Concise Minutes - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 10 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.20 - 14.23
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15166


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Delyth Jewell MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Alun Davies MS

Gareth Davies MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Witnesses:

Osian Elias, Iaith

Rhian Hodges, Bangor University

Michael Hornsby, Adam Mickiewicz University

Kathryn Jones, Iaith

Ruth Kircher, European Centre for Minority Issues

Bernadette O’Rourke, University of Glasgow

Iain Quick, Welsh Government

Dr Elin Royles, Aberystwyth University

Nikolay Slavkov, University of Ottawa

Robert James Talbot, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada

Committee Staff:

Haidee James (Second Clerk)

Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Lee Waters MS.

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2       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 3, 6 and 9 of this meeting

2.1 The motion was agreed.

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3       Private briefing on the new Ireland-Wales Shared Statement 2030

3.1 The Committee received a briefing on the new Ireland-Wales Shared Statement 2030.

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4       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Evidence session with experts on language behaviour change - Panel 9

4.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Cymraeg for all? inquiry.

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5       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Evidence session with experts on language behaviour change - Panel 10

5.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Cymraeg for all? Inquiry.

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6       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Consideration of the evidence received

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received during items 4 and 5 of the meeting.

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7       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Evidence session with international experts - Panel 11

7.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Cymraeg for all? Inquiry.

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8       Papers to note

8.1 The papers were noted.

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8.1   The Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2025-26

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8.2   Welsh Government's International Strategy

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8.3   Welsh Government International Relations

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8.4   Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Data (Use and Access) Bill

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8.5   UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement

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8.6   Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

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8.7   General scrutiny of Sport Wales

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9       Cymraeg for all? inquiry - Consideration of the evidence received

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received during item 7 of the meeting.

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