Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 27 March 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 - 11.40

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.30                                                                                                               

 

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2       Hybu Cig Cymru - Panel 2

09.30 - 10.30                                                                             (Pages 1 - 27)

 

 

Prys Morgan, Procurement Director, St Merryn Merthyr, Kepak

Paul Edwards, Site Director, Dunbia Llanybydder

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Annex 1: Welsh Government Response: Review of Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales - October 2016
Evidence paper - Prys Morgan, Kepak
Evidence paper - Paul Edwards, Dunbia Llanybydder

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Break

10.30 - 10.40

 

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3       Hybu Cig Cymru - Panel 3

10.40 - 11.40                                                                           (Pages 28 - 43)

 

José Peralta, CEO, Hybu Cig Cymru

Catherine Smith, Chair, Hybu Cig Cymru

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Hybu Cig Cymru

 

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4       Papers to note

11.40                                                                                                               

 

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4.1   Petition P-06-1488 Establish a ‘Care Society’ to Tackle the Long COVID Crisis in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 44 - 45)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee - 7 March 2025

 

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4.2   Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

                                                                                                           (Page 46)

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 - 10 March 2025

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4.3Delays in Intensive Poultry Unit (IPU) Application Decisions - Request for Clear Timeline and Interim Measures

                                                                                                 (Pages 47 - 48)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Jane Dodds MS to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 10 March 2025

 

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4.4   Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 54)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Transport, Irish Government - 10 March 2025
Letter from the Chair to the CEO, Irish Ferries - 18 March 2025

 

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4.5   Business Committee review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes

                                                                                                           (Page 55)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Business Committee - 13 March 2025

 

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4.6   Follow-up to the Committee meeting held on 12 February 2025 - Apprenticeship pathways

                                                                                                 (Pages 56 - 59)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership - 13 March 2025

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4.7Apprenticeship pathways - work experience

                                                                                                 (Pages 60 - 70)

Attached Documents:
Written response from Estyn - 14 March 2025
Written response from the Welsh Independent Schools Council - 16 March 2025

 

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

11.40                                                                                                               

 

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Private session

11.40 - 13.05

 

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6       Consideration of evidence following the meeting

11.40 - 11.50                                                                                                  

 

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7       Apprenticeship pathways: Key Issues discussion

11.50 - 12.20                                                                           (Pages 71 - 85)

Attached Documents:
Key Issues paper

 

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8       Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure - Consideration of draft report

12.20 - 12.35                                                                                  (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

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9       The Foundational Economy: Consideration of draft report

12.35 - 13.05                                                                         (Pages 86 - 124)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

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