Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 5 Ty Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Meeting time: 09.32 - 12.12
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13362


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Paul Davies MS (Chair)

Hefin David MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Vikki Howells MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Witnesses:

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy

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

Gian Marco Currado, Welsh Government

Andrew Gwatkin, Welsh Government

Duncan Hamer, Welsh Government

Richard Irvine, Welsh Government

Peter Ryland, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Rob Donovan, Clerk

Lara Date, Second Clerk

Evan Jones, Deputy Clerk

Ceri Thomas, Committee Support Officer

Sara Moran, Researcher

Gareth Thomas, Researcher

Aled Evans, Legal Adviser

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.2 Samuel Kurtz MS declared that he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association.

1.3 Vaughan Gething MS declared that he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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2.1   Legislative Consent Memorandum: Non-Domestic rating Bill

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2.2   Forage Maize Seed Treatments

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2.3   Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2023

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2.4   Meeting of the Ministerial Forum for Trade - 23 May

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

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

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

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3       General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Economy.

3.2 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee with additional information on key performance indicators for the Business Wales service from 2023-2029.

3.3  The Committee accepted the offer from the Minister for Economy to provide Members with the details provided by Minister Huddlestone to Welsh Government regarding the new departmental structure and ministerial responsibility for DBT, and Members also requested additional information regarding the Border Target Operating Model.

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

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefyndd.

4.2 The Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd agreed to write to Members with details of the cap beneficiary payments database.

4.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister regarding the informed purchasing TB control method.

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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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7       Post EU Funding key issues discussion

7.1 The Committee discussed the Post-EU regional development funding key issues paper.

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