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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 3 March 2022 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 03/03/2022 - 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 There were no apologies or substitutions Sarah Murphy declared interests as a member of Unite the Union and also of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers. Sam Kurtz declared interests as chair of Pembrokeshire young farmers and director of the Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs as a charitable trust.
(09:30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: The papers were noted
	2.1	Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: Provisional Frameworks , item 2.1 PDF 262 KB
	2.2	Letter from Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.2) –Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill , item 2.2 PDF 86 KB
	2.3	Letter from Chair of Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill , item 2.3 PDF 77 KB
	2.4	Letter from Chair of Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Professional Qualifications Bill , item 2.4 PDF 76 KB
	2.5	Letter from Minister for Economy View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: Ministerial Forum for Trade , item 2.5 PDF 266 KB
	2.6	Letter from Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , item 2.6 PDF 500 KB
	2.7	Letter from Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 , item 2.7 PDF 78 KB
	2.8	Letter from Chair of Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: Provisional Common Framework: Late Payment , item 2.8 PDF 127 KB
	2.9	Letter from Chair of Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee View the background to item 2.9 Supporting documents: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (No.2) on the Subsidy Control Bill , item 2.9 PDF 63 KB
	2.10	Letter from Minister for Education and Welsh Language View the background to item 2.10 Supporting documents: Committee report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 2) on the Professional Qualifications Bill , item 2.10 PDF 298 KB
	2.11	Letter from Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd View the background to item 2.11 Supporting documents: Setting out the scrutiny period for the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) , item 2.11 PDF 343 KB
	2.12	Letter from Minister for Education and Welsh Language View the background to item 2.12 Supporting documents: Committee report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 2) on the Professional Qualifications Bill , item 2.12 PDF 333 KB
	2.13	Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd View the background to item 2.13 Supporting documents: Publication of the Fisheries Management and Support framework , item 2.13 PDF 247 KB
	2.14	Letter from Huw Morris, Group Director SHELL, Welsh Government View the background to item 2.14 Supporting documents: Additional information following the meeting on the 20 January , item 2.14 PDF 257 KB
	2.15	Letter from Chair Children, Young People and Education Committee View the background to item 2.15 Supporting documents: Findings of our 6th Senedd priorities engagement with children and young people , item 2.15 PDF 112 KB
(09.30-10.45)	3.	Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives View the background to item 3. David Chapman, Executive Director, UK Hospitality Cymru Sara Jones, Head of the Welsh Retail Consortium Suzy Davies, Chair, Wales Tourism Alliance Michael Bewick, Chair of North Wales Tourism Forum Minutes: 3.1 The witnesses answered questions from Committee Members
(11.00-11.45)	4.	Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation View the background to item 4. Dr Victoria Winckler, Director Bevan Foundation Shavanah Taj, General Secretary, Wales Trades Union Congress Mark Turner, Community Co-ordinator, Unite Wales Minutes: 4.1 The witnesses answered questions from Committee Members
(12.00-12.45)	5.	Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector View the background to item 5. Iestyn Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Colleges Wales Jeff Protheroe, Director of Operations, National Training Federation for Wales Minutes: 5.1 The witnesses answered questions from Committee Members 5.2 Iestyn Davies from Colegau Cymru would provide the Committee with a copy of its research report “Gammon, egg and chips in a pub night after night”
(13.00-14.00)	6.	UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement View the background to item 6. Sam Lowe, Director Trade, Flint-Global Emily Rees, Senior Fellow at European Centre for International Political Economy Professor Michael Gasiorek, University of Sussex Minutes: 6.1 Sam Kurtz re-stated his links with Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs and as a beef farmer's son. Witnesses answered Members’ questions.
(14.00)	7.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee agreed the motion
(14.00-14.45)	8.	Private View the background to item 8. Consideration of evidence following the meeting Common Frameworks initial discussion Minutes: 8.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the session. 8.2 The Committee considered the paper on Common Frameworks and agreed to prioritise scrutiny of, and receiving technical briefings at the following meeting on, the three Frameworks on Agricultural Support; Fertilisers: and Animal Health and Welfare. 8.3 The Committee would also be undertaking scrutiny of the Fisheries Management and Support framework as part of its consideration of the Draft Joint Fisheries Statement.

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