Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 3 – Senedd

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 24 September 2025

Meeting time: 09.50
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09.15 - 09.50

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Public session

09.50 - 11.40

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.50

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2 Food Processing: Panel 5

09.50 - 10.30 (Pages 1 - 14)

David Chapman, Executive Director, UKHospitality Cymru

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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Break

10.30 - 10.40

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3 Food Processing: Panel 6

10.40 - 11.40 (Pages 15 - 30)

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

Keith Smyton, Deputy Director – Food Division, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - Welsh Government

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4 Papers to note

11.40

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4.24 Sustainable Farming Scheme

(Pages 31 - 32)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 18 September 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 - 12.30

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6 Food Processing: Consideration of evidence

11.40 - 12.00

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7 Discussion of Chairs' Forum Correspondence: Review of Committee Effectiveness

12.00 - 12.10 (Page 33)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Chair's Forum to Senedd Committees - 8 July 2025

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8 Forward Work Programme Discussion

12.10 - 12.20 (Pages 34 - 42)

Attached Documents:
Forward work programme paper
Letter from the Llywydd, and Chair of the Business Committee - 17 September 2025
Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill – Timetable

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9 Global Centre of Rail Excellence visit washup

12.20 - 12.30

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