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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS (Chair) Mick Antoniw MS Gareth Davies MS Heledd Fychan MS Lee Waters MS Llyr Gruffydd MS (Invited Guest) (In place of Heledd Fychan MS)
Witnesses:	Llyr Gruffydd MS Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Jackie Price, Welsh Government Dafydd Rhys, Arts Council of Wales Maggie Russell, Chair of the Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Wales Elizabeth Thomas, Welsh Government Lorna Virgo, Arts Council Wales James Morris, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Richard Thomas (Clerk) Haidee James (Second Clerk) Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk)

1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Alun Davies MS.

1.3 Apologies were received from Heledd Fychan MS for items 1-5 of today’s meeting. Llyr Gruffydd MS attended as a substitute for Heledd Fychan MS.

2 The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session

2.1 The Members questioned the witnesses on the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill.

3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 5 and 8 of this meeting

3.1 The motion was agreed.

4 The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Consideration of the evidence received

4.1 The Members considered the evidence received.

5 The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Approach to Scrutiny

5.1 The Committee considered the approach to scrutiny of the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill.

5.2 The Committee agreed the suggested amendments to the survey.

6 Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies: Evidence session with the Arts Council of Wales

6.1 The Committee held an evidence session with the Arts Council of Wales.

6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with any questions that were not reached during the evidence session.

7 Papers to note

7.1 Census 2021

7.1 The paper was noted.

7.2 Appointment of the new Chair of S4C

7.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in relation to the Senedd’s involvement in the appointment of the Chair of S4C.

8 Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies: Consideration of evidence

8.1 The Members considered the evidence received.

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