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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 25 February 2026 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 25/02/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

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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 Jenny Rathbone MS, with Mick Antoniw MS present as a substitute.
09.30 - 10.30	2.	General Ministerial Scrutiny: Economy and Skills View the background to item 2. Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government Liz Lalley, Director - Economic Policy and Strategy, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Evidence paper - Welsh Government , item 2. PDF 159 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government, accompanied by official Liz Lalley.
10.35 - 11.30	3.	General Ministerial Scrutiny: Economy and Skills View the background to item 3. Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, Welsh Government Liz Lalley, Director - Economic Policy and Strategy, Welsh Government Jo Salway, Director - Social Partnership, Employability & Fair Work, Welsh Government Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, Welsh Government, and Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government, accompanied by officials Liz Lalley and Jo Salway. 3.2 The Cabinet Secretary committed to writing to the Committee with some further information on several points raised in the course of the meeting.
11.30	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	4.1	The Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 2 February 2026 , item 4.1 PDF 264 KB
	4.2	Follow-up from the Committee meeting held on 26 November 2025: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Welsh Government response - 11 February 2026 , item 4.2 PDF 227 KB
	4.3	Learning and Work Institute report: A Work, Health and Skills Plan for Wales View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Director for Wales, Learning and Work Institute - 6 February 2026 , item 4.3 PDF 189 KB
	4.4	Follow-up from the Committee meeting held on 21 January 2026: Inward Investment View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Response from Councillor Dave Hughes, Leader of Flintshire County Council - 9 February 2026 , item 4.4 PDF 252 KB Response from Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council - 19 February 2026 , item 4.4 PDF 140 KB Response from Ken Poole, Head of Economic Development, Cardiff Council - 19 February 2026 , item 4.4 PDF 178 KB
	4.5	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly: Sixth meeting summary report , item 4.5 PDF 8 MB
	4.6	Holyhead Port closure View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales - 12 February 2026 , item 4.6 PDF 191 KB
	4.7	Local Growth Fund View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Written evidence from Industrial Communities Alliance - 9 February 2026 , item 4.7 PDF 198 KB
	4.8	Report on the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: The Welsh Government Perspective View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 13 February 2026 , item 4.8 PDF 878 KB
	4.9	Follow-up from the Committee meeting held on 29 January 2026 View the background to item 4.9 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 17 February 2026 , item 4.9 PDF 203 KB
	4.10	Inward Investment Supporting documents: Letter from New York Welsh - 17 February 2026 , item 4.10 PDF 185 KB
	4.11	Farming Connect Procurement View the background to item 4.11 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 18 February 2026 , item 4.11 PDF 236 KB
11.30	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and under Standing Order 17.42(vi) for item 1 of the meeting on 5 March 2026. View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and from item 1 of the meeting on 5 March 2026.
11.30 - 11.45	6.	General Ministerial Scrutiny: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3 and agreed to seek further clarification from the Cabinet Secretary in relation to the figures for apprenticeships.

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