Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 18 June 2020

Meeting time: 13.37 - 15.50
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6370

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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Russell George MS (Chair)

Hefin David MS

Vikki Howells MS

Helen Mary Jones MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Peter Hughes, UNITE Wales

Mick Lynch, RMT

Deb Bowen Rees, Cardiff Airport

Spencer Birns, Cardiff Airport

Scott Pearson, Newport Transport

Nigel Winter, Stagecoach

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Lara Date (Second Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Francesca Howorth (Researcher)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  Tribute to Mohammad Asghar MS who, sadly, passed away this week.

1.2 There were no apologies or substitutions

1.3 Joyce Watson MS declared she was a member of UNITE

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2       Paper(s) to note

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2.1   Letter from Chair Public Accounts Committee

2.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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2.2   Letter from Chair Finance Committee

2.2.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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2.3   Letter from Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales re follow up actions from meeting on 11 May

2.3.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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2.4   Letter from Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP

2.4.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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3       COVID-19: Transport - Trade Unions

3.1     Peter Hughes, Regional Secretary Unite and Mick Lynch, RMT Assistant General Secretary answered questions from Committee Members

 

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4       COVID-19: Transport - Cardiff Airport

4.1 Deb Bowen Rees, Chief Executive Officer, Cardiff Airport and Spencer Birns, Chief Commercial Officer, Cardiff Airport answered questions from Committee Members

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5       COVID-19: Public Transport - Transport For Wales and Bus Operators

5.1     Nigel Winter, Managing Director, Stagecoach South Wales and Scott Pearson, Managing Director, Newport Transport answered questions from Committee Members

 

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

6.1     The Committee agreed the motion

 

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7       Private

7.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the session

The Committee agreed the draft report: Decarbonisation of Transport

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