Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 5 Ty Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Meeting time: 09.33 - 11.51
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13173

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Darren Millar MS (Temporary Chair)

Hefin David MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Vikki Howells MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Witnesses:

Dylan Morgan, National Farmers' Union (NFU) Cymru

Gareth Parry, Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW)

Rhys Evans, Nature Friendly Farming Network

Andrew Tuddenham, Soil Association

David Thomson, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Cymru

Andy Richardson, Food and Drink Wales Industry Board

Committee Staff:

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  The Clerk welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Paul Davies, Chair, and Darren Millar attended as substitute.

1.3 The Committee elected Darren Millar as temporary Chair for the duration of the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 17.22.

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   Letter from the Minister for Economy

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2.2   Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government

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2.3   Letter from the Minister for Economy to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

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3       Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 3

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

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4       Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Private

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6.1   Consideration of evidence following the meeting

6.1.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard.

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6.2   Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

6.2.1 The Committee considered the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and agreed to write to Welsh Government to seek more information on the Bill’s impact on matters within its remit.

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