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Enterprise and Business Committee |
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Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 22 September 2011 |
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Meeting time: |
09:30 - 12:00 |
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Assembly Members: |
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Andrew RT Davies (Chair) Byron Davies Keith Davies Julie James Alun Ffred Jones Eluned Parrott David Rees Ken Skates Joyce Watson Leanne Wood |
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Witnesses: |
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Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage Chris Warner, Regeneration Richard Harris, Deputy Director, Strategic Regeneration and Heads of the Valleys Alun Davies, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes Damien O'Brien, Director of European Programmes, WEFO Jane McMillan, Acting Director Programme Management and Finance Division, WEFO Edwina Hart, Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science |
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Committee Staff: |
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Siân Phipps (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Deputy Clerk) |
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1. Apologies, Introductions and Substitutions
1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions for the meeting. The Chair welcomed Eluned Parrott to her first meeting of the Enterprise and Business Committee.
2. Ministerial Scrutiny Session : Regeneration ( 9:30 -10:15)
2.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage and his officials to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.
3. Ministerial Scrutiny Session : European Programmes ( 10:15 - 11:00)
3.1 The Chair welcomed the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, and European Programmes and his officials to the meeting. Members questioned the Minister.
3.2 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee with:
· Further information on the success of European Funding projects
· Further information and data on how many people and companies have benefited from the European funding.
4. Ministerial Scrutiny Session : Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science ( 11:00 - 12:00)
4.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, and her officials to the meeting. Members questioned the Minister.
4.2 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee concerning the differences between regeneration and economic renewal following comments made by the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage in the earlier session.
4.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister with questions not reached in the session.
5. Papers to Note
5.1 The Committee noted the following correspondence:
· Correspondence from Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills re Enterprise and Business Committee meeting on 13 July 2011
· Correspondence from Carl Sargeant, Minister for Local Government and Communities re Enterprise and Business Committee meeting on 13 July 2011
Transcript
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