Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 30 April 2020

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6112

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Russell George MS (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) MS Hefin David MS Vikki Howells MS Helen Mary Jones MS Joyce Watson MS
Witnesses:	Joshua Miles, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Adrian Greason-Walker, Wales Tourism Alliance Mike Payne, GMB Peter Hughes, UNITE Wales Shavanah Taj, TUC Wales Ian Price, CBI Wales
Committee Staff:	Robert Donovan (Clerk) Lara Date (Second Clerk) Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk) Ben Stokes (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions

1.2 Joyce Watson MS declared she was a member of UNITE and Hefin David MS declared he was a member of Unison

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2 COVID-19: Business and Job Support Panel 1

2.1 Ian Price Director CBI Wales substituted for Leighton Jenkins, Assistant Director CBI Wales.

2.2 Joshua Miles, Policy Manager, Federation of Small Businesses Wales, Adrian Greason-Walker, Policy Advocate, Wales Tourism Alliance and Ian Price Director CBI Wales answered questions from Committee Members.

2.3 Joshua Miles has agreed to provide the committee with further details on a coronavirus survey commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses Wales

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3 COVID-19: Business and Job Support Panel 2

3.1 Shavanah Taj, Acting General Secretary, Trades Union Congress Wales, Mike Payne, Senior Organiser, Wales and South West, GMB Union and Peter Hughes, Regional Secretary, UNITE Wales answered questions from Committee Members.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5 Private

5.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the session.

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