Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 19 June 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 - 10.30

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.30

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2 Food Processing: panel 1

09.30 - 10.30 (Pages 1 - 11)

Huw Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Puffin Produce and Pembrokeshire Creamery

David Harries, Head of Food and Drink Federation Cymru

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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3 Papers to note

10.30

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3.1 Economy Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report: AI and the Welsh Economy

(Pages 12 - 15)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Centre for Digital Public Services - 3 June 2025
Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee - 3 June 2025

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3.2 Follow-up to 15 May Committee meeting: Glastir and National Minimum Standards

(Pages 16 - 18)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 3 June 2025

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3.3 The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

(Pages 19 - 20)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 3 June 2025

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3.4Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021

(Pages 21 - 22)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 3 June 2025

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3.5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Engagement - Stakeholder Event

(Page 23)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 3 June 2025

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3.6 Soil Health in Agriculture

(Pages 24 - 29)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the National Trust - 4 June 2025
Letter from the Chair to Professor Bridget Emmett - 4 June 2025
Letter from the Chair to the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Leader - 5 June 2025

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3.7 Anonymous Committee Evidence

(Pages 30 - 31)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Llywydd, and Chair of the Business Committee - 4 June 2025

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3.8Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Intergovernmental Relations Annual Report

(Page 32)

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 - 5 June 2025

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3.9 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Council of the Nations and Regions Meeting and other Intergovernmental Meetings

(Page 33)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 9 June 2025

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3.10 Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025

(Pages 34 - 35)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 9 June 2025

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3.11 Inter-Ministerial Group on UK-EU Relations

(Page 36)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 9 June 2025

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

10.30

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Private session

10.30 - 11.45

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5 Food Processing: consideration of evidence

10.30 - 10.40

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6 Trade update

10.40 - 11.00 (Pages 37 - 49)

Attached Documents:
Trade update paper

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7 Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA): consideration of draft chapter

11.00 - 11.15 (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
Draft Chapter

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8 Apprenticeship Pathways: consideration of draft report

11.15 - 11.45 (Pages 50 - 96)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

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