Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 5 February 2025

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 - 11.00

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1 Introductions, apologies, and declarations of interest

09.30

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2 Papers to note

09.30

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2.1 Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry

(Page 1)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 17 January 2025

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2.2Future of Welsh Steel

(Pages 2 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 20 January 2025

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2.3 Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade

(Page 7)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 21 January 2025

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2.4 Review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes

(Pages 8 - 11)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Llywydd, and Chair of the Business Committee to Committee Chairs - 21 January 2025

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2.5 Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure

(Pages 12 - 13)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 23 January 2025

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2.6The Disability Employment Gap and the education system

(Pages 14 - 29)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Minister for Further and Higher Education to the Chair of the Equality, Justice and Constitution Committee - 23 January 2025

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2.7 Development Bank of Wales Annual Scrutiny session - 20 November 2024: Follow-up

(Pages 30 - 35)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chief Executive, Development Bank of Wales - 24 January 2025

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3 Sustainable Farming Scheme: Ministerial Scrutiny Session

09.30 - 11.00 (Pages 36 - 64)

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

Gian Marco Currado, Director - Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Mark Alexander, Deputy Director - Land Management Reform Unit, Welsh Government

Naomi Matthiessen, Deputy Director - Landscapes, Nature and Forestry, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - Welsh Government

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

11.00

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Private session

11.00 - 12.30

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5 Consideration of evidence following the meeting

11.00 - 11.10

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6 Legislative consent: Employment Rights Bill

11.10 - 11.15 (Pages 65 - 74)

Attached Documents:
Legal advice note

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7 Legislative consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill

11.15 - 11.25 (Pages 75 - 105)

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Legal advice note

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8Hybu Cig Cymru Inquiry: Consideration of Scope and Approach Paper

11.25 - 11.30 (Pages 106 - 110)

Attached Documents:
Scoping paper

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9 The Foundational Economy: Consideration of Key Issues

11.30 - 12.00 (Pages 111 - 131)

Attached Documents:
Key issues paper

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10 Green Economy: Consideration of draft report

12.00 - 12.30 (Pages 132 - 186)

Attached Documents:
Green Economy draft report

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