Agenda - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Meeting time: 08.30
For further information contact:

Gareth Price

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEIS@assembly.wales

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Business Breakfast (World of Boats) (08.30 - 09.30)

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Private pre-meeting (09.45 - 10.00)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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2 Business Rates in Wales - expert panel

(10.00-11.15) (Pages 1 - 33)

David Magor, Chief Executive, Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuations

Andrew West, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Wales

Matthew Williams, Policy Advisor, Federation of Small Businesses Wales

Attached Documents:
Research brief
EIS(5)-05-16 (p1) Institute of Revenues, Ratings and Valuations
EIS(5)-05-16 (p2) Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Wales
EIS(5)-05-16 (p3) Federation of Small Businesses Wales

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3 Business Rates in Wales - Ministerial scrutiny

(11.15-12.15) (Pages 34 - 37)

Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

Debra Carter – Deputy Director, Local Government Finance Policy, Welsh Government

Joanna Valentine - Head of Local Taxation Policy, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-05-16 (p4) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

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4 Papers to note

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Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales regarding the Wales Bill

(Pages 38 - 47)

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-05-16 (p5) Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales regarding the Wales Bill

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Letter from the Chair of the Economy Infrastructure and Skills Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure regarding the rail franchise and metro timeline.

(Pages 48 - 49)

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-05-16 (p6) Letter from the Chair of the Economy Infrastructure and Skills Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure regarding the rail franchise and metro timeline

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and item 1 of the meeting on 13 October

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Private de-brief (12:15 - 12:30)

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