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Forward work programme & Committee Bulletin – Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

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Meeting: 18/03/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Legacy report: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

  • Draft report

Minutes:

4.1    The Committee discussed the content of their legacy report, and agreed to its publication following some minor amendments and additions.

Meeting: 05/03/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 5)

5 Audit Wales podcast: Challenges and opportunities for Welsh public services

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Meeting: 25/02/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Learning and Work Institute report: A Work, Health and Skills Plan for Wales

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Meeting: 11/02/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Legacy report

Supporting documents:

  • Legacy report discussion paper

Minutes:

3.1     The Committee discussed the topics and content to be included in its legacy report, and agreed to move forward to the drafting stage along these lines.

Meeting: 29/01/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 10)

10 Legacy report discussion

Supporting documents:

  • Legacy report discussion paper

Minutes:

10.1    The Committee agreed to discuss this item outside of the Committee meeting and return to it at a future date.

Meeting: 29/01/2026 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 5)

5 Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE)

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Meeting: 11/12/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

Forward Work Programme Discussion

Minutes:

4.1    The Committee agreed to discuss this item in writing outside of the Committee meeting.

Meeting: 20/11/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 7)

7 Forward Work Programme Discussion

Supporting documents:

  • Discussion paper
  • Local Growth Fund scoping paper

Minutes:

7.1     The Committee considered the paper and agreed its forward work programme to the Spring term.

7.2     The Committee also agreed to launch a short, focussed inquiry on the Local Growth Fund.

Meeting: 05/11/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 5)

5 Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government Statistical Service (GSS) consultations

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Meeting: 16/10/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Forward Work Programme Discussion

Supporting documents:

  • Forward work programme

Minutes:

4.1     The Committee discussed the forward work programme paper, and agreed it’s programme of work for the remainder of this Senedd year prior to dissolution.

Meeting: 01/10/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Follow-up from the Committee visit to the Global Centre of Rail Excellence – 18 September 2025

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Meeting: 01/10/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 The Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

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Meeting: 24/09/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 7)

7 Discussion of Chairs' Forum Correspondence: Review of Committee Effectiveness

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Minutes:

7.1    The Committee discussed their views on the Chairs’ Forum’s call for evidence regarding committee effectiveness over this Senedd, and agreed to formally respond to feed back this discussion.

Meeting: 24/09/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 The Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

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Meeting: 24/09/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Proposed ban on greyhound racing in Wales

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Meeting: 24/09/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Year Five of the Welsh Government’s Legislative Programme: Scrutiny of the Greyhound Bill and the Regulation of Visitor Accommodation Bill

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Meeting: 24/09/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 8)

8 Forward Work Programme Discussion

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Minutes:

8.1    The Committee discussed the work programme for this term, including the proposed timetable for the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill.

8.1    The Committee agreed to respond to the Business Committee’s letter on this, following their request for the Committee’s views.

Meeting: 17/07/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 12)

Forward Work Programme discussion

Minutes:

12.1  The Committee considered its planned forward work programme for the Autumn term, in light of expected legislation soon to be introduced by the Welsh Government falling under the Committee’s remit.

12.2  The Committee also discussed and agreed moving forward with a new inquiry into Inward Investment, with evidence sessions expected to be planned towards the end of the Autumn term.

Meeting: 30/04/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 8)

8 Food Processing: Scope and approach

Supporting documents:

  • Scoping paper

Minutes:

8.1    The Committee considered the scoping paper and potential witnesses for the inquiry.

8.2    The Committee discussed the terms of reference, the manner of the consultation and meetings, and agreed to moving forward with the inquiry.

Meeting: 12/03/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Forward work programme discussion

Supporting documents:

  • Forward work programme discussion paper

Minutes:

2.1    The Committee discussed the Forward Work Programme for the latter half of the 2025 summer term and 2025 Autumn term, and agreed the areas of interest for the Committee to take forward.

Meeting: 12/02/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 8)

8 Soil Health: Consideration of Scope and Approach paper

Supporting documents:

  • Scope and Approach Paper

Minutes:

8.1     The Committee agreed the scope and approach paper on the new inquiry into Soil Health in Agriculture, and confirmed the stakeholders to be invited in to provide oral evidence at the beginning of the summer term.

Meeting: 23/01/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 11)

11 Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure: consideration of the scoping paper

Supporting documents:

  • Scoping paper

Minutes:

11.1  The Committee agreed the scoping paper, and suggested the inclusion of one further witness during the planned oral evidence session.

