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

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.58
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15542

Hybrid

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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 Hannah Blythyn MS (In place of Alun Davies MS)
Witnesses:	Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership Joedi Langley, Welsh Government Elin Burns, Welsh Government Paul Kindred, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Manon George (Clerk) Haidee James (Second Clerk) Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk) Manon Huws (Legal Adviser) Osian Bowyer (Researcher) Robin Wilkinson (Researcher) Madelaine Phillips (Researcher) Nia Moss (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 Alun Davies MS. Hannah Blythyn MS attended as a substitute.

1.3 The Chair paid tribute to Hefin David MS, a former member of the Committee who passed away during the Summer recess. A moment of silence was held to reflect on his loss.

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2 General ministerial scrutiny

2.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s general ministerial scrutiny

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with any additional questions.

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3 Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.1 Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

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3.2 Charging for exhibitions

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3.3 Welsh Government international relations

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3.4 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

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3.5 Census 2021

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3.6 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

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3.7 Cymraeg for all

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3.8 Forward work programme

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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 General ministerial scrutiny: Consideration of the evidence received

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 International relations monitoring report

6.1 The Committee considered the international relations monitoring report for September 2025.

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7 Forward work programme

7.1 The Committee considered arrangements for scrutiny of the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill.

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8 Chairs Forum Consultation: Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd

8.1 The Committee considered the Chair’s Forum Consultation and shared their views on the questions posed in it.

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9 Forward work programme

9.1 Due to time constraints the Committee agreed to provide comments on the Arfor inquiry scoping paper by email.

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