Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 20 March 2019

Meeting time: 09.32 - 11.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5344

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Bethan Sayed AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Delyth Jewell AM Caroline Jones AM David Melding AM Rhianon Passmore AM
Witnesses:	Tina McMahon, Caerphilly County Borough Council Lauren Hughes, Caerphilly County Borough Council Kelly Barr, Age Cymru Dr Valerie Billingham, Age Cymru
Committee Staff:	Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Vikki Howells AM and Jayne Bryant AM.

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2 Count me in! - Inquiry into the role of arts and culture in addressing poverty and social exclusion: Local authorities

2.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.
2.2 Witnesses agreed to provide information regarding data collected on the employment support participants who have sought employment in the cultural sector.

2.3 Additionally, witnesses agreed to provide information on any assessments which have been undertaken on local schemes which have proven beneficial to participants.

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3 Count me in! - Inquiry into the role of arts and culture in addressing poverty and social exclusion: Voluntary sector

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

3.2 Witnesses agreed to provide additional information regarding Gwanwyn Clubs.

3.3 Witnesses agreed to provide information regarding volunteering and engaging with older people to undertake volunteer work.

3.4 Witnesses agreed to provide information regarding engagement work undertaken with the BME community through the Age Alliance Focus Group.

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4 Paper(s) to note

4.1 Committee Members noted the paper.

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4.1 Correspondence with BBC Cymru Wales regarding the National Broadcast Archive

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting

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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