Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 – Senedd

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 20 November 2024

Meeting time: 10.00
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

(09:45-10:00)

 

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Public meeting

(10:00-12:05)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(10:00)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Papers to note

(10:00)                                                                                                             

 

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2.1   Tourism industry

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 2)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 11 November 2024

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2.2   Sustainable Farming Scheme – feedback from stakeholders at the Royal Welsh Show

                                                                                                     (Pages 3 - 4)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 11 November 2024

 

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2.3   Consultation on amendments to the Joint Fisheries Statement

                                                                                                     (Pages 5 - 7)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Welsh Fisherman's Association - 11 November 2024

 

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2.4   Regenerative farming advertising

                                                                                                     (Pages 8 - 9)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) - 12 November 2024

 

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2.5   Inter-Parliamentary Engagement

                                                                                                           (Page 10)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, House of Commons - 15 November 2024

 

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2.6   Petition P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

                                                                                                           (Page 11)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Petitions Committee - 15 November 2024

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3       Future of Welsh Steel

(10:00-11:00)                                                                           (Pages 12 - 33)

 

The Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP, Secretary of State for Wales, UK Government

Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government

Áine Gawthorpe, Deputy Director - Industrial Transformation and Foundational Economy, Welsh Government

Kate Hearnden, Head of Industry Decarbonisation, Energy & Steel, Welsh Government

Emma Edworthy, Deputy Director – Employability, Welsh Government

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Evidence Paper - Welsh Government

 

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Break

(11:00-11:05)

 

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4       Annual Scrutiny of the Development Bank of Wales

(11:05-12:05)                                                                           (Pages 34 - 49)

 

Sally Bridgeland, Chair, Development Bank of Wales

Giles Thorley, Chief Executive, Development Bank of Wales

David Staziker, Chief Finance Officer, Development Bank of Wales

Rhian Elston, Wales Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Letter to the Chair from the Development Bank of Wales - 29 October 2024

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

(12:05)                                                                                                             

 

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6       Consideration of evidence following the meeting

(12:05-12:15)                                                                                                  

 

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7       Consultation on amendments to the Joint Fisheries Statement - consideration of draft response

(12:15-12:20)                                                                           (Pages 50 - 51)

 

Attached Documents:
Draft Committee response to the Welsh Government consultation on amendments to the Joint Fisheries Statement

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