Meetings

NDM5404 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the Enterprise and Business Committee's Report on the Inquiry into Youth Entrepreneurship, which was laid in the Table Office on 14 November 2013.

Note: The response by the Welsh Government was laid on 15 January 2014.

Supporting Documents

Enterprise and Business Committee's Report

Welsh Government’s Response

The item started at 14.57

NDM5404 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the Enterprise and Business Committee's Report on the Inquiry into Youth Entrepreneurship, which was laid in the Table Office on 14 November 2013.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

EBC(4)-37-13(p1) – Draft Report

1.1 The Committee considered this item in private session.

Ken Skates AM, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

Teresa Holdsworth, Deputy Director, Youth Engagement and Employment

Ella Davidoff, Head of Youth Employment

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Deputy Minister and his officials to the meeting. The witnesses answered questions from the Members.

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Glynn Pegler, Business Entrepreneur Champion

James Taylor, Business Entrepreneur Champion

Sue Poole, Enterprise Manager, South West Wales FE/HE Regional Entrepreneurship Hub

3.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister and the other witnesses to the meeting. The Minister and the witnesses answered questions from Members.

Emlyn Williams, Enterprise Manager, Coleg Menai, North-west Wales Regional Entrepreneurship Hub,

Sue Poole, Education Enterprise Manager, Gower College, South-west Wales Regional Entrepreneurship Hub

Simon Jenkins, External Funding Manager, Gower College

3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses to the meeting. The witnesses answered questions from the Members.

Philip Drakeford, Head of Policy and Strategy (Education), Careers Wales

Jo Banks, Head of Youth Support and Guidance, Welsh Government

2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses to the meeting. The witnesses answered questions from the Members.

Mike Learmond, North Wales Region Development Manager, Federation of Small Businesses

Dr Rachel Bowen, Wales Policy Manager, Federation of Small Businesses

Kieran Owens, Young Entrepreneur

3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses to the meeting. The witnesses answered questions from the Members.

Anne Colwill, Area Manager, Young Enterprise Wales

Sharon Davies, Chief Operating Officer, Young Enterprise Wales

Lesley Kirkpatrick, Director, The Prince’s Trust Cymru

2.2 The Chair welcomed the witnesses to the meeting. The witnesses answered questions from the Members.

Amanda Wilkinson, Director, Higher Education Wales

Julie Lydon, Vice-chancellor, University of South Wales

Greg Walker, Deputy Chief Executive, CollegesWales

Mark Jones, Chair, CollegesWales

4.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses to the meeting. The witnesses answered questions from the Members.

Action points

HEW agreed to provide the following information:

·         The percentage of graduate start-ups that are located in Wales

·         Its definition of entrepreneurship

Karl Belizaire, Policy Manager, UnLtd

Amanda Everson, Development Manager, Live UnLtd in Wales

Dan Butler, Director, A Leap

3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses to the meeting. The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

Dale Williams, Director, Yolk Recruitment

4.1 The Chair welcomed the witness to the meeting. The witness responded to questions from members of the Committee.

Video presentation – accompanying paper

2.2 A video featuring the views of young entrepreneurs was shown as part of the Committee’s inquiry into youth entrepreneurship.

2.1 Members were given an introduction to the outreach work for the Committee’s Inquiry into Youth Entrepreneurship.