Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 5 December 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 session

09.30 - 14.45

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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 Legislative consent: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

(Pages 1 - 2)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 20 November 2024

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2.2Tourism industry

(Page 3)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 20 November 2024

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2.3 Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) (Extension to Switzerland and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2024

(Pages 4 - 11)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership - 20 November 2024

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2.4 Consultation on amendments to the Joint Fisheries Statement

(Pages 12 - 14)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 20 November 2024
Letter from the Chair to the Welsh Fishermen’s Association (WFA) - 20 November 2024

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2.5 Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Page 15)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 21 November 2024

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2.6The Foundational Economy

(Pages 16 - 18)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Ali Abdi, Cardiff University - 28 November 2024
Letter from the Chair to Sarah Simmonds, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - 28 November 2024

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3 AI and the Welsh Economy - Panel 1 - Independent experts

09.30 - 10.30 (Pages 19 - 51)

Matt Davies, Economic and Social Policy Lead, Ada Lovelace Institute

Professor Rossi Setchi, Professor in High-Value Manufacturing and Director of Research Centre in AI, Robotics and Human-Machine Systems (IROHMS), Cardiff University

Professor Alun Preece, Director, Hartree Centre Cardiff Hub, Cardiff University

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - Ada Lovelace Institute
Evidence paper - Professor Rossi Setchi

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Break

10.30 - 10.40

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4AI and the Welsh Economy - Panel 2 - Business

10.40 - 11.40 (Pages 52 - 69)

Paul Teather, Chief Executive Officer, AMPLYFI

Klaire Tanner, Founder & Creative Director, CreuTech 

Felix Milbank, Deputy Head of Policy (Wales), Federation of Small Businesses Wales (FSB)

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - AMPLYFI
Evidence paper - Federation of Small Businesses Wales (FSB)

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Break

11.40 - 11.50

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5 AI and the Welsh Economy - Panel 3 - Workforce

11.50 - 12.50 (Pages 70 - 82)

Professor Lina Dencik, Research Leader in AI Justice, Goldsmiths University of London and Co-Founder of Data Justice Lab

Matt Buckley, Committee Member of United Tech and Allied Workers (CWU)

Ceri Williams, Policy Officer, TUC Cymru

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Professor Lina Dencik
Evidence paper - TUC Cymru

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Break

12.50 - 13.30

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6 General Ministerial Scrutiny - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

13.30 - 14.45 (Pages 83 - 108)

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

Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government

Gian Marco Currado, Director - Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - 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

14.45

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Private session

14.45 - 15.25

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8 Consideration of evidence following the meeting

14.45 - 15.00

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9Legislative Consent: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - consideration of draft report

15.00 - 15.15 (Pages 109 - 117)

Attached Documents:
Legislative Consent: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill draft report

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10 Forward work programme

15.15 - 15.25 (Pages 118 - 130)

Attached Documents:
Draft forward work programme - Spring term 2025
Scoping paper - Apprenticeship pathways

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