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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.14
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15379

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS (Chair) Mick Antoniw MS Alun Davies MS Gareth Davies MS Llyr Gruffydd MS (In place of Heledd Fychan MS)
Witnesses:	Billie-Jade Thomas, RSPCA Vanessa Waddon, Hope Rescue Chris Burghes, Blue Cross James Fitch, Dogs Trust Dr Sibylle Kuonen, Greyhound Rescue Wales
Committee Staff:	Haidee James (Second Clerk) Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk) Manon Huws (Legal Adviser) Katy Orford (Researcher)

1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Heledd Fychan MS. Llyr Gruffydd MS attended as a substitute for Heledd Fychan MS.

2 Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Stakeholder evidence session with animal welfare groups

2.1 The Committee held an evidence session with stakeholders from animal welfare groups on the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill.

3 Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the meeting of 23 October

3.1 This item was deferred until the meeting of 23 October.

4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the rest of the meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

5 Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence received

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.