Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Meeting time: 09. - 12.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5124

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Bethan Sayed AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Caroline Jones AM Dai Lloyd AM David Melding AM Rhianon Passmore AM Jenny Rathbone AM
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:	Steve George (Clerk) Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk) Osian Bowyer (Researcher) Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Jane Hutt AM, Vikki Howells AM attended as a substitute.

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2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-20 - Minister for the Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning

2.1 The Minister and her officials responded to questions from Members of the Committee and agreed to provide:

· A breakdown of the funding allocation for the sabbatical scheme; and

· The action plan of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, in relation to further education – when it becomes available.

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3 Annual Scrutiny of Ofcom Wales

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Committee Members and agreed to provide:

· A memorandum of understanding on what the regulatory function is and who does what in relation to Ofcom’s relationship with S4C; and

· A note on the level of awareness amongst non-Welsh speakers relating to Ofcom’s requirement that 53% of programmes on S4C must be subtitled.

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4 Paper(s) to note

4.1 Committee Members noted the papers.

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4.1 Letter to the Chair from Adam Somerset: National Theatre of Wales

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4.2 Letter to the Chair from the Chair of Petitions Committee: Petition P-05-840 Fair Funding for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and all other Local Authorities

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Private debrief

6.1 Committee Members discussed the evidence received.

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7 Discussion of approach to oral evidence

7.1 Committee Members discussed their approach to taking oral evidence.

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