Agenda and minutes
Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee - Fifth Senedd - Thursday, 4 October 2018 09.30
Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd. View directions
Contact: Steve George
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Transcript: Transcript for 04/10/2018 - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The
Chair thanked Neil Hamilton and Jack Sargent for their work as Members of the
Committee and welcomed Caroline Jones and Jane Hutt, their respective
replacements. 1.2
Apologies
were received from Caroline Jones, there was no substitute. |
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(09:30 - 11:00) |
Annual scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner Meri
Huws, Welsh Language Commissioner Dyfan
Sion, Strategic Director Gwenith
Price, Strategic Director Downloads:
‘A
Measure of Success’ – 2017-18 Assurance Report Summary
of ‘A Measure of Success’ – 2017-18 Assurance Report Minutes: 2.1
Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee. 2.2
Gwenith Price agreed to provide the Committee with the names of the two health
boards taking 15 days on average to reply to a Welsh email, as referred to in the
Welsh Language Commissioner’s Assurance Report 2017-18. |
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(11:00 - 12:00) |
Annual scrutiny of Arts Council of Wales Nick
Capaldi, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales Gwyn
Williams, Director of Finance and Business Services Download:
Minutes: 3.1
Witnesses responded to questions from the Committee. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Minutes: 4.1
Committee Members agreed the motion. |
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(12:00 - 12:15) |
Private debrief Minutes: 5.1
Committee Members discussed the evidence received and agreed to: ·
Write
to the Welsh Language Commissioner, the Minister for Welsh Language and
Lifelong Learning and the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care
regarding a number of issues raised during the Welsh Language Commissioner’s session;
and ·
Write
to the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee regarding an issue raised during
the Arts Council of Wales’ session regarding lottery funding. |
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(12:15 - 12:30) |
Supporting and promoting the Welsh language: An inquiry into the legislative, policy and wider context: Consideration of consultation responses Minutes: 6.1
Committee Members discussed the consultation responses and agreed who to invite
to provide oral evidence for the remaining sessions of the inquiry. |