Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 05/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 Apologies were received by Adam Price AM

1.2 There were no substitutions or declarations of interest

(09.15-10.00)

2.

Trunk Road Agents - State of Roads in Wales

David Evans, Network Manager / Deputy Head of Service, North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA),

Ian Kenrick Hughes, NMWTRA, Business and Statutory Operations Manager.

Richard Jones, Head of Service, South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA)

David Bois, Business Manager, SWTRA

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 David Evans, Ian Kenrick, Richard Jones and David Bois answered questions from Committee Members

2.2 Richard Jones agreed to provide further information to the Committee in relation to a series of questions raised by Lee Waters AM in relation to the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013

(10.00-10.45)

3.

Local Government - State of Roads in Wales

Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Cllr Andrew Morgan, WLGA’s Spokesperson for Transport, Environment and Sustainability

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Tim Peppin and Cllr Andrew Morgan answered questions from Committee Members

3.2 Tim Peppin agreed to provide the Committee further information on whether there is a requirement on LAs to publish their HAMPs / make them publicly available

(11.00-12.15)

4.

Welsh Government - State of Roads in Wales

Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport

Sheena Hague, Deputy Director, Network Management

Andy Falleyn, Deputy Director, Infrastructure Delivery

Judith Cole, Deputy Director, Workforce and Social Partnerships

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 Ken Skates AM, Sheena Hague, Andy Falleyn and Simon Jones answered questions from Committee Members

5.

Paper(s) to note

5.1

Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport following the session on Automation and the Welsh Economy - UK Industrial Strategy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

5.2

Additional information from the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning following the session on Automation and the Welsh Economy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.2.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

5.3

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs regarding Precision Agriculture following the session on Automation and the Welsh Economy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.3.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

5.4

Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding Forward work programme: areas of shared interest (Relates to item 9 on the agenda)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.4.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

5.5

Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport regarding financial costs of major trunk road projects - State of Roads in Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.5.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

5.6

Letter from Chair of the Finance Committee on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-20 and stakeholder event summary of discussions

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.6.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

5.7

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to the House of Commons Select Committee on International Trade

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.7.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the meetings on the 11 July and 19 July

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion

(12.15-12.30)

7.

Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum arising from the Non Domestic rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill ('the Bill')

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee agreed the Legislative Consent Memorandum

(12.30-12.50)

8.

Consideration of draft report - Selling Wales to the World

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the draft report

(12.50-13.00)

9.

Consideration of scoping paper - Research and Innovation Wales: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee agreed the scoping paper