Meetings

Role of Social Enterprises in the Welsh Economy

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: 03/04/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Social Enterprises (10.00-11.00)

 

Witnesses:

Phil Fiander, WCVA, Director of Programmes

Matthew Brown, WCVA, Communities Investment Manager

Anne-Marie Rogan, Swansea YMCA, Chief Executive

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1. The Committee took evidence from Phil Fiander, WCVA, Director of Programmes; Matthew Brown, WCVA, Communities Investment Manager and Anne-Marie Rogan, Swansea YMCA, Chief Executive.


Meeting: 03/04/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Social Enterprises (11.00-12.00)

 

Witnesses:

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government

Professor Andrew Davies, Chair of the Welsh Co-operative and Mutuals Commission

Derek Walker, Chief Executive Officer of the Wales Co-operative Centre

 

Supporting documents:

EBC(4)-10-14 (p.3) - Report of the Welsh Co-operative and Mutuals Commission

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/welsh-coop-mutuals-commission/?lang=en

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government; Professor Andrew Davies, Chair of the Welsh Co-operative and Mutuals Commission and Derek Walker, Chief Executive Officer of the Wales Co-operative Centre.

 

4.2 The Minister agreed to provide the performance indicators for the Welsh Government’s support for social enterprises in the six-month update to the Committee.


Meeting: 04/07/2012 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Scrutiny Session with the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science on Social Enterprises

Edwina Hart, Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science

 

Karyn Pittick, Head of Social Enterprise Unit, Welsh Government


Duncan Hamer, Head of Entrepreneurship and Sector Operations, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Chair welcomed Edwina Hart, Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science - Karyn Pittick, Head of Social Enterprise Unit, Welsh Government and Duncan Hamer, Head of Entrepreneurship and Sector Operations, Welsh Government. Members questioned the Minister and her officials on Social Enterprises.

 

Action Point:

 

During the meeting the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science agreed to provide the Committee with the following information:

 

·         an update on the Communities investment fund and how it is working at the moment;

 

·         share the terms of reference with the Committee in relation to the delivery of Public Services, once established by the Commission.

 

 

 

 


Meeting: 02/02/2012 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Follow Up Session on the role of Social Enterprises in the Welsh Economy (13.30 - 14.30)

Lis Burnett, Expert advisor to the former Enterprise and Learning Committee and Head of the University of Glamorgan’s Social Entrepreneurship Hub

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed Lis Burnett who was expert advisor to the former Enterprise and Learning Committee and is Head of the University of Glamorgan’s Social Entrepreneurship Hub. Members received an update on the report and asked questions.

 

2.2 The Committee agreed to carry out some further work on Social Enterprises.

 


Meeting: 16/11/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

Legislative Consent Motion - Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill: Discussion of Draft Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1The Committee agreed the report on the Legislative Consent Motion for the Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill.