Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Meeting time: 09.45 - 12.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6489

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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:

Ginger Wiegand, Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team Wales (EYST Wales)

Ali Abdi, Citizens Wales

Shavanah Taj, TUC Wales

Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner

Haf Elgar, Friends of the Earth

Tabea Wilkes, RSPB Cymru

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Lara Date (Second Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1Apologies 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 James Price, Chief Executive Transport for Wales re: Future of Rail update

2.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

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2.2   Letter to Llywydd from Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee re: Scrutiny of Covid-19 regulations

2.2.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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3       Covid-19: Recovery for all 2

3.1     Ali Abdi, Citizens Wales and Race Council Cymru,  Shavanah Taj, Vice-Chair, Socio-economic subgroup of the First Minister’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Covid-19 Advisory Group and Ginger Wiegand, Research and Policy, Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales answered questions from Committee Members

 

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4       Covid-19: Green Recovery

4.1 Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner, Haf Elgar, Director, Friends of the Earth Cymru and Tabea Wilkes, Nature Project Officer, RSPB Cymru answered questions from Committee Members

4.2 Haf Elgar agreed to provide further details on a report that Friends of the Earth Cymru commissioned from consultants, Transport for Quality of Life.

 

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

5.1     The Committee agreed the motion

 

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6       Private

6.1     Members considered the evidence heard during the session

 

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