Agenda

Private pre-meeting

Public

Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for this meeting

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Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Stakeholder evidence session with Academics

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Supporting documents:

• Restricted enclosure 3 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted
• Written evidence - Dr Rebekah Humphreys , item 3. PDF 255 KB View as HTML (3./2) 60 KB
• Written evidence - Professor Andrew Knight , item 3. PDF 2 MB

Break

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Stakeholder evidence session with Greyhound racers

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Supporting documents:

• Written evidence - Greyhound Board of Great Britain , item 4. PDF 392 KB
• Written evidence - Racecourse Promoters’ Association , item 4. PDF 725 KB View as HTML (4./2) 89 KB
• Written evidence - Greyhound Board of Great Britain - Following the Committee's meeting on 15 October 2025 , item 4. PDF 833 KB View as HTML (4./3) 48 KB

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6 and 10 of this meeting, and for the start of the meeting on 6 November 2025

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Private

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the evidence received

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Lunch

Public

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Stakeholder evidence session with dog trainers

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Break

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Stakeholder evidence session with local authorities and enforcement

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Supporting documents:

• Written evidence - WLGA , item 8. PDF 378 KB View as HTML (8./1) 59 KB

Papers to note

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Cymraeg for all?

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Supporting documents:

• Research article by Robert Jones and Gregory Davies on the experiences of Welsh-speakers at HMP Berwyn - 8 October 2025 , item 9.1 PDF 490 KB

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill

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Supporting documents:

• Written Evidence: Greyhound Rescue Wales - 7 October 2025 , item 9.2 PDF 866 KB
• Copy letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Requesting evidence on the financial implications of the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill – 9 October 2025 , item 9.2 PDF 138 KB
• Letter from the Llywydd: Requesting written evidence on the practice of publishing pre-introduction versions of Bills – 10 October 2025 , item 9.2 PDF 88 KB
• Dogs Trust and RSPCA submission to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission: Setting out their views on greyhound racing (February 2023) – 15 October 2025 , item 9.2 PDF 502 KB
• All-party Group for Animal Welfare report: The fate of racing greyhounds and working lurchers in Wales (October 2003) – 15 October 2025 , item 9.2 PDF 1 MB
• Greyhound Forum for Wales report: A better bet for greyhounds – A submission to the Welsh Assembly Government in view of proposals to introduce regulations and a code of practice for greyhounds racing in Wales (November 2007) – 15 October 2025 , item 9.2 PDF 2 MB
• Voluntary code of practice: The Welfare of Racing Greyhound (Wales) – 15 October 2025 , item 9.2 PDF 2 MB

Welsh Government international relations

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Supporting documents:

• Ministerial inward/outward visits for September 2025 – 10 October 2025 , item 9.3 PDF 178 KB View as HTML (9.3/1) 17 KB

Private

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the evidence received

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