Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 – Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 18 January 2024

Meeting time: 10.30
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting (10.05-10.20)

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At its meeting on 13 December 2023 the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from item 1 of today's meeting

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Private (10.20-10.30)

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1 Inquiry: Green Economy - scoping paper

(10.20-10.30) (Pages 1 - 13)

Attached Documents:
Scoping paper

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Public meeting (10.30-13.40)

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(10.30)

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3 Papers to note

(10.30)

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3.1 Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade meeting

(Page 14)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Economy - 11 December 2023

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3.2 Inquiry into UK-EU Governance

(Pages 15 - 16)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to Committee Chairs - 19 December 2023

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3.3 General Ministerial Scrutiny – 13 December 2023

(Pages 17 - 18)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 3 January 2024

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3.4 The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

(Pages 19 - 20)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 10 January 2024

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4 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

(10.30-12.00) (Pages 21 - 65)

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

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Director of Finance & Operations, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Welsh Government
Research brief

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Break (12.00-12.10)

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5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Minister for Economy

(12.10-13.40) (Pages 66 - 143)

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy, Welsh Government

Jo Salway, Director, Social Partnership, Employability & Fair Work, Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Director of Finance and Operations, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Welsh Government
Research brief
ColegauCymru Draft Budget - Apprenticeship briefing

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

(13.40)

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Private (13.40-13.50)

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7 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

(13.40-13.50)

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