Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 2 – Senedd

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 9 July 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 - 11.20

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.30                                                                                                               

 

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2       Food Processing: Panel 3

09.30 - 10.30                                                                             (Pages 1 - 31)

 

Dr Robert Bowen, Senior Lecturer in International Entrepreneurship, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Jon Parker, Wales Director, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence paper - Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
Evidence paper - Dr Robert Bowen

 

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Break

10.30 - 10.40

 

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3       Food Processing: Panel 4

10.40 - 11.20

                                                                                                                          

Julie Bishop, Director of Health Improvement, Public Health Wales

Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby, Leader of Monmouthshire County Council and Rural Affairs Spokesperson, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

 

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4       Papers to note

11.20                                                                                                               

 

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4.1   Employment Rights Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 32 - 33)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership to the Llywydd, and Chair of the Senedd Commission - 26 June 2025

 

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4.2   Review of Business Support

                                                                                                 (Pages 34 - 35)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 27 June 2025

 

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4.3   Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry

                                                                                                           (Page 36)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 1 July 2025

 

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4.4   UK-EU SPS agreement and the Common Understanding agreement

                                                                                                 (Pages 37 - 40)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 1 July 2025

 

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4.5   Petition P-06-1488: Establish a ‘Care Society’ to Tackle the Long Covid Crisis in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 41 - 43)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Petitions Committee - 2 July 2025
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 2 July 2025

 

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4.6   Holyhead Port storm damage and closure: Initial findings report

                                                                                                 (Pages 44 - 45)

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

 

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4.7   Committee visit to Community Support Centre, Port Talbot

                                                                                                 (Pages 46 - 47)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Community Trade Union - 4 July 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

11.20                                                                                                               

 

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Private session

11.20 - 12.15

 

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6       Food Processing: Consideration of evidence

11.20 - 11.30                                                                                                  

 

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7       Legislative Consent: Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill (2024 - 2025)

11.30 - 11.40                                                                           (Pages 48 - 52)

Attached Documents:
Legal advice note

 

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8       Hybu Cig Cymru: Consideration of draft report

11.40 - 12.10                                                                           (Pages 53 - 99)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

 

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9       Legislative Consent: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill: Consideration of draft report

12.10 - 12.15                                                                       (Pages 100 - 106)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

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