Cross Party Group on Faith meeting
Religious Buildings....Do they matter?
Norwegian Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay on Wednesday 15 October from 12:15 - 13:15
This Cross Party Group does not make a distinction between group members and external guests with places for meetings being allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
Minutes:
1. Darren Millar AM welcomed everyone, noting apologies from AMs
2. The Chair noted that there were no matters arising from the previous meeting.
3. The following individuals were re-elected to their posts, having been nominated and seconded at the meeting:
a. Darren Millar AM – Chair
b. Jim Stewart, Evangelical Alliance Wales - Secretary
4. Well-known BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards was introduced and gave a presentation on 'Religious buildings...do they matter?'
5. Deputy Minister for Heritage, Ken Skates, responded to the presentation.
6. The discussion on religious buildings was opened to contributions from all present.
7. It was agreed that the Chair should write formally to the Welsh Government to request that a task and finish group be established to identify Wales' important religious buildings and policy suggestions regarding their protection.
6. The meeting was closed by Darren Millar AM with details of the next meeting to be circulated via email by Jim Stewart.
Confirmed attendees
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Alan Bayes |
Interfaith Council for Wales |
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Aled Roberts AM |
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Alex Glanville |
Church in Wales |
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Amelia Abplanalp |
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Arfon Jones |
Bible Society |
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Brian Reardon |
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Carole Slade |
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Cath Davies |
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Christine Moore |
Welsh Religious Buildings Trust |
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Dafydd Owen |
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Dafydd Thomas |
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Darren Millar AM |
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David Brownnutt |
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David Smyth |
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Edward Holland |
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Elfed Godding |
Evangelical Alliance Wales |
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Gethin Russell-Jones |
Rhiwbina Baptist Church |
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Huw Edwards |
Speaker |
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Huw Priday |
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Jan Williams |
Churches Conservation and Development Officer |
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Janet Bone |
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Janet Finch-Saunders AM |
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Jenny Hill |
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Jim Stewart |
Evangelical Alliance Wales |
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John Winton |
Churches Tourism Network Wales |
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Judith Leigh |
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Karshan Vaghani |
Hindu Council of Wales |
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Kath Hilsden |
Church in Wales |
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Katrina Kolze |
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Ken Skates AM |
Deputy Minister |
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Kieran Turner |
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Mia Rees |
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Mike Hedges AM |
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Mike Hill |
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Mohammed Asghar AM |
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Naran Patel |
Hindu Council of Wales |
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Neil Poulton |
Presbyterian Church of Wales |
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Norman Doe |
The Law School, Cardiff University |
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Peggy Jackson |
Church in Wales |
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Praduman Halai |
Hindu Council of Wales |
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Premila Adalja |
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Radhika Kadaba |
Hindu Council of Wales |
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Ryland Doyle |
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Sally Massey-Thomas |
United Reformed Church |
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Sarah Perons |
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Sharon Lee |
Housing Justice |
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Shirley Sleight |
Cardiff Reform Synagogue |
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Simon Cameron |
Diocese of St. Asaph |
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Siva Sivapalan |
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Stella Price |
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Stephen Price |
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Sudha Bhatt |
Hindu Council of Wales |
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Susan Fielding |
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales |
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Tad Deiniol |
Orthodox Church |
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Vimla Patel |
Hindu Council of Wales |
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William Graham AM |
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Wynford Bellin |