Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 16 October 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

(09.30-11.35)

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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 Green economy

(Pages 1 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Response letter from the Minister of State for Industry, UK Government - 4 September 2024
Response letter from The Crown Estate - 11 September 2024

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2.2 VZTA Smart Towns

(Pages 7 - 8)

Attached Documents:
Response letter from the Chair to the Chief Executive Officer, Near Me Now Ltd - 16 September 2024

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2.3 The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024

(Page 9)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 17 September 2024

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2.4 Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Period) and Plant Health (Frequency of Checks) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 10 - 12)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 24 September 2024
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs  - 9 October 2024

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2.5 Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(Pages 13 - 14)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 26 September 2024

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2.6Welsh Government’s international strategy and Cardiff Airport

(Pages 15 - 18)

Attached Documents:
Response letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee- 2 October 2024

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2.7 The Foundational Economy inquiry: Oral evidence session follow-up

(Pages 19 - 21)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Cwmni Bro Ffestiniog - 3 October 2024
Letter from the Chair to Preston City Council - 3 October 2024

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2.8 Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS)

(Pages 22 - 23)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 7 October 2024

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2.9 Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report 'Housebuilding Market in Great Britain'

(Pages 24 - 30)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government - 7 October 2024
Letter from the former Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning to the Chief Executive, Competition and Markets Authority - 10 July 2024

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2.10 Animal health and welfare - Use of Raised Laying Units for pheasants and partridges by the game sector in Wales

(Pages 31 - 32)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Game Farmers’ Association and other Aim to Sustain partners - 7 October 2024

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2.11 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Inaugural meeting of the Council of the Nations and Regions

(Page 33)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 10 October 2024

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3 Foundational Economy: Panel 3 - Food sector

(09.30-10.30) (Pages 34 - 50)

Robbie Davison, Director, Can Cook/Well-Fed

Professor Kevin Morgan, Professor of Governance and Development, Cardiff University

Edward Morgan, Group Environmental, Social and Governance Manager, Castell Howell

Katie Palmer, Programme Manager, Food Sense Wales

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - Well-Fed

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Break

(10.30-10.35)

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4 Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation

(10.35-11.35) (Pages 51 - 58)

Iwan Trefor Jones, Chief Executive, Adra

Professor Joanne Patterson, Director of Research, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Anthony Rees, Regional Manager, Cyfle Building Skills

Gary Newman, Chief Executive, Woodknowledge Wales

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper – Adra

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

(11.35)

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Private meeting

(11.35-12.10)

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6 Foundational Economy: Consideration of evidence

(11.35-11.45)

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7Legislative Consent: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

(11:45-11:55) (Pages 59 - 77)

Legislative Consent: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Legal advice note

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8 Border Target Operating Model: Consideration of draft report

(11:55-12:05) (Pages 78 - 101)

Attached Documents:
Border Target Operating Model draft report

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9 Forward Work Programme: consideration of scoping paper on AI and the Welsh economy

(12:05-12:10) (Pages 102 - 109)

Attached Documents:
AI scoping paper

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