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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 21/01/2026 - 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 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. 1.2 All Members were present at the meeting with no apologies received. 1.3 There were no declarations of interest.
09.30 - 10.30	2.	Inward Investment: Panel 3 View the background to item 2. Jessica Hooper, Director, RenewableUK Cymru Janis Richards, Membership Director – Wales, Make UK Professor Max Munday, Director of Welsh Economy Research Unit – Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Jessica Hooper (RenewableUK Cymru), Janis Richards (Make UK), and Professor Max Munday (Cardiff University).
10.40 - 11.40	3.	Inward Investment: Panel 4 View the background to item 3. Ken Poole, Head of Economic Development, Cardiff Council Councillor Dave Hughes, Leader, Flintshire County Council Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader, Swansea Council Supporting documents: Evidence paper - Swansea Council , item 3. PDF 92 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Ken Poole (Cardiff Council), Councillor Dave Hughes (Leader -Flintshire County Council), and Councillor Rob Stewart (Leader - Swansea Council).
11.40	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	4.1	Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Welsh Government response to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee's stage 1 report - 12 January 2026 , item 4.1 PDF 284 KB
	4.2	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 9 January 2026 , item 4.2 PDF 179 KB Celtic Heritage Agreement - Annual Report - Letter from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 14 January 2026 , item 4.2 PDF 176 KB
	4.3	European Commission adoption of new data adequacy decisions with the UK View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy & Planning - 14 January 2026 , item 4.3 PDF 149 KB
	4.4	Follow-up from the General Ministerial Scrutiny session held on 3 December 2025 View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy & Planning - 14 January 2026 , item 4.4 PDF 231 KB
	4.5	Steel inquiry View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Wales - 15 January 2026 , item 4.5 PDF 108 KB
11.40	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 Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.
11.40 - 11.55	6.	Inward Investment: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered and discussed the evidence received under Items 2 and 3.
11.55 - 12.00	7.	Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee agreed to the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings.

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