Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 13 February 2020

Meeting time:09.30-10.38
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5943

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Bethan Sayed AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM John Griffiths AM Carwyn Jones AM David Melding AM Helen Mary Jones AM
Witnesses:	Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism Jodi Langley, Creative Wales Gerwyn Evans, Creative Wales
Committee Staff:	Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair welcomed members of the Committee.

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2 Inquiry into Music Industry in Wales: Welsh Government

The Deputy Minister answered questions from members of the Committee. It was agreed that officials would provide further statistics relating to music venues claiming business rates reductions when it is available at the end of the financial year. Officials also agreed to provide further information on the scoping exercise to extend the Forte project across Wales.

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3 Paper(s) to note

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3.1 Correspondence with the Welsh Language Commissioner: Draft budget 2020-21

Members agreed to write to the Minister for International Affairs and the Welsh Language to ask for her comments on the letter from the Welsh Language Commissioner.

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3.2 Correspondence with Arts Council for Wales: Investment Review

Members noted the paper.

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3.3 Correspondence with the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism: Draft budget 2020-21

Members agreed to write to the Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism on the failure to recruit a commercial director for the National Museum of Wales.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for remainder of the meeting

Members agreed the motion.

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5 Private Debrief

Members discussed the evidence.

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