Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 5 Ty Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 21 June 2023

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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Public meeting (09.30-12.00)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Papers to note

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2.1   Legislative Consent Memorandum: Non-Domestic rating Bill

                                                                                                             (Page 1)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 2 June 2023

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2.2Forage Maize Seed Treatments

                                                                                                             (Page 2)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 5 June 2023

 

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2.3   Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2023

                                                                                                             (Page 3)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 7 June 2023

 

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2.4   Meeting of the Ministerial Forum for Trade - 23 May

                                                                                                     (Pages 4 - 5)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Economy - 7 June 2023

 

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2.5   UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the Levelling Up Fund (LUF)

                                                                                                   (Pages 6 - 12)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Dehenna Davison MP, Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up - 13 June 2023

 

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2.6   Legislative Consent Memorandum: Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 13 - 17)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 14 June 2023

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2.7   The Committee's inquiry into Post-EU regional development funding

                                                                                                 (Pages 18 - 22)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Trades Union Congress (TUC) Wales - 16 June 2023

 

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3       General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy

(09.30-10.40)                                                                           (Pages 23 - 43)

 

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy

Andrew Gwatkin, Director, International Relations & Trade, Welsh Government

Duncan Hamer, Director of Operations, Business & Regions, Welsh Government

Peter Ryland, Director, Regional Investment & Borders, Welsh Government

 

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Welsh Government
Research brief

 

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Break (10.40-10.50)

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4General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

(10.50-12.00)                                                                           (Pages 44 - 70)

 

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

Gian Marco Currado, Director – Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government

 

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Welsh Government
Research brief

 

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

(12.00)                                                                                                             

 

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Private (12.00-12.20)

 

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6       Consideration of evidence following the meeting

(12.00-12.05)                                                                                                  

 

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7       Post EU Funding key issues discussion

(12.05-12.20)                                                                                                  

Paper to follow

 

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