Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 11 May 2020

Meeting time: 13.00 - 14.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6117

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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:

Ken Skates MS, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales

Sioned Evans, Welsh Government

Simon Jones, Welsh Government

Huw Morris, Welsh Government

Emma Watkins, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Lara Date (Second Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Ben Stokes (Researcher)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

Phil Boshier (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1     There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest

 

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2       Paper(s) to note

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2.1   Letter from the Chair Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee re COVID-19 and Sport

2.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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2.2   Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales re Welsh Government Covid-19 Response: Business and Job Support

2.2.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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3       COVID-19: Ministerial Scrutiny

3.1 Ken Skates MS, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Sioned Evans, Director, Business and Regions, Welsh Government, Emma Watkins, Deputy Director Economic Policy, Welsh Government, Simon Jones, Director, Economic Infrastructure, Welsh Government and Huw Morris, Director, Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Government answered questions from Committee Members.

3.2 Ken Skates MS, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales has agreed to provide the Committee with further details as discussed at the meeting

 

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(xi) 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 and discussed the Forward Work Planner

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