Agenda - Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 14 January 2016

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Gareth Price

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEcon@Assembly.Wales

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Please note this meeting starts in private

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

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1 Consideration of Draft Report on the Potential of the Maritime Economy in Wales

(09.30-10.30)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 67)

Attached Documents:

Draft Report on the Inquiry into Potential of the Maritime Economy in Wales

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Break (10.30-10.45)

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2 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Union Bill

(10.45-11.00)                                                                           (Pages 68 - 78)

Attached Documents:

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Union Bill

Legal Brief: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Union Bill

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3 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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4 Draft Budget Scrutiny

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Draft Budget Scrutiny - Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

(11.00-12.00)                                                                         (Pages 79 - 145)

Julie James AM, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

Huw Morris, Director, Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Government

Neil Surman, Deputy Director, Higher Education Division, Welsh Government

Andrew Clark, Deputy Director, Further Education and Apprenticeships Division, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:

Research Brief - Education and Skills

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.1) Evidence from the Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

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Break (12.00-14.00)

4.2 </AI9>

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Draft Budget Scrutiny - Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

(14.00-15.00)                                                                       (Pages 146 - 213)

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Simon Jones, Director, Transport & ICT Infrastructure

Attached Documents:

Research Brief - Economy, Science and Transport

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.2) Evidence from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

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5 Papers to note

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EU Policy and Funding Opportunities for Wales 2014-2020

                                                                                             (Pages 214 - 215)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.3) Letter from the Minister for Finance and Government Business to William Graham regarding the EU Funding Ambassadors Review of the EU Policy and Funding Opportunities for Wales 2014-2020

5.2 </AI12>

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Draft Wales Bill

                                                                                                         (Page 216)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.4) Letter from Stephen Crabb, Secretary of State for Wales regarding the draft Wales Bill

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Finance Committee’s Legacy – Budget process and financial scrutiny of legislation

                                                                                             (Pages 217 - 218)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.5) Letter from William Graham to Jocelyn Davies regarding the Finance Committee's Legacy

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Business Rates

                                                                                                         (Page 219)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.6) Letter from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport to William Graham regarding Business Rates following the Committee meeting on 9 December 2015

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Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+

                                                                                             (Pages 220 - 226)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.7) Letter and further information from the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology regarding the Global Wales initiative following the Committee meeting on 21 October 2015

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Bus and Community Transport Services in Wales

                                                                                             (Pages 227 - 244)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.8) Additional information provided by Stephen Pilliner regarding Bus and Community Transport Services in Wales following the Committee meeting on 3 December 2015

EBC(4)-16-01 (p.9) Additional information provided by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport regarding Bus and Community Transport Services in Wales following the Committee meeting on 3 December 2015

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Private de-brief (15.00-15.10)

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