Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Gareth Price 

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Transcript: Transcript for 19/06/2019 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30-09.50)

1.

Private Session - Access to Banking: Focus Group and Survey Results

Minutes:

1.1 The members discussed the focus group and survey results

(09.50-10.00)

2.

Private Session - Draft Report: Improving Public Transport - Committee Response to Welsh Government White Paper

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee discussed the draft report

2.2 The draft report was agreed subject to changes

3.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

3.1 There were no apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest.

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

Correspondence from Chair to Keith Williams re the Williams Rail Review

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

4.2

Welsh Government Response to Committee Report - The Future Development of Transport for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2.1 The response was noted by the Committee

4.3

Transport for Wales Response to the Committee Report - The Future Development of Transport for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.3.1 The response was noted by the Committee

(10.00-10.45)

5.

Access to Banking: Banking Services

Eric Leenders, Managing Director, Personal, UK Finance

Chris Larmer, Director of Customer Experience, The Co-operative Bank

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 Eric Leenders and Chris Larmer answered questions from Committee members

5.2 Eric Leenders agreed to provide further details on the process of obtaining a banking licence

(11.00-11.45)

6.

Access to Banking and the Foundational Economy: Preston City Council

Councillor Matthew Brown, The Leader of Preston City Council

Minutes:

6.1 Councillor Matthew Brown answered questions from Committee members

6.2 Councillor Matthew Brown agreed to provide further information on Preston City Council’s approach to long term sustainability for the collaborative bidding process 

10.

Access to Banking and the Foundational Economy: Preston City Council

Minutes:

6.1 Councillor Matthew Brown answered questions from Committee members

6.2 Councillor Matthew Brown agreed to provide further information on Preston City Council’s approach to long term sustainability for the collaborative bidding process 

(11.45-12.30)

7.

Access to Banking: Impact on Business

Llyr ap Gareth, Senior Policy Adviser, FSB Wales

Adrian Greason-Walker, Policy Advocate, Wales Tourism Alliance

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 Llyr ap Gareth and Adrian Greason-Walker answered questions from Committee members

7.2 Llyr ap Gareth agreed to provide further information on the Federation of Small Businesses interaction with the Joint Authority Cash Strategy Group