Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 7 May 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 Hybu Cig Cymru: Panel 4 - Ministerial scrutiny

09.30 - 10.30 (Pages 1 - 24)

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

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - Welsh Government

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3 Papers to note

10.30

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3.1 Agreement between the UK and European Union on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures

(Page 25)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, International Relations Committee - 24 April 2025

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3.2 Meeting of the Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG)

(Page 26)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 29 April 2025

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3.3 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Celtic Heritage Agreement Annual Report

(Pages 27 - 28)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 29 April 2025

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3.4 Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry (IMG)

(Page 29)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 30 April 2025

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3.5 Legislative Consent: Employment Rights Bill

(Pages 30 - 31)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership - 30 April 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 - 11.25

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5 Consideration of evidence following the meeting

10.30 - 10.40

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6 The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA): Key issues discussion

10.40 - 11.00 (Pages 32 - 51)

Attached Documents:
Key issues paper

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7Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

11.00 - 11.05 (Pages 52 - 56)

Attached Documents:
Legal advice note

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8 Apprenticeship Pathways: Key issues discussion

11.05 - 11.25 (Pages 57 - 71)

Attached Documents:
Key issues paper

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