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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 13 June 2024 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 13/06/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. 1.2 Apologies were received from Vikki Howells MS, Jenny Rathbone MS and Luke Fletcher MS. Cefin Campell MS attended as a substitute. 1.3 Samuel Kurtz MS declared he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association.
(09.30)	2.	Papers to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	2.1	Sustainable Farming Scheme View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Gwyn Jones, CEO, European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism - 21 May 2024 , item 2.1 PDF 78 KB
	2.2	The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 21 May 2024 , item 2.2 PDF 183 KB
	2.3	The Ivory Act (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 22 May 2024 , item 2.3 PDF 168 KB
	2.4	Tata Steel UK Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language - 24 May 2024 , item 2.4 PDF 150 KB
	2.5	Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Response to the submission from Mr Andrew Ling View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Development Bank of Wales - 29 May 2024 , item 2.5 PDF 215 KB
	2.6	Future of Welsh Steel View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Celsa Steel UK - 31 May 2024 , item 2.6 PDF 86 KB
	2.7	Green Economy inquiry: Follow up questions from the Committee meeting on 22 May 2024 View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Nesta - 31 May 2024 , item 2.7 PDF 79 KB Letter from the Chair to UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) - 31 May 2024 , item 2.7 PDF 89 KB Letter from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) to the Chair - 6 May 2024 , item 2.7 PDF 127 KB
	2.8	Hybu Cig Cymru View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: Response letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 3 June 2024 , item 2.8 PDF 110 KB
(09.30-10.30)	3.	Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire View the background to item 3. David Jones, Stakeholder Manager, Blue Gem Wind Wendy Weber, Head of the Build Environment, Pembrokeshire College Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Pembrokeshire College and Blue Gem Wind on the green economy. 3.2 Blue Gem Wind agreed to share the findings of a lessons-learned workshop with National Resources Wales on the consenting process for the Erebus project.
(10.40-11.25)	4.	Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions View the background to item 4. Peter Hughes, Unite Wales Regional Secretary, Unite the Union Jane Lancastle, Assistant Secretary, Prospect - Cymru Nisreen Mansour, Policy Officer, Wales TUC Minutes: 4.1 The Committee heard evidence from Prospect and the TUC on the green economy. 4.2 Prospect agreed to provide a report to the Committee regarding the delivery of clean power and what is being done to meet the skills challenges and to provide a link to information on the WJEC’s new Sustainability in Action qualification.
(11.45-12.30)	5.	General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs View the background to item 5. Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Claire Bennett, Director, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Welsh Government Gian Marco Currado, Director, Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Evidence paper - Welsh Government , item 5. PDF 244 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs. 5.2 The Committee agreed to write to Welsh Government with the questions not reached on Fisheries.
(12.35-13.20)	6.	Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) View the background to item 6. Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Claire Bennett, Director, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Welsh Government Gian Marco Currado, Director, Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government Minutes: 6.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs on the Sustainable Farming Scheme.
(13.20)	7.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee agreed the Motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.
(13.20-13.30)	8.	Consideration of evidence following the meeting View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(13.30-13.50)	9.	Development Bank of Wales: Consider key issues View the background to item 9. Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered the key issues paper.
(14.00-14.10)	10.	Correspondence on Committee Remits View the background to item 10. Minutes: 10.1 The Committee considered the correspondence.

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