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


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.29 - 12.20
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15492


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Delyth Jewell MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Gareth Davies MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Lee Waters MS

Mike Hedges MS (In place of Mick Antoniw MS)

Witnesses:

Elin Burns, Welsh Government

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

Jeremy Evas, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Manon George (Clerk)

Haidee James (Second Clerk)

Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk)

Manon Huws (Legal Adviser)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw MS. Mike Hedges MS attended as a substitute.

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2       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Ministerial evidence session

2.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s Cymraeg for all? Inquiry.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with the questions that were not reached, and any additional questions.

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3       Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.1   Cymraeg for all?

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3.2   Public Interest Journalism

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3.3   Census 2021

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3.4   Welsh Government international relations

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3.5   Chairs' forum

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3.6   Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

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

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3.8   Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received, the citizen engagement findings, and the key issues.

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

6.1 The Committee considered the forward work programme.

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

7.1 The Committee approved the draft report subject to a few minor amendments.

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