<OpeningPara>The
Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee has been set up by the Senedd to look
at policy and legislation, and to hold the Welsh Government to account in
specific areas. These areas include business, economic development, skills,
international trade, agriculture, fisheries and food.</OpeningPara>
<OpeningPara>The
Committee has six Members who come from the different parties represented in
the Senedd, and is chaired by Andrew RT Davies MS.</OpeningPara>
<OpeningPara>Find
out more about the Committee, its members, and the areas it covers
below.</OpeningPara>
News
<news>The
Committee has published its Spring 2026 Bulletin – 1 April 2026.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37432</link>
<news>The
Committee published its Legacy report for the Sixth Senedd – 31 March
2026.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37435</link>
<news>The
Welsh Government has responded to our committee report – Local Growth Fund – 31
March
2026.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=46817</link>
<news>The
Welsh Government has responded to our committee report – Inward Investment – 30
March
2026.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=46745</link>
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Remit
The
Committee was established on 23 June 2021 to examine legislation and hold the
Welsh Government to account by scrutinising its expenditure, administration and
policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): economic development,
regeneration, skills, trade, research and development (including technology and
science), and rural affairs.
