Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 5 Ty Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Lara Date

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6381

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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Public meeting (09.30-11.40)

 

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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   Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 17 May 2023

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 3)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution - 20 June 2023


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2.2Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

                                                                                                     (Pages 4 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government - 23 June 2023

 

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2.3   Follow up to the General Ministerial Scrutiny session on 21 June 2023

                                                                                                   (Pages 7 - 10)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Economy - 24 July 2023

 

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2.4   Follow up to the General Ministerial Scrutiny session on 21 June 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 11 - 13)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 26 June 2023
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 18 July 2023

 

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2.5   Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Non-Domestic Rating Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 14 - 17)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 30 June 2023


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2.6Forage Maize Seed Treatments

                                                                                                 (Pages 18 - 19)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 4 July 2023

 

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2.7   Manufacturing in Wales – one-day inquiry - 8 June 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 20 - 30)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Economy - 6 July 2023
Letter from the Minister for Economy - 10 August 2023

 

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2.8   Draft Budget Timetable 2024-25

                                                                                                 (Pages 31 - 33)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government - 7 July 2023

 

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2.9   Primary Care Electronic Prescription Service

                                                                                                 (Pages 34 - 42)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Acting Chief Executive, Community Pharmacy Wales - 4 July 2023
Letter from the Chair to Welsh Government Ministers - 13 July 2023
Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services - 28 July 2023
Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee to Welsh Government Ministers - 9 August 2023

 

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2.10Food (Wales) Bill: Response to recommendations in the Committee's report

                                                                                                 (Pages 43 - 48)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 14 July 2023

 

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2.11UK/Switzerland: Agreement on Recognition of Professional Qualifications

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 60)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 12 July 2023
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the First Minister of Wales - 12 July 2023
Letter from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 7 August 2023

 

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2.12HGV drivers in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 61 - 63)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Economy - 23 July 2023
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change - 22 August 2023

 

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2.13Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry: Devolution Capability in Whitehall

                                                                                                 (Pages 64 - 66)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons - 11 August 2023

 

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2.14People’s Plan for Nature

                                                                                                 (Pages 67 - 72)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the People’s Assembly for Nature - 16 August 2023 [Bilingual]
Letter from the Chair to the People’s Assembly for Nature - 25 August 2023

 

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2.15Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)

                                                                                                 (Pages 73 - 75)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Cymru - 22 August 2023
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change - 4 September 2023

 

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2.16Border Target Operating Model (BTOM)

                                                                                                 (Pages 76 - 77)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Economy - 29 August 2023

 

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2.17Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade on 7 September

                                                                                                           (Page 78)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Economy - 5 September 2023

 

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2.18Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 79 - 82)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister of Wales - 5 September 2023

 

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3       Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

(09.30-10.30)                                                                         (Pages 83 - 115)

James Gibson-Watt, Leader of Powys County Council

Nicola Williams, Strategic Programme Delivery Manager - Corporate Joint Committee (CJC), Powys County Council

Clive Davies, Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration, Ceredigion County Council

Carwyn Jones-Evans, Growth Service Manager, Ceredigion County Council

Anthony Hunt, Leader of Torfaen Council

Kellie Beirne, Director of Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - Mid Wales Growth Deal
Evidence Paper - Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

 

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Break (10.30-10.40)

 

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4       Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal

(10.40-11.40)                                                                       (Pages 116 - 133)

 

Jonathan Burnes, Portfolio Director, Swansea Bay City Deal

David Simpson, Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council

Dyfrig Siencyn, Leader of Gwynedd Council | Chair of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board

Hedd Vaughan-Evans, Head of Operations, Ambition North Wales

 

Attached Documents:
Evidence Paper - North Wales Growth Deal

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

(11.40)                                                                                                             

 

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Private (11.40-12.20)

 

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6       Scoping Paper: Inquiry into Nuclear Energy and the Welsh Economy

(11.40-11.50)                                                                       (Pages 134 - 138)

 

Attached Documents:
Scoping paper

 

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7       The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: Update

(11.50-12.00)                                                                       (Pages 139 - 144)

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief

 

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8       Trade Agreements Update: Summer 2023

(12.00-12.05)                                                                       (Pages 145 - 152)

 

Attached Documents:
Trade Agreements Update: Summer 2023


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9Consideration of Forward Work Programme: Spring 2024

(12.05-12.15)                                                                       (Pages 153 - 159)

 

Attached Documents:
Draft Forward Work Programme: Spring 2024

 

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10    Brussels Visit: Options Paper

(12.15-12.20)                                                                       (Pages 160 - 165)

 

Attached Documents:
Brussels visit: Options paper

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