Agenda and minutes

Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 2 October 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 02/10/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
	1.	Introductions, apologies and substitutions View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting. 1.2 Apologies were received from Alun Davies MS. 1.3 Apologies were received from Heledd Fychan MS for items 1-5 of today’s meeting. Llyr Gruffydd MS attended as a substitute for Heledd Fychan MS.
09.30 - 11.00	2.	The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session View the background to item 2. Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill Explanatory Memorandum Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs James Morris, Bill Facilitator Jackie Price, Head of the Greyhound Team Elizabeth Thomas, Lawyer Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Members questioned the witnesses on the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill.
11:00	3.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 5 and 8 of this meeting View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The motion was agreed.
11:00 - 11:15	4.	The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Consideration of the evidence received View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Members considered the evidence received.
11:15-11:20	5.	The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Approach to Scrutiny View the background to item 5. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the approach to scrutiny of the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill. 5.2 The Committee agreed the suggested amendments to the survey.
11.30 - 12.45	6.	Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies: Evidence session with the Arts Council of Wales View the background to item 6. Dafydd Rhys, Chief Executive Lorna Virgo, Director of Finance and Business Maggie Russell, Chair Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 8 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 9 View the reasons why document 6./2 is restricted Restricted enclosure 10 View the reasons why document 6./3 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee held an evidence session with the Arts Council of Wales. 6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with any questions that were not reached during the evidence session.
12.45	7.	Papers to note View the background to item 7.
	7.1	Census 2021 View the background to item 7.1 Supporting documents: Copy letter from the Finance Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Responding to the Cabinet Secretary's letter of 4 August 2025 on planning for Census 2031 – 22 September 2025 , item 7.1 PDF 85 KB Minutes: 7.1 The paper was noted.
	7.2	Appointment of the new Chair of S4C View the background to item 7.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts: Raising concerns about the appointment process for the Chair of S4C - 29 May 2025 , item 7.2 PDF 107 KB Letter from the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts: Responding to the Committee's letter of 29 May 2025 on the appointment process for the Chair of S4C – 24 September 2025 , item 7.2 PDF 140 KB Minutes: 7.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in relation to the Senedd’s involvement in the appointment of the Chair of S4C.
12.45 - 13.00	8.	Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Members considered the evidence received.

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