Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts: Responding to the Committee’s letter on the Senedd’s involvement in the appointment of the Chair of S4C – 23 January 2026

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2.4   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

                                                                                                 (Pages 10 - 39)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Responding to the Committee’s Draft Budget 2026-27 report – 23 January 2026
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Responding to the Committee’s Draft Budget 2026-27 report – 23 January 2026

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3       Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings

09:30-11:30                                                                                                    

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Jackie Price, Head of the Greyhound Team, Welsh Government

Holly Miles, Lawyer, Welsh Government

 

Documents relevant to Stage 2 proceedings will be available on the Bill page.

 

The Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee agreed on 15 January 2026, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be:

 

Sections 1-3; Schedule 1; Section 4; Schedule 2; Sections 5-6; Long Title.

 

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