Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - The Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 19 April 2018

Meeting time: 09.18 - 11.31
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4858


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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

Lee Waters AM

Witnesses:

Eluned Morgan AM, Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning

Sam Huckle, Head of Apprenticeship Policy, Welsh Government

Andrew Clark, Deputy Director Further Education and Apprenticeship Division, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Gareth Price (Clerk)

Abigail Phillips (Second Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Joe Champion (Researcher)

Ben Stokes (Researcher)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received by David J Rowlands AM and Joyce Watson AM

1.2 Rhianon Passmore AM substituted for Joyce Watson AM

1.3 There were no declarations of interest

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2       Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning - The Apprenticeship Levy – one year on

2.1 Eluned Morgan AM, Andrew Clark and Sam Huckle answered questions from Committee Members

2.2 Sam Huckle agreed to send the committee further information on the foundational economy programme and a copy of the Qualification Wales Report on Construction

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3       Paper(s) to note

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3.1   Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning regarding Work-based Learning

3.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

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3.2   Letter from the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning to Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding Work-based Learning

3.2.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

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3.3   Letter from the Chair to Openreach requesting further information - dated 19 March 2018

3.3.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

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3.4   Additional information from Openreach in response to the Committee's letter dated 19 March 2018

3.4.1 The additional information 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 and the start of the Committee meeting on 25 April

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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5       Paper(s) to note

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5.1   Letter from the Presiding Officer regarding Resourcing for Brexit scrutiny

5.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

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5.2   Brexit: An update on the possible implications for committee business - Chairs’ Forum, 7 February 2018

5.2.1 The Committee discussed possible implications for committee business on Brexit

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6       Consideration of draft report: Enterprise Zones

6.1 The Committee discussed the draft report

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7       Consideration of draft report: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

7.1 The Committee discussed the draft report

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