Agenda - Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Gareth Price

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEcon@Assembly.Wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

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1 Private discussion with Members of the European Parliament

(09.30-10.10)                                                                               (Pages 1 - 6)

Derek Vaughan MEP

Kay Swinburne MEP

Nathan Gill MEP

Attached Documents:

Research Brief for the session with the Members of the European Parliament

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Break (10.10-10.20)

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2 Introductions, Apologies and Substitutions

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3 Scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

(10.20-11.00)                                                                             (Pages 7 - 27)

Julie James AM, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

Teresa Holdsworth, Deputy Director, Youth Engagement and Employment, Welsh Government

Ella Davidoff, Head of Policy and Programme Development, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:

Research Brief for the session with the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

EBC(4)-06-16 (p.1) Evidence from the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

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4 Scrutiny of the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

(11.00-12.30)                                                                           (Pages 28 - 46)

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

James Price, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:

Research Brief for the session with the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

EBC(4)-06-16 (p.2) Evidence from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

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5 Papers to note

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Letter from William Graham AM to the Student Loans Company following the Draft Budget Scrutiny session on 14 January 2016

                                                                                                 (Pages 47 - 48)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-06-16 (p.3) Letter to Student Loans Company

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Letter from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport regarding TEN-T

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 50)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-06-16 (p.4) Letter from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport regarding TEN-T

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Further information provided by the Rail Freight Group

                                                                                                 (Pages 51 - 52)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-06-16 (p.5) Further information provided by the Rail Freight Group regarding their evidence session on 28 January

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Further information provided by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport following the budget scrutiny session on 14 January 2016

                                                                                                 (Pages 53 - 65)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-06-16 (p.6) Further information provided by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport following the budget scrutiny session on 14 January 2016

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Private de-brief (12.30-12.40)

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