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Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 17 April 2024 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 17/04/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee. 1.2 Apologies were received from Alun Davies MS.
(09.30 - 10.30)	2.	One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: Evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations (1) View the background to item 2. Dafydd Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, representing CollegesWales Lisa Mytton, Strategic Director, National Training Federation Wales Dr Ioan Matthews, Chief Executive Officer, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Research brief Consultation responses Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted National Training Federation Wales consultation response , item 2. PDF 109 KB View as HTML (2./2) 35 KB Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol consultation response , item 2. PDF 609 KB View as HTML (2./3) 49 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of CollegesWales; National Training Federation Wales; and Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
(10.40 - 11.15)	3.	One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: Evidence session with National Centre for Learning Welsh (2) View the background to item 3. Dona Lewis, Chief Executive Officer Supporting documents: National Centre for Learning Welsh consultation response (English Translation by Senedd Commission) , item 3. PDF 89 KB View as HTML (3./1) 35 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from a representative of National Centre for Learning Welsh.
(11.15)	4.	Papers(s) to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted. 4.2 The Committee agreed to consider at its next formal meeting a draft response to the Finance Committee’s letter inviting comments to inform future scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget. 4.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to highlight concerns around the culture sector in Wales as a result of budget cuts, specifically museums. 4.4 The Committee agreed to write to the newly appointed First Minister and Cabinet Secretaries to restate the Committee’s priority areas for the remainder of the Sixth Senedd. 4.5 The Committee agreed to write to Books Council of Wales following the publication of a tender for a new magazine in Wales. 4.6 The Committee agreed to write to the Petitions Committee asking to be kept updated with the progress of a petition to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.
	4.1	Arts Council of Wales: Investment Review View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter from Arts Council of Wales: Providing further information about post-Investment Review transition support for members leaving the Portfolio – 7 March 2024 , item 4.1 PDF 63 KB
	4.2	Legislative Consent: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Letter copied for information from the First Minister to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Responding to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report on Legislative Consent Memorandum (No. 3) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - 8 March 2024 , item 4.2 PDF 178 KB Letter copied for information from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the First Minister: Requesting clarification of matters relating to Legislative Consent Memorandum (No. 3) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – 15 March 2024 , item 4.2 PDF 133 KB Letter copied for information from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure: Requesting clarification of matters relating to Legislative Consent Memorandum (No. 3) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – 15 March 2024 , item 4.2 PDF 140 KB
	4.3	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter copied for information from the Minister for Economy to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Providing a summary of the discussions at the sixth meeting of the UK-EU Relations Inter-Ministerial Group on 6 March 2024 – 12 March 2024 , item 4.3 PDF 126 KB
	4.4	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Correspondence copied for information from Jamie Medhurst, Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University to the First Minister: Raising concerns about cuts to the Culture sector – 8 March 2024 (English Translation by Senedd Commission) , item 4.4 PDF 572 KB View as HTML (4.4/1) 26 KB Letter to the Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism: Requesting information about the impact of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2024-25 - 13 March 2024 , item 4.4 PDF 101 KB Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee: Inviting comments to inform future scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget – 22 March 2024 , item 4.4 PDF 133 KB Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Providing information about the impact of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2024–25 - 4 April 2024 , item 4.4 PDF 223 KB
	4.5	Books Council of Wales magazine funding model View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter from Gwen Davies, Editor, New Welsh Review: Raising concerns about the Books Council of Wales’s administration of publishing grants for English language magazines - 19 March 2024 , item 4.5 PDF 178 KB
	4.6	Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Correspondence from Abi Tierney, Chief Executive of the Welsh Rugby Union: Advising the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer – 21 March 2024 , item 4.6 PDF 253 KB View as HTML (4.6/1) 18 KB
	4.7	The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Letter to the Rt Hon the Lord Goldsmith KC, Chair of the International Agreements Committee: Copying letters for information from the Welsh Government and the UK Government about the plans to ratify the Convention - 25 March 2023 , item 4.7 PDF 109 KB
	4.8	P-06-1387 Provide humanitarian aid to Gaza View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Letter copied for information from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Minister for Social Justice: Requesting clarification of matters relating to Petition P-06-1387 Provide humanitarian aid to Gaza – 23 February 2024 , item 4.8 PDF 91 KB
(11.15)	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Motion was agreed.
(11.15 - 11.30)	6.	One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Welsh Government with a series of questions.
(11.30 - 12.00)	7.	Consideration of the forward work programme for summer 2024 (2) View the background to item 7. Draft forward work programme Draft terms of reference for an inquiry into the video games industry Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 31 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 32 View the reasons why document 7./2 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft forward work programme.
(12.00 - 12.10)	8.	Six Nations rugby broadcasting rights: Consideration of draft report (2) View the background to item 8. Draft report Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 34 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee agreed the report as drafted.

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