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Ministerial scrutiny sessions

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3.)

3. General ministerial scrutiny: Welsh Language

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

Elin Burns, Director for Culture, Heritage, Sport and Welsh Language

Jeremy Evas, Head of Project 2050

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Meeting: 12/11/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4.6)

4.6 Scrutiny of the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership

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Meeting: 17/09/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 General ministerial scrutiny

Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership

Joedi Langley, Head of Creative Industries Sector Team, Welsh Government

Elin Burns, Director of Culture, Heritage, Sport and Welsh Language, Welsh Government

Paul Kindred, Deputy Director, Culture, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

2.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s general ministerial scrutiny

 

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with any additional questions.

 

Meeting: 17/09/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

General ministerial scrutiny: Consideration of the evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

Meeting: 16/07/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Consideration of the evidence received, citizen engagement findings, and key issues.

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received, the citizen engagement findings, and the key issues.

Meeting: 19/02/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 2.7 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

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Meeting: 16/01/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 6)

6 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

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Meeting: 28/11/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)

Ministerial scrutiny: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 28/11/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills & Social Partnership

Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills & Social Partnership

Ruth Meadows, Director for Culture, Heritage and Sport, Welsh Government

Jason Thomas, Director, Tourism, Marketing, Events and Creative Wales, Welsh Government

 

Research brief

Welsh Government written evidence

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Culture, Skills & Social Partnership.

 

3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister on matters relating to the evidence session.

Meeting: 17/10/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4)

4 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

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Meeting: 26/09/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

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Meeting: 16/09/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip following up from the general scrutiny session - 28 August 2024

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Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

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Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language and the Cabinet Secretary for Education - CANCELLED

Meeting: 10/07/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

Ministerial scrutiny: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 10/07/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice

Lesley Griffiths MS, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice

Paul Kindred, Divisional Deputy, Culture Division, Welsh Government

 

Research brief

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice.

 

2.2 The Cabinet Secretary was supported by additional Welsh Government officials namely, Neil Welch, Head of Sport; Kate Roberts, Head of Historic Environment; and Joedi Langley, Head of Sector Development.

 

2.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary on matters relating to the evidence session.

Meeting: 15/05/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 General scrutiny sessions

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Meeting: 13/05/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Culture regarding general Ministerial scrutiny

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Meeting: 27/02/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence between the First Minister, Trefnydd and the Finance Committee regarding the scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills

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Meeting: 15/02/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)

7 Ministerial scrutiny: Consideration of draft correspondence

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the correspondence as drafted.

Meeting: 28/09/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Minister for Economy to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee regarding preparations for the World Cup

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Meeting: 14/07/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Preparations for the World Cup: Consideration of draft correspondence

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Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft correspondence with minor amendments.

Meeting: 23/06/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Ministerial scrutiny

Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister

Des Clifford, Director, Office of the First Minister, Welsh Government

Andrew Gwatkin, Director, International Relations and Trade, Welsh Government

 

Research Brief

Written evidence from the Welsh Government

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Government.

 

5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the First Minister regarding issues relevant to the session.

Meeting: 02/02/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee regarding the Term of Government Remit Letters to Welsh Government Sponsored Bodies

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Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Joint letter from the Minister for Economy and the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee following Ministerial scrutiny session

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Meeting: 24/11/2021 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)

7 General scrutiny: Consideration of draft correspondence

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed the draft correspondence and agreed to consider amendments outside of this meeting.

Meeting: 13/10/2021 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language regarding an update on the progress of support for the Welsh language

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Meeting: 13/10/2021 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee regarding the impact of the sale of Bad Wolf

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Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

Owain Lloyd, Director of Education and Welsh Language

Bethan Webb, Deputy Director – Welsh Language

 

 

Research Brief

Welsh Government written evidence paper

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.

Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter to the Welsh Government following the Ministerial Scrutiny session with the Minister for Economy and the Deputy Minister for the Arts and Sport and Chief Whip

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Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter to the Welsh Government on the impact of the sale of Bad Wolf

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Meeting: 15/09/2021 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy

Dawn Bowden MS, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Chief Whip

Jason Thomas, Director, Culture, Sport and Tourism

Sioned Evans, Director, Business and Regions

 

Welsh Government written evidence paper

Research brief

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip.

 

2.2 The Ministers agreed to provide further information on issues relating to the scrutiny session.

 

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