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Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 25 September 2025 09.15

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Transcript: Transcript for 25/09/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
09:15	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 Lee Waters MS. 1.3 Apologies were received from Heledd Fychan MS for items 7 and 8, and Llyr Gruffydd MS attended as a substitute for these items.
09:15-10:30	2.	Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies: Evidence session with Sport Wales View the background to item 2. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair, Sport Wales Graham Williams, Director, Sport Intelligence and Service Development, Sport Wales Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee held an annual scrutiny session with Sport Wales. 2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with any of the questions that were not reached during the session.
10:40-11:40	3.	Annual scrutiny of arms-length bodies: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales View the background to item 3. Christopher Catling, Chief Executive, Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Hayley Roberts, Deputy Chair, Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Supporting documents: Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales - Evidence paper , item 3. PDF 478 KB View as HTML (3./1) 50 KB Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 3./2 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee held an annual scrutiny session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. 3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with any questions that were not reached during the session.
11:40	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter from Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol responding to the consultation on the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2026-27 – 16 September 2025 , item 4.1 PDF 405 KB
	4.2	Inter-institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Copy letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee notifying of the publication of a Memorandum of Understanding between Welsh Ministers and HM Prison and Probation Service – 16 September 2025 , item 4.2 PDF 168 KB
11:40	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
11:40-11:55	6.	Annual scrutiny with arms-length bodies - Consideration of evidence received View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
12:00-12:45	7.	Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Technical briefing View the background to item 7. Chloë Davies, Bill Manager, Welsh Government Jackie Price, Head of Greyhound Bill Team, Welsh Government James Morris, Bill Facilitator, Welsh Government Kate Frawley, Policy Lead, Welsh Government Elizabeth Thomas, Lawyer, Welsh Government Minutes: 7.1 The Committee received a technical briefing from the Welsh Government on the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill.
12:45-12:55	8.	Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Approach to scrutiny View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 13 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 14 View the reasons why document 8./2 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill, and agreed to consider updated survey questions at the following week’s meeting.
12:55-13:00	9.	Chairs' Forum consultation on reviewing Committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd – Consideration of the draft consultation response View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 16 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft consultation response.

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