Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 18 September 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)

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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 Development Bank of Wales inquiry

(Pages 1 - 12)

Attached Documents:
Response from the CEO, Development Bank of Wales - 24 June 2024
Welsh Government's response - Development Bank of Wales report - 28 August 2024
Development Bank of Wales' response - Development Bank of Wales report - 4 September 2024

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2.2 Welsh Government response to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report: Research and Development

(Pages 13 - 16)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language - 26 June 2024

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2.3 General Ministerial Scrutiny session follow-up - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

(Pages 17 - 18)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 1 July 2024

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2.4 General Ministerial Scrutiny session follow-up - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language

(Pages 19 - 20)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language - 1 July 2024

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2.5 The Welsh Government’s Approach to Trade Policy

(Pages 21 - 49)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language - 10 July 2024

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2.6 Future of Welsh Steel

(Pages 50 - 67)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language - 10 July 2024
Letter from the Chair to Welsh Government and UK Government  - 18 July 2024
Response from the UK Government - 9 August 2024
Response from the Welsh Government - Future of Welsh Steel - 28 August 2024

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2.7 Animal health and welfare - use of cages for game birds

(Pages 68 - 70)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the League Against Cruel Sports and Animal Aid - 18 July 2024
Letter from the Chair to the League Against Cruel Sports and Animal Aid - 23 July 2024

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2.8 Hybu Cig Cymru - culture and operations

(Pages 71 - 72)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Hybu Cig Cymru - 18 July 2024

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2.9 The Welsh Government’s 'Food Matters: Wales' policy

(Page 73)

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

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2.10 Agricultural Pollution Regulations

(Pages 74 - 75)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 31 July 2024

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2.11 Apprenticeship Levy reform

(Pages 76 - 78)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Education, UK Government - 1 August 2024
Response letter from the Minister for Skills, UK Government - 22 August 2024

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2.12 Sustainable Farming Scheme – feedback from stakeholders at the Royal Welsh Show

(Pages 79 - 80)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 9 August 2024

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2.13 Green economy

(Pages 81 - 84)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero, UK Government - 12 August 2024
Letter from the Chair to the Crown Estate - 12 August 2024

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2.14 Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report - Farming Connect

(Pages 85 - 98)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government's response - 20 August 2024

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2.15 International Strategy and Cardiff Wales Airport

(Pages 99 - 101)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee - 20 August 2024

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2.16 Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2024 (the “2024 Regulations”)

(Page 102)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 22 August 2024

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2.17 Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs meeting

(Page 103)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 30 August 2024

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2.18 Service Level Agreement Welsh Ministers, Rural Payments Agency and British Cattle Movements Service

(Page 104)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 2 September 2024

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2.19 Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme

(Pages 105 - 112)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government response - 10 September 2024

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3 The Foundational Economy - Panel 1

(09.30-10.30) (Pages 113 - 135)

Emeritus Professor Karel Williams, University of Manchester

Professor Anne Green, University of Birmingham

Harry Thompson, Head of Fair Economy, Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Foundational Alliance Wales
Evidence paper - Professor Anne Green and Professor Paul Sissons

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Break

(10.30-10.35)

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4 The Foundational Economy - Panel 2

(10.35-11.20) (Pages 136 - 152)

Councillor Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston City Council

Ceri Cunnington, Development Worker, Cwmni Bro Ffestiniog

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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

(11.20)

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Private meeting

(11.20-12.05)

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6 Consideration of evidence following the meeting

(11.20-11.30)

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7 Green economy: Key issues discussion

(11.30-12.00) (Pages 153 - 171)

Attached Documents:
Key issues paper

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8 International Trade Monitoring report discussion

(12.00-12.05) (Pages 172 - 204)

Attached Documents:
International Trade Monitoring report

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