Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5121

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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw AM

Siân Gwenllian AM

Neil Hamilton AM

David Melding AM

Witnesses:

Bethan Sayed AM

Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director, BBC Cymru Wales

Elan Closs Stephens, BBC Trust

Nick Andrews, BBC

Committee Staff:

Tanwen Summers (Second Clerk)

Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Jenny Rathbone AM, there was no substitute.

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2       Short inquiry into ‘Building an S4C for the future: An independent review by Euryn Ogwen Williams’: Evidence session 4

2.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Committee Members.

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3       Annual Scrutiny of BBC Cymru Wales

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Committee Members.

 

3.2 Rhodri Talfan Davies offered Committee Members a visit to the BBC Cymru Wales headquarters in Central Square, Cardiff, and agreed to provide information relating to whether the administrative cost of acquiring a license to access the BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service was preventing smaller news organisations, such as hyperlocals, from accessing the service.

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4       Paper(s) to note

4.1 Committee Members noted the papers.

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4.1   Film and major television production in Wales: Reply from Pinewood

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

5.1 Committee Members agreed the motion.

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6       Private debrief

6.1 Committee Members discussed the evidence received.

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7       Read all about it - inquiry into news journalism in Wales: Consideration of Welsh Government response

7.1 Committee Members considered the Welsh Government’s response.

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8       Ofcom review of rules for prominence of public service broadcasters and local TV: Consideration of consultation response

8.1 Committee Members agreed to submit a response to the consultation.

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9       The role of arts and culture in addressing poverty and social exclusion: Consideration of scoping paper

9.1 Committee Members considered the scoping paper.

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