Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 13 July 2017

Meeting time: 09.15 - 15.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4207

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Russell George AM (Chair) Hannah Blythyn AM Hefin David AM Vikki Howells AM Mark Isherwood AM Jeremy Miles AM David J Rowlands AM
Witnesses:	Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure Simon Jones, Welsh Government Mick McGuire, Welsh Government Dean Medcraft, Welsh Government Sheena Hague, Welsh Government Rhodri Griffiths, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Gareth Price (Clerk) Daniel Collier (Clerk) Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk) Sean Evans (Researcher) Andrew Minnis (Researcher) Ben Stokes (Researcher) Martin Jennings (Researcher)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  Apologies were received by Adam Price AM

1.2 There were no substitutions or declarations

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2 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from item 3

2.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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3 Private - In-year financial scrutiny

3.1 The Committee discussed the In-year financial scrutiny

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4 Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure - In-year financial scrutiny

4.1 Ken Skates AM, Simon Jones, Mick McGuire and Dean Medcraft answered questions from Committee Members

4.2 The Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, agreed to provide the Committee with further details on the In-year financial scrutiny.

4.3 Simon Jones agreed to send a note to the Committee on Construction Inflation Indices

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from item 6

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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6 Committee working practices and procedures

6.1 Kate Faragher, CEO, BeSpokeSkills ran a training course for Committee Members

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7 Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure - Impacts of congestion on the bus industry in Wales

7.1 Ken Skates, Simon Jones, Sheena Hague and Rhodri Griffiths answered questions from Committee Members

7.2 The Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, agreed to provide further data on comparative subsidy for bus and rail travel.

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8 Paper(s) to note

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8.1 Additional information from the Federation of Small Businesses - City Deals and the Regional Economies of Wales

8.2 The letter was noted by the Committee

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9 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the next Committee meeting on 19 July

9.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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