Meeting: 05/12/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 10)

10 Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

  • Draft forward work programme - Spring term 2025
  • Scoping paper - Apprenticeship pathways

Minutes:

10.1  The Committee discussed the Forward Work Programme for the 2025 spring term, and agreed the areas of interest for the Committee to take forward.

10.2 The Committee considered the scoping paper and agreed terms of reference for a new inquiry in to Apprenticeship Pathways.

Meeting: 20/11/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Inter-Parliamentary Engagement

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Meeting: 14/11/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Inter-Parliamentary engagement

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Meeting: 14/11/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Joint Senedd Committee visit to Ireland

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Meeting: 16/10/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 VZTA Smart Towns

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Meeting: 16/10/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 9)

9 Forward Work Programme: consideration of scoping paper on AI and the Welsh economy

Supporting documents:

  • AI scoping paper

Minutes:

9.1     The Committee considered the scoping paper and agreed terms of reference for an inquiry on AI and the Welsh economy.

Meeting: 26/06/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 7)

7 Forward Work Programme discussion

Supporting documents:

  • Forward Work Programme: Autumn 2024-Spring 2025

Minutes:

7.1        The Committee considered and agreed its forward work programme for the Autumn term 2024.

 

Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 7)

7 Forward work programme discussion

Supporting documents:

  • Forward work programme: Autumn 2024 - Spring 2025 discussion paper

Minutes:

7.1     The Committee considered its forward work programme for the Autumn term 2024.

Meeting: 13/09/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 9)

9 Consideration of Forward Work Programme: Spring 2024

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Minutes:

9.1     The Committee considered and agreed an outline Forward Work Programme for Spring 2024.

Meeting: 13/09/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 10)

10 Brussels Visit: Options Paper

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Minutes:

10.1   The Committee considered options and decided to give further consideration to the timing of a visit.

Meeting: 13/07/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 1.)

Parc Cybi, Border Control Post

Meeting: 13/07/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3.)

Anglesey Business Centre, Llangefni

Meeting: 13/07/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2.)

Holyhead Port

Meeting: 08/06/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 10)

10 Consideration of the Committee's Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

  • Forward Work Programme - Autumn 2023

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered and agreed the forward work programme.

Meeting: 08/06/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Forward Work Programme

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Meeting: 17/05/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 8)

8 Options for Committee visit

Supporting documents:

  • Committee visit - Summer 2023

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee discussed the options for Committee visits.

Meeting: 04/05/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 8)

Options for Committee visit

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed to discuss this at its next meeting.

Meeting: 16/02/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 10)

10 Forward work programme paper

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Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered and agreed its forward work programme.

Meeting: 14/12/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 1)

1 Committee forward work programme - Legislative programme

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Minutes:

1.1 The Committee considered the approach to the Food (Wales) Bill.

1.2 The Committee agreed the following:

- its approach to Stage 1 scrutiny and its draft terms of reference;

- subject to one addition, the list of stakeholders to consult for written evidence;

- the witnesses to invite for oral evidence; and

- a 6 week consultation period.

Meeting: 14/12/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Legislative Consent: Shark Fins Bill

Supporting documents:

  • Legal Advice Note
  • Research Brief

Minutes:

2.1 Members considered the Shark Fins Bill LCM and agreed that a draft report on the LCM would be circulated in correspondence for agreement by the 16 January reporting deadline.

Meeting: 07/12/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 7)

7 Committee forward work programme - Legislative programme

Supporting documents:

  • Private paper – Legislative programme 2023

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed its legislative scrutiny programme.

Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution re: UK Government’s proposed legislation for the new session

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Meeting: 11/11/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 10)

10 Consideration of Forward Work Programme Autumn 2021 - Spring 2022

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Minutes:

10.1 Members considered and agreed a forward work programme for Autumn 2021 – Spring 2022.

Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to the Chair

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Minutes:

2.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 8)

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

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the motion

 

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 6)

6 Strategic Planning Session

Supporting documents:

  • Priorities for the Sixth Senedd: consultation response summary

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee participated in a Strategic Planning Session

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee

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Minutes:

2.2.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Auditor General for Wales

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Minutes:

2.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Welsh Language Commissioner

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Minutes:

2.4.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee

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2.8.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Chair Children, Young People and Education Committee

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Minutes:

2.6.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Legacy Report

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Minutes:

3.2.1 The report was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 7)

7 Early Committee activity

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed early committee activity

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 6)

6 Strategic approach to Committee remit

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the strategic approach to the Committee remit

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 5)

5 Committee procedures and ways of working

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee discussed future procedures and ways of working

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Regional Economic Frameworks letter from the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales

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Minutes:

3.7.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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