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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 21 June 2023 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 21/06/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Items
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 Samuel Kurtz MS declared that he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association. 1.3 Vaughan Gething MS declared that he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association
(09.30)	2.	Papers to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	2.1	Legislative Consent Memorandum: Non-Domestic rating Bill View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 2 June 2023 , item 2.1 PDF 171 KB
	2.2	Forage Maize Seed Treatments View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 5 June 2023 , item 2.2 PDF 68 KB
	2.3	Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2023 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 7 June 2023 , item 2.3 PDF 133 KB
	2.4	Meeting of the Ministerial Forum for Trade - 23 May View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Economy - 7 June 2023 , item 2.4 PDF 108 KB
	2.5	UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: Letter from Dehenna Davison MP, Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up - 13 June 2023 , item 2.5 PDF 199 KB
	2.6	Legislative Consent Memorandum: Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 14 June 2023 , item 2.6 PDF 172 KB
	2.7	The Committee's inquiry into Post-EU regional development funding View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: Letter from Trades Union Congress (TUC) Wales - 16 June 2023 , item 2.7 PDF 139 KB
(09.30-10.40)	3.	General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy View the background to item 3. Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy Andrew Gwatkin, Director, International Relations & Trade, Welsh Government Duncan Hamer, Director of Operations, Business & Regions, Welsh Government Peter Ryland, Director, Regional Investment & Borders, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Evidence paper - Welsh Government , item 3. PDF 177 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Economy. 3.2 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee with additional information on key performance indicators for the Business Wales service from 2023-2029. 3.3 The Committee accepted the offer from the Minister for Economy to provide Members with the details provided by Minister Huddlestone to Welsh Government regarding the new departmental structure and ministerial responsibility for DBT, and Members also requested additional information regarding the Border Target Operating Model.
(10.50-12.00)	4.	General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd View the background to item 4. Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd Gian Marco Currado, Director – Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Evidence paper - Welsh Government , item 4. PDF 226 KB View as HTML (4./1) 76 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefyndd. 4.2 The Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd agreed to write to Members with details of the cap beneficiary payments database. 4.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister regarding the informed purchasing TB control method.
(12.00)	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Motion to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting was agreed.
(12.00-12.05)	6.	Consideration of evidence following the meeting View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(12.05-12.20)	7.	Post EU Funding key issues discussion View the background to item 7. Paper to follow Minutes: 7.1 The Committee discussed the Post-EU regional development funding key issues paper.

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