Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee meeting vi Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 14 January 2021

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/11099

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Helen Mary Jones MS (Temporary Chair)

Jack Sargeant MS (In place of Mick Antoniw MS)

John Griffiths MS

Mike Hedges MS (In place of Carwyn Jones MS)

David Melding MS

Witnesses:

Dafydd Elis-Thomas MS, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism

Jeremy Evas, Welsh Government

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Mental Health, Well-being and Welsh Language

Bethan Webb, Welsh Government

Jason Thomas, Welsh Government

Jo Thomas, Welsh Government

 

 

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

Manon Huws (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Carwyn Jones and Mick Antoniw.

 

Jack Sargeant and Mike Hedges attended the meeting as substitutes.

 

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2       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

Members discussed the Draft Budget with the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism.

 

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3       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

Members discussed the Draft Budget with the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Welsh Language.

 

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4       Paper(s) to note

Members noted the papers.

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4.1   Correspondence from the Llywydd on the impact of COVID on journalism

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4.2   Correspondence with BBC Cymru Wales on Licence Fee Settlement Process and the Ofcom Review

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4.3   Correspondence with the Welsh Government on support for creative industries

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4.4   Correspondence with the Welsh Government on freelancer grant fund

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4.5   Correspondence with the Welsh Government on the National Library of Wales and education

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4.6   Correspondence with the Welsh Government on the Tailored Review of the National Library of Wales

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4.7   Correspondence with Welsh Government on Public Appointments

 

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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       Private debrief

Members agreed to write to Welsh Government, outlining their views on the draft budget.

 

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7       Presentation of the findings from focus groups for the inquiry into who gets remembered in public spaces

The Committee received a summary of findings, and agreed to publish the summary in due course.

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