Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Remote – Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 13 July 2022

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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Public Meeting (09.30-10.30)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2.1   Letter from the Chair Cross Party Group on Medical Research to the Minister for Economy

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Cross Party Group on Medical Research

 

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2.2   Letter from the Chair Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

                                                                                                             (Page 7)

Attached Documents:
Promoting Welsh culture and the football World Cup

 

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2.3   Letter from the Minister for Economy

                                                                                                     (Pages 8 - 9)

Attached Documents:
Orthios Eco Parks Ltd Anglesey

 

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2.4   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

                                                                                                           (Page 10)

Attached Documents:
The Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

 

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2.5   Letter from the Chair Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

                                                                                                           (Page 11)

Attached Documents:
Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

 

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2.6   Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Economy

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 16)

Attached Documents:
UKCA Conformity Assessment and Certification
Letter from Ed Evans Chairman, Wales Construction Federation Alliance (WCFA)

 

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2.7   Letter from the Chair Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

                                                                                                 (Pages 17 - 19)

Attached Documents:
Legislative Consent Memorandums

 

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2.8   Letter to the Chair Business Committee

                                                                                                           (Page 20)

Attached Documents:
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill

 

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2.9   Letter from Tim Peppin Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development (WLGA)

                                                                                                 (Pages 21 - 22)

Attached Documents:
Inquiry into the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021

 

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2.10Letter from the Minister for Economy

                                                                                                           (Page 23)

Attached Documents:
Meeting of the Ministerial Forum for Trade

 

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2.11Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

                                                                                                           (Page 24)

Attached Documents:
Consultation on the draft Joint Fisheries Statement

 

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2.12Letter from Chair of the Finance Committee

                                                                                                 (Pages 25 - 27)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2023-24

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2.13Letter from the Minister for Economy

                                                                                                           (Page 28)

Attached Documents:
Additional information following the meeting on the 15 June regarding ERF spending

 

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2.14Letter from the Minister for Economy

                                                                                                 (Pages 29 - 34)

Attached Documents:
Response to letter from the Chair - Horizon Europe
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Economy - Horizon Europe

 

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2.15Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

                                                                                                           (Page 35)

Attached Documents:
Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

 

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3       UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement

(09.30-10.30)                                                                           (Pages 36 - 48)

Sam Lowe, Director Trade, Flint-Global

Emily Rees, Senior Fellow at European Centre for International Political Economy

Professor Michael Gasiorek, University of Sussex

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief

 

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

(10.30)                                                                                                             

 

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5       Private

(10.30-11.15)                                                                           (Pages 49 - 51)

Consideration of evidence following the meeting

Briefing on International Agreements

Strategic Planning

 

Attached Documents:
International Agreement: Decision to amend Rules of Origin of the UK-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement

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