Agenda and minutes

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1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies were received from Julie James. There were no substitutes.

2.1 The Committee agreed its approach to and framework for the scrutiny of the Active Travel (Wales) Bill and agreed to launch a public consultation on Friday 22 February.

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

Jeff Collins, Director of Delivery, Department for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science

Tracey Burke, Director, Strategy, Department for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science

3.1. The Chair welcomed the Minister and her officials to the meeting. The Minister and her officials answered questions from the Members.

Action Points

The Minister agreed to provide additional information to the Committee on the following issues.

·         The timetable for sector panel meetings that show how many times they have met to date and how often they will meet in future.

·         Clarity regarding the changes in the BETS budget at the end of this financial year and the outputs achieved from the sectors and business delivery budget in 2012/13.

·         The statement published on Business Wales and any other additional information about the programme.

·         Information on what are the Department’s specific key performance indicators for the sectors following the current review.

·         Correct figures on inward investment in Wales.

·         More information about the brand strategy for the sectors.

4.1 The Committee noted correspondence from the Minister for Local Government and Communities.

4.2 The Committee noted correspondence from the First Minister on Cardiff Airport.