Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 18 March 2026

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09.25 - 09.30

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Public session

09.30 - 09.35

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

09.30

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2 Papers to note

09.30 - 09.35

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2.1 Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report: Bringing home the harvest: Supporting the Welsh food processing industry

(Pages 1 - 15)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government response - 26 February 2026

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2.2The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026

(Page 16)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 27 February 2026

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2.3 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(Pages 17 - 19)

Attached Documents:
Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 2 March 2026
Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 3 March 2026
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Welsh Government, the North Sea Transition Authority (NTSA) and the UK Government - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 9 March 2026

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2.4 Follow-up from the General Ministerial Scrutiny session held on 25 February 2026

(Pages 20 - 26)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, and the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership - 3 March 2026
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, and the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership - 12 March 2026

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2.5 Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill – Revised Explanatory Memorandum

(Pages 27 - 28)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language - 6 March 2026

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2.6 Follow-up from the General Ministerial Scrutiny session held on 5 March 2026

(Pages 29 - 31)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 10 March 2026

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2.7 Apprenticeship pathways

(Pages 32 - 33)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Further and Higher Education - 11 March 2026

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

09.35

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Private session

09.35 - 10.30

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4 Legacy report: Consideration of draft report

09.35 - 10.30 (Pages 34 - 62)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

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