Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee meeting via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 November 2020

Meeting time: 09.30 – 12:00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6534

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Attendance

Category

Names

Senedd Members:

Helen Mary Jones MS (Temporary Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

John Griffiths MS

Carwyn Jones MS

David Melding MS

Witnesses:

Dylan Foster Evans, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and Welsh Place-Name Society

Dyfan Sion, Director of Policy and Research, Welsh Language Commissioner

Guto Brychan, Clwb Ifor Bach

Samantha Dabb, Le Pub

Robat Idris, Cymdeithas yr Iaith

Gary Lulham, Sin City Club

 

Committee Staff:

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Mick Antoniw MS declared an interest: his son works as a freelancer in the creative industries.

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2       National Development Framework 2020-2040

Members discussed the impact of the National Development Framework with the witnesses. There was a short pause in the live broadcast feed.

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3       COVID-19: impact of the outbreak on live music

Members discussed the impact of the lockdown with witnesses.

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4       Paper(s) to note

Members noted the paper.

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4.1   Correspondence with Welsh Government on support for culture, heritage and journalism

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting

Members agreed the motion.

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6       COVID-19: impact of the outbreak on the arts - discussion of evidence from stakeholder session

Members agreed to postpone this item for a future meeting.

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7       Who gets remembered in public spaces? Consideration of next steps

Members agreed the proposed timetable for taking oral evidence and writing a report.

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8       Private Debrief

Members agreed to write to the Minister for Housing and Local Government with recommendations on the National Development Framework and the Welsh language.

Members noted that the Chair will meet freelance workers in the arts sector on 20 November to discuss the impact of the pandemic.

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