Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee
Meeting Venue: This meeting can be viewed Video Conference via Zoom on Senedd TV at: Meeting date: Thursday, 4 March 2021 http://senedd.tv/en/11104 Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.10
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Attendance
Category Names
Bethan Sayed MS (Chair)
Helen Mary Jones MS
Members of the Mick Antoniw MS
Senedd: John Griffiths MS
Carwyn Jones MS
David Melding MS
Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director, BBC Cymru Wales
Witnesses: Tim Davie, BBC
Elan Closs Stephens, BBC Board Member for Wales
Rhys Morgan (Clerk)
Committee Staff: Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)
Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
2 Annual scrutiny of the BBC
Members asked questions of Tim Davie, Rhodri Talfan Davies and Elan Clos Stephens.
3 Paper(s) to note
Members noted the papers.
3.1 Correspondence from Welsh Government concerning the National Development
Framework
3.2 Correspondence with the Minister for Education on the Draft Welsh Government
Budget 2021-22
3.3 Correspondence with the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Welsh
Language
4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Members agreed the motion.
5 Annual scrutiny of the BBC: discussion of evidence
Members agreed to write to the UK Government on the process for determining the licence fee and to write to the BBC to request further details of representation data for BBC Wales.
6 Inquiry into devolution of broadcasting: discussion of draft report
Members agreed the report.
7 Inquiry into who gets remembered in public spaces: discussion of draft report
Members discussed the draft report and agreed to continue the discussion at the next meeting.