Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 19 January 2017

Meeting time: 09.45 - 15.05
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3801


Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Russell George AM (Chair)

Hannah Blythyn AM

Hefin David AM

Vikki Howells AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Jeremy Miles AM

Adam Price AM

David J Rowlands AM

Witnesses:

Nick Jones, Traffic Commissioner for Wales and the West Midlands

Claire Brown, Sales & Marketing Director, Spectrum Internet

Giles Phelps, Managing Director, Spectrum Internet

Duncan Taylor, Ger-y-Gors Community Forum

Ray Taylor, Ger-y-Gors Community Forum

Hamish MacLeod, Mobile UK

Paul James, Head of Public Affairs, Telefonica 02 UK

Graham Dunn, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vodafone

Richard Wainer, Head of Public Affairs, EE

Committee Staff:

Gareth Price (Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Robin Wilkinson (Researcher)

Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

 

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Transcript

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

1.1 There were no apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

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2       Traffic Commissioner for the Welsh Traffic Area - Committee update

 

2.1 Nick Jones answered questions from Committee Members

 

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3       Alternative Community Broadband schemes - Digital infrastructure in Wales

 

3.1  Claire Brown, Giles Phelps, Ray Taylor and Duncan Taylor answered questions from Committee Members

 

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4       Paper(s) to note

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4.1   Welsh Government response to the Committee's inquiry on Business rates in Wales

 

4.1 The Government response was noted

 

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5       Mobile phone providers - Digital infrastructure in Wales

 

5.1 Hamish MacLoed, Paul James, Graham Dunn and Richard Wainer answered questions from Committee Members

 

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