Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 2 – Senedd

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 16 October 2025

Meeting time: 09.45
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales


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At its meeting on Thursday 9 October 2025, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to exclude the public from today's meeting.

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.45                                                                                                               

 

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2       Soil Health in Agriculture: Consideration of Draft Report

09.45 - 10.05                                                                             (Pages 1 - 35)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

 

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3       Food Processing: Key Issues Discussion

10.05 - 10.25                                                                           (Pages 36 - 63)

Attached Documents:
Key issues paper

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4       Forward Work Programme Discussion

10.25 - 10.45                                                                           (Pages 64 - 68)

Attached Documents:
Forward work programme

 

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5       International Trade Monitoring Report Discussion

10.45 - 10.55                                                                           (Pages 69 - 80)

Attached Documents:
International trade monitoring report

 

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6       Letter from Global Centre of Rail Excellence

10.55 - 11.00                                                                           (Pages 81 - 85)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Global Centre of Rail Excellence - 3 October 2025

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