Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 15 March 2018

Meeting time: 09.33 - 11.42
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4578

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Russell George AM (Chair) Vikki Howells AM Mark Isherwood AM David J Rowlands AM Lee Waters AM
Witnesses:	Dr Julie Bishop, Public Health Wales Huw Brunt, Public Health Wales Dr Tom Porter, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Rhian Stangroom-Teel, Leonard Cheshire Disability Joshua Reeves, Leonard Cheshire Disability service user Kevin Rahman-Daultrey, Pedal Power Elin Edwards, Royal National Institute of Blind People Cymru Andrea Gordon, Engagement Manager, Guide Dogs Cymru
Committee Staff:	Gareth Price (Clerk) Abigail Phillips (Second Clerk) Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk) Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received by Hefin David AM, Adam Price AM and Joyce Watson AM

1.2 There were no substitutions or declarations of interest

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2 Healthcare professionals - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

2.1 Dr Julie Bishop, Dr Tom Porter and Huw Brunt answered questions from Committee Members

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3 Paper(s) to note

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3.1 Bike Life Cardiff 2017 and Bike Life Bristol 2017

3.1.1 The paper was noted by the Committee

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3.2 Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport regarding the Enterprise Zone programme

3.2.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

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3.3 Additional information from the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone Board Chair regarding the Aspire scheme

3.3.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

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3.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Housing & Regeneration regarding Town centre regeneration: Five years on

3.4.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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3.5 Correspondence from Chair of the Public Accounts Committee to the Director General regarding the UK Government Digital Service

3.5.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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3.6 Correspondence from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee regarding the Welsh Government Hwb Programme

3.6.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 6 and 7

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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5 Scoping paper - Automation and the Welsh Economy

5.1 The committee discussed the scoping paper

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6 Consideration of draft letter to BT Openreach

6.1 The Committee agreed to send the letter to BT Openreach

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7 Consideration of draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport regarding the New Powers: New Possibilities inquiry - Speed limits

7.1 The Committee agreed to send the letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport

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8 Disability groups - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

8.1 Rhian Stangroom-Teel, Joshua Reeves, Kevin Rahman-Daultrey, Elin Edwards and Andrea Gordon answered questions from Committee Members

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