Agenda - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: 16 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Manon George

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCulture@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09:15-09:30

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

09:30

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2 Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Ministerial evidence session

09:30-11:00 (Pages 1 - 52)

Mark Drakeford – Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

Elin Burns – Director of Culture, Heritage, Sport and Welsh Language

Jeremy Evas – Head: Prosiect 2050

Attached Documents:
Key issues and Ministerial evidence session paper
Welsh Government evidence paper

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3 Papers to note

11:00

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3.1 Cymraeg for all?

(Pages 53 - 68)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Urdd Gobaith Cymru: Providing written evidence on the Urdd’s international programme – 12 June 2025
Letter from Urdd Gobaith Cymru: Clarifying the Urdd’s provision for children and young people in the Caerphilly area – 17 June 2025
Letter from Sport Wales: Providing written evidence on the Committee’s Cymraeg for all? inquiry – 4 July 2025
Letter from Menter Caerphilly: Providing further information on the Urdd’s provision in the Caerphilly area - 9 July 2025

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3.2 Public Interest Journalism

(Pages 69 - 71)

Attached Documents:
Briefing from Talking Wales on the role of public interest news – 25 June 2025

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3.3 Census 2021

(Pages 72 - 73)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority: Providing information about the future of population and migration statistics in Wales and England – 4 July 2025

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3.4 Welsh Government international relations

(Pages 74 - 78)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the First Minister: Raising concerns about the lack of ministerial representation at the Women’s Euros – 1 July 2025
Letter from the First Minister: Responding to concerns about the lack of ministerial representation at the Women’s Euros – 7 July 2025
Ministerial Inward - Outward Visits - June 2025 - 14 July 2025

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3.5 Chairs' forum

(Page 79)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair’s Forum to all Committees: Seeking views on the ‘Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Six Senedd’ consultation – 8 July 2025

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3.6 Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

(Page 80)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Informing that the next meeting of the Creative Industries Inter-Ministerial Group will take place on 16 July 2025 – 9 July 2025

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3.7 UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

(Pages 81 - 83)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Wales Council for Voluntary Action on engagement with the Welsh Government in relation to the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement - 11 July 2025

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3.8 Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill

(Pages 84 - 85)

Attached Documents:
Copy letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee: Providing an update on EU's data adequacy decisions for the UK - 14 July 2025

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

11:00

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Break

11:00-11:10

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5 Consideration of the evidence received, citizen engagement findings, and key issues.

11:10-12:00 (Pages 86 - 115)

Attached Documents:
Citizen Engagement Findings report - Cymraeg i bawb?

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6 Forward work programme - Forward work programme – Consideration of the outline programme for the Autumn term

12:00-12:15 (Pages 116 - 125)

Attached Documents:
Forward Work Programme Autumn 2025

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7 UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement - Consideration of draft report

12:15-12:30 (Pages 126 - 238)

Attached Documents:
Draft report on the UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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