Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 13 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09.00 - 09.15

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Public session

09.15 - 12.50

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.15

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2 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 4

09.15 - 10.30 (Pages 1 - 29)

Councillor Huw Thomas, Leader of Cardiff Council, and Spokesperson for Economy and Energy, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Heidi Neil, Directors of Public Protection Wales’s Licensing Lead, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Bethan Jones, Operational Manager, Rent Smart Wales and Chair of Environmental Health Wales’s Housing Expert Panel, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

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Break

10.30 - 10.40

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3 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 5

10.40 - 11.40 (Pages 30 - 37)

David Chapman, Executive Director, UKHospitality Cymru

Rowland Rees-Evans, Chair, Wales Tourism Alliance

Dr Llŷr ap Gareth, Head of Policy, FSB Wales (Federation of Small Businesses)

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - FSB Wales

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Break

11.40 - 11.50

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4 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 6

11.50 - 12.50 (Pages 38 - 52)

Glenn Evans, Chair, North Wales Tourism

Charlie Reith, Co-Chair of Policy Working Group, Short Term Accommodation Association

Katherine Squires, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, British Holiday and Home Park Association

Attached Documents:
Evidence paper - North Wales Tourism
Evidence paper - Short Term Accommodation Association
Evidence paper - British Holiday & Home Parks Association

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5 Papers to note

12.50

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5.1 Future of Welsh Steel: Follow-up information after evidence session on 9 October 2025

(Pages 53 - 56)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the CEO, Tata Steel UK - 31 October 2025 (1)
Letter from the CEO, Tata Steel UK - 31 October 2025 (2)

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5.2 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(Pages 57 - 59)

Attached Documents:
Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group meeting - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 31 October 2025
Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs meeting - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 5 November 2025

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5.3 Holyhead Port storm damage and closure: Freight and Logistics

(Pages 60 - 61)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales - 3 November 2025

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5.4 Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Defence

(Pages 62 - 63)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 4 November 2025

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5.5 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Invitation to provide written evidence

(Pages 64 - 67)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to National Residential Landlords Association - 4 November 2025
Response from the National Residential Landlords Association - 4 November 2025

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5.6 Agricultural Support Regulations

(Pages 68 - 93)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 4 November 2025

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5.7 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: follow-up to evidence session - 5 November 2025

(Pages 94 - 107)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Scottish Tourism Alliance and Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers - 5 November 2025
Evidence paper - Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers and the Scottish Tourism Alliance - 6 November

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5.8 Future of Welsh Steel: Transition Board

(Pages 108 - 109)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Secretary of State for Wales - 5 November 2025

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5.9 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Statement of policy intent

(Pages 110 - 137)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language - 5 November 2025

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

12.50

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Private session

12.50 - 13.25

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7 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

12.50 - 13.20

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8 Business Committee review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes: publication of pre-introduction Bills - consideration of draft response

13.20 - 13.25 (Pages 138 - 139)

Attached Documents:
Draft response letter

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