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Transcript: Transcript for 26/06/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

09.40

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1     The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.2     Apologies were received from Hannah Blythyn MS and Luke Fletcher MS.

09.40 - 11.00

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

Supporting documents:

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).

 

11.10 - 12.40

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)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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

 

12.40

4.

Papers to note

Minutes:

4.1     The Committee noted the papers.

4.1

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

Supporting documents:

4.2

International agreements: Amendments to the International Labour Convention on the Recognition of a Safe and Healthy Working Environment as a Fundamental Principle

Supporting documents:

4.3

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget: Consultation with Senedd Committees on documentation supporting Draft Budget scrutiny

Supporting documents:

4.4

Welsh Government's response to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report: Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Data (Use and Access) Bill

Supporting documents:

12.40

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

5.1     The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

12.40 - 12.50

6.

City and Growth Deals: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

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

6.2     The Committee also resolved to draft and publish a short report, once the evidence gathering for the inquiry has concluded.

12.50 - 13.00

7.

Feedback from visit to Port Talbot Steelworks Community Support Centre

Minutes:

7.1     The Committee discussed their thoughts and findings from their visit to the Community Support Centre in Port Talbot, which took place on Thursday 19 June.

7.2     The Committee agreed to draft correspondence in follow-up to this visit.