Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Meeting time: 09.31 - 12.56
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15125


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Andrew RT Davies MS (Chair)

Hannah Blythyn MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Witnesses:

Kellie Beirne, Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

Mary Ann Brocklesby, Monmouthshire County Council

Carwyn Jones-Evans, Growing Mid Wales

Jake Berriman, Powys County Council

Bryan Davies, Ceredigion County Council

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Nicole Haylor-Mott (Deputy Clerk)

Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

Ben Stokes (Researcher)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1     The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.2     Apologies were received from Hefin David MS.

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2       City and Growth Deals: Panel 1

2.1     The Committee heard evidence from Kellie Beirne (Cardiff Capital Region) and Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby (Cardiff Capital Region).

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3       City and Growth Deals: Panel 2

3.1     The Committee heard evidence from Carwyn Jones-Evans (Growing Mid Wales), Councillor Jake Berriman (Growing Mid Wales), and Councillor Bryan Davies (Growing Mid Wales).

3.2     The Committee agreed to write to the panel following the evidence session, with further questions not reached during the meeting.

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4       Papers to note

4.1     The Committee noted the papers.

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4.1   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Engagement

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

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4.3   Green Economy

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4.4   Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure

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4.5   City and Growth Deals

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4.6   Hybu Cig Cymru

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4.7   Reviews of Business Support

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4.8   Petitions regarding animal health and welfare, and the Welsh higher education sector

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4.9   Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

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4.10 Scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence provided by the Welsh Government

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4.11 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Forthcoming Intergovernmental Meetings

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4.12 The Foundational Economy

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4.13 Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade

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4.14 UK’s agri-food and drink attachés

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

5.1     The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

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6       City and Growth Deals: consideration of evidence

6.1     The Committee discussed the evidence heard during items 2 and 3.

6.2     The Committee agreed to write to Panel 1 in follow-up regarding an offer of further information made during the session.

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7       Hybu Cig Cymru: consideration of key issues and funding briefing

7.1     The Committee discussed and considered the key issues paper for the inquiry, and agreed to move forward with the drafting of the report.

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