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Transcript: Transcript for 16/03/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10.30-10.40)

1.

Private pre-meeting

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

(10.40-10.45)

2.

Amendments to the Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement between the UK and Ukraine

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee considered the amendments to the Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement between the UK and Ukraine.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government regarding Ukraine.

(10.45)

3.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

3.1 Samuel Kurtz MS declared that he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association.

(10.45)

4.

Papers to note

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the papers.

4.1

Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Supporting documents:

4.2

Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Supporting documents:

4.3

Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee

Supporting documents:

(10.45-12.15)

5.

General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Lesley Griffiths MS

Gavin Watkins, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Environment & Marine

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Government.

5.2 Welsh Government agreed to provide the Committee with further information regarding their work with the Companion Animal network

(12.30-14.00)

6.

General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy

Vaughan Gething MS

Duncan Hamer, Director of Operations, Business & Regions

Jo Salway, Director, Social Partnership and Fair Work

Chris Hale, Head of Welsh Government Office for Science

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Government.

6.2 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee with further information regarding their work with the Companion Animal Network.

6.3 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee with further information regarding the Welsh Government roads review - growth deals, and the economic impact.

6.4 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee clarifying the work on employee owned businesses and the split between Welsh Government and Development Bank of Wales.

6.5 The Minister agreed to send a note on the progress with each growth deal.

 

(14.00)

7.

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

Minutes:

7.1 The Motion to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting was agreed.

(14.00-14.15)

8.

Consideration of evidence following the meeting

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard.

8.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd regarding the issue of organics and equivalence with the EU.

(14.15-14.30)

9.

Post-EU funding: Scope and approach paper

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered and agreed the Post-EU funding Scope and approach paper.