Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 5 Ty Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Meeting time: 09.31 - 10.56
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13329

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Paul Davies MS (Chair)

Hefin David MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Vikki Howells MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Witnesses:

Matthew Brown, Welsh Council for Voluntary Action

James Scorey, Cardiff and Vale College

Amanda Wilkinson, Director, Universities Wales, Universities Wales

Kiera Marshall, Federation of Small Businesses

Committee Staff:

Rob Donovan, Clerk

Evan Jones, Deputy Clerk

Ceri Thomas, Committee Support Officer

Sara Moran, Researcher

Nia Moss, Researcher

Gareth Thomas, Researcher

Olivia Watts, Researcher

Aled Evans, Legal Adviser

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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2.1   Petition P-06-1312 To help improve water quality in the River Usk by upgrading sewage systems in the Usk valley

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2.2   Meeting of the Interministerial Group on UK-EU Relations on 20 March 2023

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2.3   Food (Wales) Bill: Updated financial information from the Scottish Government

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2.4   Organics regulations

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2.5   Post-EU regional development funding: Follow up to Committee meeting on 4 May - Shared Prosperity Fund

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2.6   Agriculture (Wales) Bill – Stage 3 Explanatory Memorandum update

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2.7   Post-EU regional development funding

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3       Post-EU regional development funding: Funding beneficiaries

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

3.2 The Federation of Small Businesses Wales agreed to write to the Committee to provide additional information on the loss of capacity/jobs.

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4       Legislative Consent Memorandum: Non-Domestic Rating Bill

4.1 The Committee discussed the Legislative Consent Memorandum: Non-Domestic Rating Bill.

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

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

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6       Consideration of evidence following the meeting

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7       Legislative Consent Memorandum: Non-Domestic Rating Bill

7.1 The Committee discussed the Legislative Consent Memorandum: Non-Domestic Rating Bill

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8       Options for Committee visit

8.1 The Committee discussed the options for Committee visits.

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