Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Meeting time: 09.20 - 12.25
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4570

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Russell George AM (Chair) Hefin David AM Vikki Howells AM Mark Isherwood AM Adam Price AM David J Rowlands AM Lee Waters AM Joyce Watson AM
Witnesses:	Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport Andrew Slade, Welsh Government Simon Jones, Welsh Government Marcella Maxwell, Welsh Government Margaret Everson, Bus Users UK Cymru Justin Davies, First Group Jo Foxall, Traveline Cymru Huw Morgan, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Paul O’Hara, Taxi drivers of Cardiff Claire Hartrey, Cardiff Council Mike Payne, GMB
Committee Staff:	Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk) Andrew Minnis (Researcher) Ben Stokes (Researcher) Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions

1.2 Lee Waters declared he was a member of the GMB

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2 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2018-19 and the Economic Action Plan - Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport

2.1 Ken Skates AM, Andrew Slade, Simon Jones and Marcella Maxwell answered questions from Committee Members

2.2 The Cabinet Secretary has agreed to provide the Committee with further details as discussed at the meeting

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3 Devolution of bus registration powers - New Powers: New Possibilities

3.1 Huw Morgan, Margaret Everson, Justin Davies and Jo Foxall answered questions from Committee Members

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4 Devolution of taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing - New Powers: New Possibilities

4.1 Paul O’Hara, Mike Payne and Claire Hartrey answered questions from Committee Members

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5 Paper(s) to note

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5.1 Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report - Welsh Government budget 2018-19

5.2 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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