Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 18 July 2019

Meeting time: 10.03 - 11.38
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5549


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Bethan Sayed AM (Chair)

John Griffiths AM

Delyth Jewell AM

Rhianon Passmore AM

Witnesses:

Uzo Iwobi OBE, Race Council Cymru

Abu-bakr Madden Al-Shabbaz, Race Council Cymru

Vernesta Cyril, Race Council Cymru

Carl Connikie, Race Council Cymru

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Sian Hughes (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw AM, Carwyn Jones AM and David Melding AM.

1.3 Rhianon Passmore AM attended as a substitute.

1.4 The Chair thanked Members, the Clerking and Research teams for their hard work during the term.

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2       Teaching of Welsh history, culture and heritage: evidence session with representatives of Race Council Cymru

2.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

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3       Paper(s) to note

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3.1   Letter to Ofcom regarding the BBC's request to remove the requirement for 100% speech content during the breakfast radio time slot

3.1 Members noted the paper.

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3.2   Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee in relation to the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2020-21

3.2 Members noted the paper.

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3.3   Correspondence with the Minister for Economy and Transport regarding the Hyperlocal Journalism Fund

3.3 Members noted the paper.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Private debrief

5.1 Members discussed the evidence received.

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6       Consideration of draft short report: Community Radio

6.1 Members agreed its report, subject to minor amendments.

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7       Consideration of the forward work programme

7.1 Members agreed to discuss the forward work programme at its first meeting following Summer recess.

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