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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 9 October 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/10/2025 - 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 Apologies were received from Alun Davies MS – the Chair noted this, and welcomed Alun to the Committee on the record, following his successful election. 1.3 Under SO 17.24A, Hannah Blythyn MS, Luke Fletcher MS and Jenny Rathbone MS all declared an interest.
09.30 - 10.30	2.	Future of Welsh Steel: Panel 1 View the background to item 2. Rajesh Nair, CEO, Tata Steel UK Chris Jaques, Chief HR Officer, Tata Steel UK Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Rajesh Nair (Tata Steel UK), and Chris Jaques (Tata Steel UK).
10.40 - 11.40	3.	Future of Welsh Steel: Panel 2 View the background to item 3. Alasdair McDiarmid, Assistant General Secretary, Community Union Jason Bartlett, National Officer for Tata Steel UK, Unite the Union Wales Tom Hoyles, Press Administration and Research, GMB Union Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Alasdair McDiarmid (Community Union), (Jason Bartlett, Unite the Union Wales), and Tom Hoyles (GMB Union).
11.50 - 12.20	4.	Future of Welsh Steel: Panel 3 View the background to item 4. Dan Williams (Community), Deputy Chair, Multi Union Committee, Tata Steel Port Talbot Ian Williams (Unite), Secretary, Multi Union Committee, Tata Steel Port Talbot Minutes: 4.1 The Committee heard evidence from Ian Williams (Unite / Multi Union Committee, Tata Steel Port Talbot), and also from Wayne Thomas (Multi Union Committee, Tata Steel Port Talbot), who attended on the day in place of Dan Williams.
12.20	5.	Papers to note View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	5.1	Aberthaw procurement View the background to item 5.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Chair of Cardiff Capital Region - 30 September 2025 , item 5.1 PDF 100 KB
	5.2	Global Centre of Rail Excellence View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Wales, UK Government - 30 September 2025 , item 5.2 PDF 110 KB Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Welsh Government - 30 September 2025 , item 5.2 PDF 108 KB
	5.3	Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd View the background to item 5.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Y Llywydd, and Chair of Chairs' Forum - 1 October 2025 , item 5.3 PDF 162 KB
	5.4	Follow-up from the Committee meeting held on 17 July 2025: Junior apprenticeships View the background to item 5.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - 2 October 2025 , item 5.4 PDF 222 KB
12.20	6.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting, Standing Order 17.42(vi) for the whole of the meeting on 16 October 2025, and Standing Orders 17.42(vii) and 17.42(ix) for the whole of the meeting on 22 October 2025 View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
12.20 - 12.35	7.	Future of Welsh Steel: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4, and agreed to draft follow-up correspondence to seek further information.
12.35 - 12.45	8.	International trade monitoring report discussion View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Committee agreed to return to considering this report at next week’s meeting.

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