Agenda - Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 3 March 2016

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Gareth Price

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEcon@Assembly.Wales

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Private pre-meeting (09:15-09:30)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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2 Industry representatives - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

(09.30-10.30)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 51)

Tim Morris, Head of External Affairs for Tata Steel Europe

Chris Hagg, Head of External Affairs Celsa Steel

Dominic King, Head of Policy and Representation, UK Steel

Sanjay Tohani, Director, Liberty Steel Newport Ltd, Liberty House UK

Attached Documents:

Research Brief - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

EBC(4)-07-16 (p1) Evidence from Tata Steel Europe

EBC(4)-07-16 (p2) Evidence from Celsa Steel

EBC(4)-07-16 (p3) Evidence from UK Steel

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Break (10.30-10.45)

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3 Union representatives - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

(10.45-11.45)                                                                           (Pages 52 - 67)

Jeff Beck, Organiser, GMB

Steve McCool, National Officer for Steel, Community

Tony Brady, Regional Co-Ordinating Officer, Unite

Carl Lucas, Regional Officer, Unite

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-07-16 (p4) Evidence from GMB

EBC(4)-07-16 (p5) Evidence from Community

EBC(4)-07-16 (p6) Evidence from Unite

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4 Paper to note

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Evidence from the Secretary of State for Wales - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 68 - 75)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-07-16 (p7) Evidence from the Secretary of State for Wales

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from agenda items 6, 7 and 8

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6 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Enterprise Bill: Regulators' Code and Primary Authority

(11.45-11.55)                                                                           (Pages 76 - 81)

Attached Documents:

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Enterprise Bill: Regulators' Code and Primary Authority

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7 Consideration of the Draft Report on Committee Legacy

(11.55-12.05)

                                                                                                 (Pages 82 - 96)

Attached Documents:

Draft Report on Committee Legacy

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8 Consideration of the Draft report on Bus and Community Transport Services in Wales

(12.05-12:30)                                                                         (Pages 97 - 145)

Attached Documents:

Draft report on Bus and Community Transport Services in Wales

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Break (12.30-13.15)

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9 Higher Education Funding

(13.15-14.00)                                                                       (Pages 146 - 175)

David Blaney, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Celia Hunt, Director of Strategic Development, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Bethan Owen, Director of Institutional Engagement, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Attached Documents:

Research Brief - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

EBC(4)-07-16 (p8) Background information from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

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10 Minister for Economy, Science and Transport - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

(14.00-15.00)                                                                       (Pages 176 - 181)

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Professor Ron Loveland, Energy Advisor to the Welsh Government

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-07-16 (p9) Evidence from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

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Private de-brief (15:00-15:10)

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