Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.22
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15804


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Andrew RT Davies MS (Chair)

Hannah Blythyn MS

Alun Davies MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Witnesses:

Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

Duncan Hamer, Welsh Government

Liz Lalley, Welsh Government

Kate Hearnden, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Nicole Haylor-Mott (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1     The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.2     All Members were present at the meeting and no declaration of interests were declared.

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2       General Ministerial Scrutiny: Economy

2.1    The Committee heard evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government, accompanied by three officials.

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3       Papers to note

3.1    The Committee noted the papers.

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3.1   Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: follow-up to evidence session

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3.2   Future of Welsh steel: Trade defence

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3.3   Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Follow-up from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee meeting held on 10 November 2025

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3.4   Petition P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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3.5   Freight and Logistics Strategy

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3.6   Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Additional evidence

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting, and Standing Order 17.42(vi) for the whole of the meeting on 11 December 2025

4.1    The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the whole meeting on 11 December 2025.

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5       General Ministerial Scrutiny: Consideration of evidence

5.1    The Committee considered the evidence received under item 2, and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary seeking follow-up information on a number of points raised during the session.

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