Agenda - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - The Senedd

Meeting date: 9 May 2018

Meeting time: 09.00
For further information contact:

Gareth Price

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEIS@assembly.wales


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Private pre-meeting (09.00-09.15)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

                                                                                                                          

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2       Scene setting - Automation and the Welsh Economy

(09.15-10.45)                                                                               (Pages 1 - 5)

Professor Calvin Jones, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Leighton Jenkins, Assistant Director, CBI Wales     

Matt Fenech, Future Advocacy (Via video-conference)

Catherine Phillips, Senior Corporate Adviser, Business in the Community Wales (Via video-conference)

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Scene setting

 

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Break (10.45-11.00)

 

 

 

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3       Precision agriculture - Automation and the Welsh Economy

(11.00-12.00)                                                                             (Pages 6 - 11)

Professor Simon Blackmore, Head of Agricultural, Robotics Harper Adams University

Chris Hoskins, SoilQuest Commercial Manager, Agrii

Jason Llewellin, J.Llewellin & Co

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Precision agriculture

 

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4       Paper(s) to note

                                                                                                                          

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4.1   Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee to the Director General – Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group regarding the UK Government Digital Service

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 13)

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-11-18(p1) Letter

 

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4.2   Letter from the Auditor General for Wales to the Chair regarding the State of the Roads inquiry

                                                                                                 (Pages 14 - 16)

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-11-18(p2) Letter

 

 

 

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4.3   Letter from the Chair to the Auditor General for Wales regarding the State of the Roads inquiry

                                                                                                                  (Page 17)

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-11-18(p3) Letter

 

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

                                                                                                                          

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6       Consideration of draft report - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013

(12.00-12.15)                                                                           (Pages 18 - 74)

Attached Documents:
EIS(5)-11-18(p4) Draft report

 

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7       Feedback on Committee visits to Amazon and Swansea University - Automation and the Welsh Economy

(12.15-12.20)                                                                                                  

 

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8       Discussion of the pre-appointment hearing process - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales

(12.20-12.25)                                                                                                  

 

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9       Community transport update

(12.25-12.30)                                                                                                  

 

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Private de-brief (12.30-12.40)

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