Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 1 – Senedd

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Meeting time: 09.31 - 12.05
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15908

Hybrid

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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:	Jessica Hooper, RenewableUK Cymru Dave Hughes, Flintshire Council Professor Max Munday, Cardiff University Ken Poole, Cardiff Council Janis Richards, Make UK Rob Stewart, Swansea Council
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 with no apologies received.

1.3     There were no declarations of interest.

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2 Inward Investment: Panel 3

2.1    The Committee heard evidence from Jessica Hooper (RenewableUK Cymru), Janis Richards (Make UK), and Professor Max Munday (Cardiff University).

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3 Inward Investment: Panel 4

3.1    The Committee heard evidence from Ken Poole (Cardiff Council), Councillor Dave Hughes (Leader -Flintshire County Council), and Councillor Rob Stewart (Leader - Swansea Council).

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4 Papers to note

4.1    The Committee noted the papers.

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4.1 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

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4.2 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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4.3 European Commission adoption of new data adequacy decisions with the UK

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4.4 Follow-up from the General Ministerial Scrutiny session held on 3 December 2025

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4.5 Steel inquiry

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

5.1    The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

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6 Inward Investment: Consideration of evidence

6.1    The Committee considered and discussed the evidence received under Items 2 and 3.

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7 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings

7.1    The Committee agreed to the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings.

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