Concise Minutes - Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: 7 October 2015

Meeting time: 09.10 - 12.15
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3252

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	William Graham AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Jeff Cuthbert AM Keith Davies AM Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Eluned Parrott AM Joyce Watson AM
Witnesses:	Julie James AM, The Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology Iestyn Davies, CollegesWales Dr Rachel Garside-Jones, Skills Policy & Youth Engagement Division (Welsh Government) Victoria Lloyd, Director of Influencing and Programme Development, Age Cymru Terry Mills, Office of the Older People’s Commissioner Huw Morris, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning Jeff Protheroe, National Training Federation Wales Sarah Rochira, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Dr Greg Walker, CollegesWales
Committee Staff:	Gareth Price (Clerk) Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Rachel Jones (Deputy Clerk) Anne Thomas (Researcher)

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Gwenda Thomas AM.

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2 Employment Opportunities for People Over 50 - consideration of Welsh Government Response

2.1 Victoria Lloyd answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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3 Employment Opportunities for People Over 50 - Consideration of Welsh Government Response

3.1 Jeff Cuthbert AM declared that he is a Member of the Board of the National Training Federation for Wales.

3.2 Eluned Parrott AM declared that her husband provides services to Further Education institutions as a member of staff at a Higher Education institution.

3.3 Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM declared that he is an honorary president of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.

3.4 Jeff Protheroe, Iestyn Davies and Greg Walker answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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4 Employment Opportunities for People Over 50 - Consideration of Welsh Government Response

4.1 Sarah Rochira and Terry Mills answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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5 Employment Opportunities for People over 50 - Consideration of Welsh Government Response

5.1 Julie James AM, Huw Morris and Rachel Garside-Jones answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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6 Papers to note

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6.1 Follow up letters from Rail Infrastructure Scrutiny session on 17 September 2015

6.1.1 The papers were noted by the Committee.

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6.2 Active Travel Independent Report

6.2.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.

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