Concise Minutes - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Meeting time: 09.30 - 13.10
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5941

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mick Antoniw AM John Griffiths AM Delyth Jewell AM Carwyn Jones AM David Melding AM Kirsty Williams AM
Witnesses:	Melanie Godfrey, Welsh Government Dafydd Roberts, Sain Gwennan Gibbard, Sain Danny Kilbride, Trac Ywain Myfyr, Ty Siamas and Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau Andrew Walton, Artist Bethan Jenkins, Lewis School Pengam
Committee Staff:	Martha Da Gama Howells (Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk) Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2 Music Feasibility Study

2.1 The Minister for Education answered questions from Members of the Committee. The Minister agreed to provide further information in correspondence on the funding for music services from the Arts Council for Wales and the support from fee-paying schools for music services.

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3 Inquiry into live music: Music Promotion

3.1 Dafydd Roberts and Gwennan Gibard from Sain Records and Danny Kilbride from Trac responded to questions from the Committee.

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4 Inquiry into live music

4.1 Ywain Myfyr from Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau and Ty Siamas, and Artist Andrew Walton responded to questions from the Committee.

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5 Inquiry into live music: Music Education

5.1 Bethan Jenkins from Lewis School Pengam responded to questions from the Committee.

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6 Paper(s) to note

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6.1 Letter from Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism to Chair of Public Accounts Committee regarding Pinewood Studios

6.1 Members noted the paper.

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6.2 Letter from Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism to Chair with update on arts and creative industries portfolio

6.2 Members noted the paper.

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7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business

7.1 Members agreed the motion.

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8 Private Debrief

8.1 Members discussed the evidence.

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