Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Meeting time: 09.45 - 12.07
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6488

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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Russell George MS (Chair)

Suzy Davies MS

Vikki Howells MS

Helen Mary Jones MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Sioned Pearce, Cardiff University

Professor Ewart Keep, Oxford University

Laura-Jane Rawlings, Youth Employment UK

Cerys Furlong, Chwarae Teg

Ruth Coombs, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Dr Alison Parken, Cardiff University

Rhian Davies, Chief Executive, Disability Wales

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Lara Date (Second Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Sam Mason (Legal Adviser)

Phil Boshier (Researcher)

Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  Apologies were received by Hefin David MS

1.2There were no substitutions or declarations of interest

 

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2       Paper(s) to note

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2.1   Letter from Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales re: TfW Remit Letter

2.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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3       Covid-19: Recovery - Youth unemployment

3.1     Dr Sioned Pearce, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Professor Ewart Keep, Department of Education, Oxford University and Laura-Jane Rawlings, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Employment UK answered questions from Committee Members

 

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4       Covid-19: Recovery for all

4.1 Cerys Furlong, Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg, Dr Alison Parken, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Ruth Coombs, Head of Wales, Equality and Human Rights Commission and Rhian Davies, Chief Executive, Disability Wales answered questions from Committee Members

4.2 The Committee has requested further details from the witnesses on how the Welsh Government ought to be building actions around equalities in from the beginning, rather than adding them in at the end,

 

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5       Consideration of Legislative Consent Memorandum Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) Bill

5.1     The Committee considered the LCM. It was satisfied that the Bill made provision for a purpose within the legislative competence of the Senedd and that an LCM was necessary under Standing Order 29, and saw no reason to object to the Senedd agreeing to a Legislative Consent Motion. The Committee’s report on the LCM would be laid by the 5 November reporting deadline.

 

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

6.1     The Committee agreed the motion

 

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7       Draft Report:  Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) Bill

7.1     The Committee discussed the draft report

 

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8       Private

8.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the session

8.2 The Committee discussed the Forward Work Programme: Autumn 2020

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