Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Meeting date: 26 March 2014
Meeting time: 08.45
For further information please contact:
Siân Phipps Committee Clerk 029 2089 8582 enterprise.committee@wales.gov.uk

Agenda

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Pre-meeting in private (08.45-09.00)

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Formal public meeting (09.00)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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2 Inquiry into EU funding opportunities 2014-2020 (session 8)

(09.00-09.30)  (Pages 1 - 58)

Witnesses:

Ian Davies, Route Manager – Irish Sea South, Stena Line Limited

Alec Don, Chief Executive, Port of Milford Haven

Callum Couper, Port Manager, Associated British Ports South Wales

Attached Documents:

Private paper (Members’ Brief for Items 2, 3 and 4)

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(1) - Milford Haven Port Authority

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(2) - Stena Line Limited

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(2) - Annex

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(3) – Associated British Ports South Wales

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3 Inquiry into EU funding opportunities 2014-2020 (session 9)

(09.30-10.00)  (Pages 59 - 62)

Witnesses:

Dr Andrew Potter, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Martin Evans, previous chair of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Cymru Wales and Board member of CILT

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(4) – Dr Andrew Potter

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Break (10.00-10.10)

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4 Inquiry into EU funding opportunities 2014-2020 (session 10) (10.10-10.50)  (Pages 63 - 69)

Witnesses:

Ceri Jones, Department of Research and Innovation, Swansea University

Wyn Prichard, Wales Director, Construction Industry Training Board

Chris Doherty, HR Leader, GE Aviation Wales

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(5) – Swansea University

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(6) – Construction Industry Training Board

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Break (10.50-11.00)

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5 Transport Planning and Funding (11.00-12.00)  (Pages 70 - 82)

Witnesses:

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government

James Price, Director General, Economy, Science and Transport

Claire Bennett, Deputy Director Transport Policy, Planning and Partnerships

Attached Documents:

Private paper (Members’ Brief for Item 5)

EBC(4)-09-14 p.(7) – The Minister’s evidence - Transport Planning and Funding

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6 Papers to note (Pages 83 - 96)

Attached Documents:

Private paper: EU Funding inquiry - summary of written evidence

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7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Tourism Inquiry (discussion of scoping paper)

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8 Tourism Inquiry (discussion of scoping paper) (12.00-12.15) (Pages 97 - 107)

Attached Documents:

Private paper (scoping paper for Tourism Inquiry)

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De-brief in private (12.15-12.30)

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