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Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 09.30

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Contact: Robert Donovan

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Transcript: Transcript for 18/03/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
09.30	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. 1.2 All Members were present at the meeting, and there were no declarations of interest.
09.30 - 09.35	2.	Papers to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The Committee noted the papers, and discussed their thoughts on item 2.1.
	2.1	Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report: Bringing home the harvest: Supporting the Welsh food processing industry View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: Welsh Government response - 26 February 2026 , item 2.1 PDF 165 KB
	2.2	The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 27 February 2026 , item 2.2 PDF 172 KB
	2.3	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 2.3 Supporting 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 , item 2.3 PDF 175 KB Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - 3 March 2026 , item 2.3 PDF 151 KB 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 , item 2.3 PDF 155 KB
	2.4	Follow-up from the General Ministerial Scrutiny session held on 25 February 2026 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting 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 , item 2.4 PDF 136 KB Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, and the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership - 12 March 2026 , item 2.4 PDF 189 KB
	2.5	Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill – Revised Explanatory Memorandum View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language - 6 March 2026 , item 2.5 PDF 170 KB
	2.6	Follow-up from the General Ministerial Scrutiny session held on 5 March 2026 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting 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 , item 2.6 PDF 138 KB
	2.7	Apprenticeship pathways View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Further and Higher Education - 11 March 2026 , item 2.7 PDF 184 KB
09.35	3.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting.
09.35 - 10.30	4.	Legacy report: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee discussed the content of their legacy report, and agreed to its publication following some minor amendments and additions.

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