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Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 16 July 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 16/07/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
09:30	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting. 1.2 Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw MS. Mike Hedges MS attended as a substitute.
09:30-11:00	2.	Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Ministerial evidence session View the background to item 2. Mark Drakeford – Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language Elin Burns – Director of Culture, Heritage, Sport and Welsh Language Jeremy Evas – Head: Prosiect 2050 Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Welsh Government evidence paper , item 2. PDF 329 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s Cymraeg for all? Inquiry. 2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with the questions that were not reached, and any additional questions.
11:00	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Cymraeg for all? View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Letter from Urdd Gobaith Cymru: Providing written evidence on the Urdd’s international programme – 12 June 2025 , item 3.1 PDF 246 KB View as HTML (3.1/1) 14 KB Letter from Urdd Gobaith Cymru: Clarifying the Urdd’s provision for children and young people in the Caerphilly area – 17 June 2025 , item 3.1 PDF 3 MB Letter from Sport Wales: Providing written evidence on the Committee’s Cymraeg for all? inquiry – 4 July 2025 , item 3.1 PDF 262 KB Letter from Menter Caerphilly: Providing further information on the Urdd’s provision in the Caerphilly area - 9 July 2025 , item 3.1 PDF 167 KB View as HTML (3.1/4) 13 KB
	3.2	Public Interest Journalism View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Briefing from Talking Wales on the role of public interest news – 25 June 2025 , item 3.2 PDF 201 KB View as HTML (3.2/1) 18 KB
	3.3	Census 2021 View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Copy letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority: Providing information about the future of population and migration statistics in Wales and England – 4 July 2025 , item 3.3 PDF 182 KB
	3.4	Welsh Government international relations View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter to the First Minister: Raising concerns about the lack of ministerial representation at the Women’s Euros – 1 July 2025 , item 3.4 PDF 89 KB Letter from the First Minister: Responding to concerns about the lack of ministerial representation at the Women’s Euros – 7 July 2025 , item 3.4 PDF 156 KB Ministerial Inward - Outward Visits - June 2025 - 14 July 2025 , item 3.4 PDF 274 KB View as HTML (3.4/3) 22 KB
	3.5	Chairs' forum View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair’s Forum to all Committees: Seeking views on the ‘Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Six Senedd’ consultation – 8 July 2025 , item 3.5 PDF 179 KB
	3.6	Inter-institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 3.6 Supporting documents: Copy letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Informing that the next meeting of the Creative Industries Inter-Ministerial Group will take place on 16 July 2025 – 9 July 2025 , item 3.6 PDF 89 KB
	3.7	UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement View the background to item 3.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Wales Council for Voluntary Action on engagement with the Welsh Government in relation to the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement - 11 July 2025 , item 3.7 PDF 148 KB
	3.8	Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill View the background to item 3.8 Supporting documents: Copy letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee: Providing an update on EU's data adequacy decisions for the UK - 14 July 2025 , item 3.8 PDF 145 KB
11:00	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
11:10-12:00	5.	Consideration of the evidence received, citizen engagement findings, and key issues. View the background to item 5. Supporting documents: Citizen Engagement Findings report - Cymraeg i bawb? , item 5. PDF 629 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received, the citizen engagement findings, and the key issues.
12:00-12:15	6.	Forward work programme - Forward work programme – Consideration of the outline programme for the Autumn term View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 30 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the forward work programme.
12:15-12:30	7.	UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement - Consideration of draft report View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 32 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee approved the draft report subject to a few minor amendments.

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