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City and Growth Deals

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: 20/11/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Welsh Government's consultation: proposals for a new Local Growth Fund in Wales

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Meeting: 05/11/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh City and Regional Growth Deals: Letter to the UK Government and Welsh Government

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Meeting: 09/10/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 5)

5 Aberthaw procurement

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Meeting: 24/09/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Welsh City and Regional Growth Deals

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Meeting: 17/07/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 5)

5 City and Growth Deals: Business Support Landscape - Follow-up to the committee meeting held on 4 June 2025

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Meeting: 09/07/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Review of Business Support

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Meeting: 26/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Follow-up to the committee meeting held on 4 June 2025: City and Growth Deals

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Meeting: 26/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 City and Growth Deals: Panel 4 - North Wales Growth Deal

Hedd Vaughan-Evans, Head of Operations, Ambition North Wales

Councillor Charlie McCoubrey, Leader of Conwy County Borough Council, and Vice-Chair of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC)

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Minutes:

3.1     The Committee heard evidence from Councillor Charlie McCoubrey (North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC)), and Hedd Vaughan-Evans (Ambition North Wales).

 

Meeting: 26/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 City and Growth Deals: Panel 3 - Swansea Bay City Deal

Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, Chair of the Corporate Joint Committee for South West Wales, and Chair of the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee

Dr Jon Burnes, Portfolio Director, Swansea Bay City Deal

Craig Griffiths, Monitoring Officer, Corporate Joint Committee for South West Wales

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Minutes:

2.1     The Committee heard evidence from Councillor Rob Stewart (Corporate Joint Committee for South West Wales, and Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee), Dr Jon Burnes (Swansea Bay City Deal), and Craig Griffiths (Corporate Joint Committee for South West Wales).

 

Meeting: 04/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 City and Growth Deals

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Meeting: 04/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 6)

City and Growth Deals: consideration of evidence

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6.1    The Committee discussed the evidence heard during items 2 and 3.

6.2    The Committee agreed to write to Panel 1 in follow-up regarding an offer of further information made during the session.

Meeting: 04/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 City and Growth Deals: Panel 2

Carwyn Jones-Evans, Corporate Manager: Strategic Economic Investment / Portfolio SRO: Growing Mid Wales

Councillor Jake Berriman, Leader of Powys County Council, Joint Chair of the Growing Mid Wales Board, and member of the Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Councillor Bryan Davies, Leader of Ceredigion County Council, Joint Chair of the Growing Mid Wales Board, and member of the Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee

 

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Minutes:

3.1    The Committee heard evidence from Carwyn Jones-Evans (Growing Mid Wales), Councillor Jake Berriman (Growing Mid Wales), and Councillor Bryan Davies (Growing Mid Wales).

3.2    The Committee agreed to write to the panel following the evidence session, with further questions not reached during the meeting.

Meeting: 04/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 City and Growth Deals: Panel 1

Kellie Beirne, Chief Executive of the South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee, and Cardiff Capital Region

Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby, Leader of Monmouthshire County Council, and Chair of the South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee and Cardiff Capital Region

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2.1    The Committee heard evidence from Kellie Beirne (Cardiff Capital Region) and Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby (Cardiff Capital Region).

Meeting: 30/04/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 7)

7 City Deals: Scope and approach

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  • Scoping paper

Minutes:

7.1    The Committee discussed the scoping paper and potential witnesses for the inquiry.

7.2    The Committee agreed the terms of reference and the manner of the consultation, committing to moving forward with the inquiry.

Meeting: 12/02/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and Welsh Government

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Meeting: 12/02/2025 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the use of UK government funding for city and regional growth deals

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6.3     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 13/09/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal

Jonathan Burnes, Portfolio Director, Swansea Bay City Deal

David Simpson, Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council

Dyfrig Siencyn, Leader of Gwynedd Council | Chair of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board

Hedd Vaughan-Evans, Head of Operations, Ambition North Wales

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Minutes:

4.1     The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

4.2     Under Standing Order 17.47, the Chair temporarily suspended proceedings to resolve a technical issue. Proceedings were suspended from 10:58 to 11:01.

Meeting: 13/09/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

James Gibson-Watt, Leader of Powys County Council

Nicola Williams, Strategic Programme Delivery Manager - Corporate Joint Committee (CJC), Powys County Council

Clive Davies, Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration, Ceredigion County Council

Carwyn Jones-Evans, Growth Service Manager, Ceredigion County Council

Anthony Hunt, Leader of Torfaen Council

Kellie Beirne, Director of Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

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Minutes:

3.1     The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

 

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