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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Delyth Jewell MS Mick Antoniw MS Alun Davies MS Gareth Davies MS Heledd Fychan MS Lee Waters MS
Witnesses:	Tim Davie, BBC Delyth Evans, S4C Pete Andrews, Channel 4 Kevin Blacoe, Channel 4 Geraint Evans, S4C Philip Henfrey, Ofcom Garmon Rhys, BBC Cymru Wales Rhuanedd Richards, BBC Cristina Nicolotti Squires, Ofcom Jo Street, Channel 4
Committee Staff:	Richard Thomas (Clerk) Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk) Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2 2 Members of the Committee declared an interest. The Chair is a member of the BBC National Chorus of Wales, and Lee Waters MS’s son is a BBC apprentice.

2 Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC

2.1 The Committee questioned the witnesses as part of its inquiry into Public Service Broadcasting.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with further questions.

3 Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C

3.1 The Committee questioned the witnesses as part of its inquiry into Public Service Broadcasting.

3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with further questions.

4 Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

4.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership regarding the correspondence received from the National Union of Journalists on Public Interest Journalism.

4.1 Future Generations Commissioner

4.2 Wales-Ireland relations

4.3 Public Interest Journalism

4.4 Welsh Government international relations

4.5 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

4.6 Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6 and 9 of today's meeting

5.1 The motion was agreed.

6 Public service broadcasting in Wales: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

7 Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom

7.1 The Committee questioned the witnesses as part of its inquiry into Public Service Broadcasting.

7.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with further questions.

8 Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 6 - Evidence session with Channel 4

8.1 The Committee questioned the witnesses as part of its inquiry into Public Service Broadcasting.

8.2 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses with further questions.

9 Public service broadcasting in Wales: Consideration of evidence

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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