Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Meeting time: 09.00 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3772

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:

Manon Antoniazzi, Welsh Government

Alun Davies AM, Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language

Huw Davies, Welsh Government

Lord Hall, BBC Executive

Awen Penri, Welsh Government

Alyson Rogers, Welsh Government

Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure

Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director, BBC Cymru Wales

Bethan Webb, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Steve George (Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

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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8       Transcript

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2       BBC: General Scrutiny of the Director-General

 

The Director-General and the Director of BBC Wales answered questions from Members of the Committee.

 

The Director-General agreed to:

 

Ø  Share data relating to the BBC’s portrayal of Wales and Welsh life at the end of the current financial year;

Ø  Discuss Welsh representation and the coverage of specialist areas outside of ‘business’ on the BBC’s breakfast show with the breakfast team and to feedback to the Committee the outcome of this discussion;

Ø  Appear before the Committee again in March/April 2017.

 

 

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3       Budget scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure

 

3.1 The Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure answered questions from Members of the Committee.

 

3.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide a list of the sites being allocated additional capital spend resulting from the additional income generated by Cadw sites.

 

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4       Budget scrutiny with the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language

 

4.1 The Minister answered questions from members of the Committee.

 

4.1 The Minister agreed to write to Committee detailing how much of the £4.85m allocated to the development of Welsh for Adults is left to support ‘on the ground work’.

 

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5       Paper(s) to note

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5.1   Reply from the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language: General Scrutiny

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5.2   Letter to the Chair from Cardiff Metropolitan University: Historic Wales

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5.3   Letter to the Chair from Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS): Randerson Report

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5.4   Letter to the Chair from Andrew Green: Historic Wales

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5.5   Letter to the Chair from Draig Enfys: Historic Wales

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5.6   Letter to the Chair from Oasis Cardiff: Historic Wales

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5.7   Letter to the Chair from Ann Saer: Historic Wales

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5.8   Letter to the Chair from Monmouthshire Antiquarian Society: Historic Wales

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5.9   Letter to the Chair from Archives and Records Council of Wales: Historic Wales

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5.10Letter to the Chair from Cymdeithas yr Iaith: Historic Wales (Welsh only)

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5.11Letter to the Chair from Roger Gagg: Historic Wales

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5.12Letter to the Chair from Wales Council for Voluntary Action: Historic Wales

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5.13Letter to the Chair from Oliver Fairclough: Historic Wales

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5.14Letter to the Chair from Professor Martin A. Kayman: Historic Wales

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5.15Letter to the Chair from Jan Michaelis: Historic Wales

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting for Item 7

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7       Private de-brief

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