Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 13 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

(09.15-09.30)

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Public meeting

(09.30-13.20)

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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 Sustainable Farming Scheme

(Page 1)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Gwyn Jones, CEO, European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism - 21 May 2024

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2.2 The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024

(Pages 2 - 3)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 21 May 2024

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2.3 The Ivory Act (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

(Pages 4 - 5)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 22 May 2024

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2.4 Tata Steel UK

(Pages 6 - 8)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language - 24 May 2024

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2.5 Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Response to the submission from Mr Andrew Ling

(Pages 9 - 11)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Development Bank of Wales - 29 May 2024

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2.6 Future of Welsh Steel

(Pages 12 - 13)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Celsa Steel UK - 31 May 2024

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2.7 Green Economy inquiry: Follow up questions from the Committee meeting on 22 May 2024

(Pages 14 - 18)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Nesta - 31 May 2024
Letter from the Chair to UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) - 31 May 2024
Letter from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) to the Chair - 6 May 2024

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2.8 Hybu Cig Cymru

(Page 19)

Attached Documents:
Response letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 3 June 2024

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3 Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire

(09.30-10.30)

David Jones, Stakeholder Manager, Blue Gem Wind

Wendy Weber, Head of the Build Environment, Pembrokeshire College

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Break

(10.30-10.40)

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4 Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions

(10.40-11.25)

(Pages 20 - 33)

Peter Hughes, Unite Wales Regional Secretary, Unite the Union

Jane Lancastle, Assistant Secretary, Prospect - Cymru

Nisreen Mansour, Policy Officer, Wales TUC

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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Break

(11.25-11.45)

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5 General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

(11.45-12.30)

(Pages 34 - 65)

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Claire Bennett, Director, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Welsh Government

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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Break

(12.30-12.35)

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6 Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)

(12.35-13.20)

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Claire Bennett, Director, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Welsh Government

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government

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

(13.20)

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Private meeting

(13.20-14.10)

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8 Consideration of evidence following the meeting

(13.20-13.30)

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9 Development Bank of Wales: Consider key issues

(13.30-13.50)

(Pages 66 - 76)

Attached Documents:
Key issues paper

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10 Correspondence on Committee Remits

(14.00-14.10)

(Pages 77 - 79)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee to Committee Chairs - 22 May 2024

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