Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Meeting time: 09.49 - 12.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/11079

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Russell George MS (Chair) Hefin David MS Suzy Davies MS Vikki Howells MS Helen Mary Jones MS
Witnesses:	Rosemarie Harris, Powys Public Services Board Carwyn Jones-Evans, Growing Mid Wales Ellen ap Gwynn, Ceredigion County Council Nigel Brinn, Powys County Council Kellie Beirne, Cardiff Capital Region City Deal Anthony Hunt, Cardiff Capital Region City Deal Rob Stewart, Swansea Bay City Region Jonathan Burns, Swansea Bay City Region Deal Dyfrig Siencyn, North Wales Economic Ambition Board Alwen Williams, North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Committee Staff:	Robert Donovan (Clerk) Lara Date (Second Clerk) Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk) Ben Stokes (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received by Joyce Watson MS

1.2 There were no substitutions or declarations of interest

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2 City Deals update: Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

2.1 Councillor Ellen ap Gwynn, Leader of Ceredigion County Council, Councillor Rosemarie Harris, Leader of Powys County Council, Carwyn Jones-Evans, Strategic Manager, Mid Wales Growth Deal, Nigel Brinn, Corporate Director, Economy & Environment of Powys County Council, Councillor Anthony Hunt, Chair, Cardiff Capital Region City Deal and Leader of Torfaen CBC and Kellie Beirne, Director of Cardiff Capital Region City Deal answered questions from Committee Members

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3 City Deals update: Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal

3.1 Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of the Swansea Bay City Region Deal, Jonathan Burnes, Director, Swansea Bay City Deal, Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn, Chair of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board and Alwen Williams, Programme Director for the North Wales Economic Ambition Board answered questions from Committee Members

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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5 Private

5.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the session

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