Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 6 October 2016

Meeting time: 09.00 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3743

Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Bethan Jenkins AM (Chair)

Hannah Blythyn AM

Dawn Bowden AM

Suzy Davies AM

Neil Hamilton AM

Dai Lloyd AM

Jeremy Miles AM

Lee Waters AM

Witnesses:

Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director, BBC Cymru Wales

Phil Henfrey, Head of News and Programmes, ITV Wales

Huw Jones, Chairman, S4C

Ian Jones, S4C

Gareth Powell, BBC Cymru Wales

Huw Rossiter, ITV Wales

Committee Staff:

Steve George (Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

1.1 There were no apologies.

 

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2       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 7

 

2.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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3       S4C: General Scrutiny

 

3.1 S4C answered questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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4       ITV Wales: General Scrutiny

 

4.1 ITV Wales answered questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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5       BBC Wales: General Scrutiny

 

5.1 BBC Wales answered questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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6       Paper(s) to note

 

6.1 Committee Members noted the papers.

 

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6.1   Reply from the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Welsh Language Education

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6.2   Reply from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure: General Scrutiny

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6.3   Letter from the Chair to Director of BBC Wales: Savings of £9m per annum by 2022

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6.4   Letter from the Museums Association to the Chair: Randerson Report

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6.5   Letter from National Museums Wales to the Chair: Historic Wales

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6.6   Letter from National Museums Liverpool to the Chair: Historic Wales

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7       Private debrief

 

7.1 Committee Members considered the evidence received.

 

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