Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.31 - 11.28
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13930

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Hefin David MS Luke Fletcher MS Vikki Howells MS Samuel Kurtz MS Jenny Rathbone MS
Witnesses:	Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language Aine Gawthorpe, Welsh Government Helen John, Welsh Government Neil Surman, Welsh Government Ed Sherriff, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Rob Donovan, Clerk Lara Date, Second Clerk Evan Jones, Deputy Clerk Lucy Morgan, Researcher Sara Moran, Researcher Gareth Thomas, Researcher

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 Under Standing Order 17.22, Sam Kurtz MS was elected as temporary Chair.

1.2 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.3 Apologies were received from Paul Davies MS.

1.4 Jenny Rathbone MS declared that she has shares in Siemens and Awl Aman Tawe, and her partner is an adviser to Bute Energy.

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2 Papers to note

2.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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2.1 Development Bank of Wales inquiry

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2.2 Bovine TB

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2.3 General Ministerial Scrutiny session - 13 June 2024: Follow up

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2.4 Hybu Cig Cymru

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2.5 Future of Welsh Steel

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3 General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language.

3.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee to advise the actions that Welsh Government are taking to substitute and improve food security around basic products.

3.3 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee to provide more information on the reasons for pausing trade deal negotiations with Canada and Mexico.

3.4 The Cabinet Secretary committed to publishing the Welsh Government paper on its approach to trade policy and the cross-cutting policy objectives after the general election.

3.5 The Committee agreed to write to Welsh Government with questions Members had on Freeports that were not reached during the session.

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4 Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language on the green economy.

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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 Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

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6 Consideration of evidence following the meeting

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7 Forward Work Programme discussion

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed its forward work programme for the Autumn term 2024.

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