Meetings
Remote Working: Implications for Wales
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
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Meeting: 28/04/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 28/04/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
- Transcript for 28/04/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
2 Report from Wales Tourism Alliance, UK Hospitality Cymru and Professional Association of Self Caterers UK
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)
- Webcast for 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
- Transcript for 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
3 Remote Working: Implications for Wales - Welsh Government response
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.6.1 The response was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 17/03/2021 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Report: Remote working: Implications for Wales
NDM7653
Russell George
(Montgomeryshire)
To
propose that the Senedd:
Notes
the report of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee on its inquiry,
Remote Working: Implications for Wales, which was laid
in the Table Office on 10 March 2021.
Minutes:
The item started at
15.34
NDM7653 Russell George (Montgomeryshire)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the report of the
Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee on its inquiry, Remote Working:
Implications for Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 10
March 2021.
The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 24/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 24/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 24/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
3 Remote Working: Implications for Wales - Ministerial Scrutiny
Hannah
Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government
Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Economy and
Transport
Simon Jones, Director Economic Infrastructure,
Welsh Government
Lea Beckerleg, Head of Remote Working Policy
& Operations, Welsh Government
Ian Williams, Deputy Director, Homes and
Places, Welsh Government
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-6-21- Research Brief
- EIS(5)-6-21- Evidence from Welsh Government, item 3 PDF 217 KB
Minutes:
3.1 Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, Simon Jones, Director Economic Infrastructure, Welsh Government, Lea Beckerleg, Head of Remote Working Policy & Operations, Welsh Government and Ian Williams, Deputy Director, Homes and Places, Welsh Government answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 10/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
- Webcast for 10/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 10/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
4 Private session: Remote Working - Briefing from Academics
Professor Alan Felstead, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Dr Darja Reuschke, Associate Professor, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-5-21- Evidence from: Professor Alan Felstead
- EIS(5)-5-21- Evidence from: Dr Darja Reuschke
Minutes:
4.1 A private meeting was held with Professor Alan Felstead, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University and Dr Darja Reuschke, Associate Professor, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Meeting: 03/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 03/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 03/02/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
2 Support and Funding for Bus Operators
Scott
Pearson, Chair, Coach and Bus Association Cymru
Jane
Reakes-Davies, Managing Director, First Cymru Buses Ltd
John
Burch, Manager Wales & West, Confederation of Passenger Transport
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-4-21 - Research Brief
Minutes:
2.1 Scott Pearson,
Chair, Coach and Bus Association Cymru, Jane Reakes-Davies, Managing Director,
First Cymru Buses Ltd and John Burch, Manager Wales & West, Confederation
of Passenger Transport answered questions from Committee Members
2.2 John Burch agreed to provide further details about the adjustments between the budgeted levels of passenger numbers and the actual numbers across the patch.
Meeting: 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
- Webcast for 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
Remote Working: Implications for Wales - International evidence
Professor Kirsimarja Blomqvist, LUT University, Finland
Dr Noortje M Wiezer, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Minutes:
4.1 Professor Kirsimarja Blomqvist, LUT University, Finland
and Dr Noortje M Wiezer, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific
Research answered questions from Committee Members.
4.2 Dr Noortje M Wiezer agreed to provide further details on differential impacts on different groups of people.
Meeting: 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
2 Remote Working: Implications for Wales - Workforce and equalities
Shavanah Taj, General Secretary, Wales Trades Union Congress
Cerys Furlong, Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg
Professor Abigail Marks, Newcastle University
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-03-21- Papur Briffio
Minutes:
2.1 Shavanah Taj, General Secretary, Wales Trades Union
Congress, Cerys Furlong, Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg and Professor Abigail
Marks, Newcastle University answered questions from Committee Members
2.2 Cerys Furlong agreed to provide further details on the terminology and the difference between flexibility, agile, remote and distributed working.
Meeting: 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 27/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
Remote Working: Implications for Wales - International evidence
Antti Närhinen, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finnish Government
Marianne Keyriläinen, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finnish Government
Minutes:
3.1 Antti Närhinen, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finnish Government and Marianne Keyriläinen, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finnish Government answered questions from Committee Members.
Meeting: 13/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
- Webcast for 13/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 13/01/2021 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
4 Remote Working: Implications for Wales - Urban centres and community hubs
Councillor
Rob Stewart Leader, City and County of Swansea Council
Phil
Roberts, Chief Executive, City and County of Swansea Council
Gareth
Jones, Town Square Spaces Ltd
Mike
Scott, Director IndyCube
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-01-21- Research Brief
Minutes:
4.1 Councillor Rob Stewart Leader, City and County of Swansea Council, Phil Roberts, Chief Executive, City and County of Swansea Council, Gareth Jones, Town Square Spaces Ltd and Mike Scott, Director IndyCube answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 09/12/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
- Webcast for 09/12/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 09/12/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
Remote Working: Implications for Wales - Business
Dr
Llŷr ap Gareth, Senior Policy Adviser, Federation of Small Businesses
Paul
Slevin, President, Chambers Wales
Ian
Price, Wales Director, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Wales
Minutes:
4.1 Dr Llŷr ap Gareth, Senior Policy Adviser, Federation of Small Businesses Wales, Paul Slevin, President, Chambers Wales and Ian Price, Wales Director, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Wales answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 09/12/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 09/12/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 09/12/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd
3 Remote Working: Implications for Wales - Academics
Professor
Alan Felstead, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff
University
Dr
Jane Parry, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-26-20- Paper 4: Research Brief
Minutes:
3.1 Professor Alan Felstead, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University and Dr Jane Parry, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton answered questions from Committee Members