Concise Minutes - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Meeting time: 09.35 - 12.24
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14010

Hybrid

------

Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS (Chair) Huw Irranca-Davies MS (In place of Hefin David MS) Alun Davies MS Tom Giffard MS Llyr Gruffydd MS Carolyn Thomas MS
Witnesses:	Dawn Bowden MS, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy Dean Medcraft, Welsh Government Jason Thomas, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Lleu Williams, Clerk Haidee James, Second Clerk Evan Jones, Deputy Clerk Ceri Thomas, Committee Support Officer Robin Wilkinson, Researcher Sam Mason, Legal Adviser

<AI1>

1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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 Hefin David MS. Huw Irranca-Davies MS attended as a substitute Member.

</AI1>

<AI2>

2 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy

2.1     The Committee received evidence from the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy.

2.2     The Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism agreed to share aa copy of the culture strategy with the Committee in advance of its publication.

2.3     The Committee agreed to write to the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism for additional information.

</AI2>

<AI3>

3 Papers to note

3.1     The papers were noted.

</AI3>

<AI4>

3.1 Allegations concerning bullying at S4C

</AI4>

<AI5>

3.2 Arts Council of Wales: Investment Review

</AI5>

<AI6>

3.3 Public service broadcasting in Wales

</AI6>

<AI7>

4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the beginning of the following meeting (24 January 2024)

4.1     The Motion was agreed.

</AI7>

<AI8>

5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: consideration of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

5.2     The Committee agreed to write to the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism with the questions not reached during the session.

</AI8>

<AI9>

6 Legislative Consent: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.3)

6.1     The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum.

</AI9>

<AI10>

7 Public service broadcasting in Wales: consideration of the key issues

7.1     The Committee considered the key issues.

</AI10>

<TRAILER_SECTION>

</TRAILER_SECTION>

<LAYOUT_SECTION>

1. FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2. FIELD_TITLE

</TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

</HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_SUMMARY

</COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.1 FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.2 FIELD_TITLE

</TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>