Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Meeting time: 09.45 - 11.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4391

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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Russell George AM (Chair)

Lee Waters AM (In place of Hannah Blythyn AM)

Hefin David AM

Vikki Howells AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Adam Price AM

David J Rowlands AM

Witnesses:

Julie James AM, Leader of the House and Chief Whip

Eluned Morgan AM, Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning

Huw Morris, Welsh Government

Simon Jones, Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Gareth Price (Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Sian Hughes (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Hannah Blythyn AM and Jeremy Miles AM

1.2 Lee Waters AM substituted for Hannah Blythyn AM

1.3 There were no declarations of interest

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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       Consideration of the draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport regarding the Development Bank of Wales

3.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

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4       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2018-19 - Skills and Science

4.1 Julie James AM, Eluned Morgan AM, Huw Morris, Simon Jones and Dean Medcraft answered questions from Committee Members

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5       Paper(s) to note

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5.1   Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure regarding the Committee's inquiry on Selling Wales to the World

5.1.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

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5.2   Additional information from the Development Bank for Wales arising from the Committee meeting on 25 October

5.2.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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7       Discussion on priorities - Welsh Government Draft Budget Scrutiny 2018-19

7.1 The Committee discussed the Draft Budget Scrutiny 2018-19

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