Cross Party Group Annual Report

6^th July 2022

Cross Party Group on Industrial Communities

1.         Group Membership

Chair: Vikki Howells MS

Huw Irranca Davies MS; Sarah Murphy MS; Luke Fletcher MS; Joel James MS; Sam Rowlands MS.

Secretary: Peter Slater, Director, Industrial Communities Alliance Wales

Cllr David White, Bridgend CBC, Chair, ICA Wales

2.         Previous Group Meetings since last AGM

Meeting 1

Meeting Date: 13^th October 2021

Attendees: Vikki Howells MS, Cynon Valley; Sam Rowlands MS, North Wales; Luke Fletcher MS, South Wales West; Joel James MS, South Wales Central; Robin Lewis, Office of Vikki Howells MS; Cllr David White, Bridgend CBC & ICA Wales Chair; Cllr Jayne Brencher, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC; Cllr Dai Davies, Blaenau Gwent CBC; Cllr Gareth Jones, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC; Cllr Graham Thomas, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC; Cllr Anthony Hunt, Torfaen CBC; Cllr John Hill, Blaenau Gwent CBC; Cllr Stuart Baldwin, Bridgend CBC; Elllie Fry, Blaenau Gwent CBC; Rob Wellington, Torfaen CBC; Paul Hudson, Caerphilly CBC; Alexander Still, Office of Hefin David MS; Lisa Williams; Beth Walters; Zahra Yasmin, Office of Luke Fletcher MS; Sion Trewyn, Office of Llyr Gruffydd MS; Peter Slater, ICA Wales; Joan Dixon, ICA National Secretariat; Stephen Fothergill, ICA National Secretariat.

Summary of Issues Discussed: Priorities for the Spending Review and the Levelling Up White Paper.

Meeting 2

Meeting Date: 9^th March 2022

Attendees: Vikki Howells MS (Chair), Cynon Valley; Robin Lewis, Office of Vikki Howells MS; Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Ogmore; David Rees MS, Aberavon; Sioned Williams MS, South Wales West; Cllr David White, Bridgend CBC; Cllr Jayne Brencher, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC; Cllr Gareth Jones, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC; Cllr Graham Thomas, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC; Peter Slater (Secretary), ICA Wales; Joan Dixon, ICA National Secretariat; Danny Grehan, Office of Heledd Fychan MS; Liz Hill O’Shea, Office of Dr Altaf Hussein MS; Elin Hywel, Office of Mabon Ap Gwynfor MS; Ellie Richards, Office of Luke Fletcher MS; Ryland Doyle, Office of Mike Hedges MS; Ioan Bellin, Office of Rhys Ab Owen MS: Alexander Still, Office of Hefin David MS; Sharon James, Cardiff and the Vale College.

Summary of Issues Discussed: Levelling Up White Paper and skills for a low carbon future.

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT

6^th July 2022

Cross Party Group on Industrial Communities

Chair: Vikki Howells MS

Secretary: Peter Slater, Director, Industrial Communities Alliance Wales

Group Expenses	None	0.0
Cost of all goods	No goods purchased	0.0
Benefits received by the group or individual Members from outside bodies	No benefits received	0.0
Any secretariat or other support	No financial Support received
Services provided to the group such as hospitality	None	0.0
Total Cost		0/0