Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 5 Ty Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Meeting time: 09.32 - 11.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13239


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:

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Edel Moroney, Welsh Government

Elizabeth Thomas, Welsh Government

Gareth Bullock, Development Bank of Wales

Rhian Elston, Development Bank of Wales

David Staziker, Development Bank of Wales

Giles Thorley, Development Bank of Wales

Committee Staff:

Rob Donovan, Clerk

Lara Date, Second Clerk

Evan Jones, Deputy Clerk

Ceri Thomas, Committee Support Officer

Jennifer Cottle, Legal Adviser

Katy Orford, Researcher

Ben Stokes, Researcher

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies had been received from Paul Davies MS.

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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2.1   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd to the Chair of the Finance Committee

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2.2   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

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3       Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

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4       Annual Scrutiny - The Development Bank of Wales

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

4.2 The panel agreed to write to the Committee to provide clarification on whether the carbon offsetting company that the Development Bank of Wales uses is involved in the purchasing of Welsh farmland.

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

5.1 The Motion to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting was agreed.

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6       Consideration of evidence following the meeting

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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