Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 12 March 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

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At its meeting on 6 March 2025, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from item 1, 2 and 3 of today's meeting.

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Private pre-meeting

09.15 - 09.30

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1 AI and the Welsh Economy: Consideration of Key Issues and AI Update - Deepseek

09.30 - 10.00 (Pages 1 - 19)

Attached Documents:
Key issues paper
Research briefing: Deepseek

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2 Forward work programme discussion

10.00 - 10.25 (Pages 20 - 30)

Attached Documents:
Forward work programme discussion paper

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3 Review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes: Consideration of the consultation

10.25 - 10.40 (Pages 31 - 34)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Llywydd, and Chair of the Business Committee, to Committee Chairs - 21 January 2025

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Public session

10.40 - 11.40

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4 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

10.40

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5 Papers to note

10.40

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5.1 Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report - Legislative Consent: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

(Pages 35 - 39)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government's response - 27 February 2025

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5.2Concordat between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Welsh Government

(Page 40)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 28 February 2025

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5.3 Follow-up to the Committee meeting held on 15 January 2025 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

(Pages 41 - 52)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 3 March 2025

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5.4 Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure

(Page 53)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee - 3 March 2025

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5.5 Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(Page 54)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs - 3 March 2025

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5.6 Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report - Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

(Pages 55 - 73)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government's response - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning and the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership - 3 March 2025
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6 Hybu Cig Cymru - Panel 1

10.40 - 11.40 (Pages 74 - 100)

Dylan Morgan, Head of Policy, National Farmers' Union Cymru (NFU)

Gareth Parry, Head of Policy, Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW)

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Annex 1: Welsh Government Response: Review of Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales - October 2016
Evidence paper - National Farmers' Union Cymru
Evidence paper - Farmers' Union of Wales

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

11.40

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Private session

11.40 - 12.10

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8 Consideration of evidence following the meeting

11.40 - 11.50

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9 International Trade Monitoring report

11.50 - 12.00 (Pages 101 - 110)

Attached Documents:
International Trade Monitoring report

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10 Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill - consideration of draft report

12.00 - 12.10 (Pages 111 - 120)

Attached Documents:
Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill - draft report

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