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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 16 March 2023 10.30

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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 View the background to item 1. 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 View the background to item 2. 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 View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 Samuel Kurtz MS declared that he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association.
(10.45)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. 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 View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Post-EU funding arrangements , item 4.1 PDF 69 KB
	4.2	Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Welsh Government’s response to recommendations in the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Committee Stage 1 report – 7 March 2023 , item 4.2 PDF 369 KB
	4.3	Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Welsh Government's response to the Business Committee's letter - Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill - 7 February 2023 , item 4.3 PDF 191 KB Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 11 January 2023 , item 4.3 PDF 69 KB
(10.45-12.15)	5.	General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd View the background to item 5. 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 View the background to item 6. 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 View the background to item 7. 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 View the background to item 8. 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 View the background to item 9. Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered and agreed the Post-EU funding Scope and approach paper.

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