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Committee Room 2 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Jocelyn Davies (Chair) Peter Black Christine Chapman Paul Davies Mike Hedges Ann Jones Julie Morgan Ieuan Wyn Jones Alun Davies |
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Berwyn Davies, Higher Education Wales Professor Richard B Davies, Higher Education Wales Damien O'Brien, Director of European Programmes, WEFO |
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Committee Staff: |
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Linda Heard (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Eleanor Roy (Researcher) Tom Jackson (Clerk) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the Public to the meeting.
2. Effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales - Higher Education Wales
2.1 The Chair Welcomed Professor Richard Davies, Berwyn Davies, Head of Welsh Higher Education Brussels.
Action Points:
Higher Education Wales agreed to provide a note to clarify whether the need for external evaluations, and wider financial discipline, were required only in Wales, or more broadly across Wales.
3. Effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales - Welsh Government
3.1 The Chair welcomed Alun Davies, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and European Programmes.
Damian Obrien
Peter Ryland
Action Points:
The Welsh Government agreed to provide notes:
· Comparing the effectiveness of structural funds in Wales against those achieved by EU15 regions, particularly in terms of Growth and Jobs.
· Comparing the effectiveness of structural funds in Wales against those achieved by other UK regions, particularly in terms of Growth and Jobs.
· Setting out the consideration that WEFO gives to the future sustainability of projects during the application process.
· Setting out whether lesser funding is now available to further education colleges, than under the old objective-2ESF funding.
· Setting out the number of projects which will be funded via JESSICA which Local Authority are either leading, or partners in.
4. Papers to note
4.1 The Committee ratified the minutes of the previous meeting, and noted correspondence from the Minister for Finance.
5. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
Items 6-8
6. HM Treasury Public Expenditure - (PESA) Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses - User Consultation
5.1 The Committee discussed the HM Treasury Public Expenditure – (PESA) Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses – User Consultation, and resolved to respond to the consultation.
7. Discussion on Evidence - Effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales
7.1 The Committee postponed its discussion of the evidence received in its inquiry into the Effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales.
8. Future Committee Inquiries
8.1 The Committee postponed a discussion of future inquiries for a future meeting date.
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