Enterprise and Learning Committee

Autumn Term 2008

The Committee has decided to:

• take evidence on a Legislative Competence Order to make provision for a legal framework to develop and maintain a network of traffic free shared use paths in Wales;
• undertake an inquiry into the growth of the Welsh economy focusing on economic development strategies and the impact structural funds’ programmes 2000 – 2006 have had on the Welsh economy;
• undertake a short inquiry into the Teacher Workload Agreement.

The Committee will also take forward its consideration of petitions:

• Fuel Prices petition - a rapporteur group to take evidence and report its findings to the Committee;
• Pride in Barry petition - a formal Committee hearing to be held in Barry in October to hear from petitioners and key stakeholders.

Support for People with Dyslexia in Wales: Publication of report

The Enterprise and Learning Committee published its report 'Support for People with Dyslexia in Wales' on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. The report can be accessed via the Committee's Reports webpage

The Committee also produced a plain English leaflet summarising the findings of the Dyslexia Rapporteur Group

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‘Route Utilisation Strategy for Wales: Committee response to the Network Rail Consultation’: Publication of report

The Enterprise and Learning Committee published its report ‘Route Utilisation Strategy for Wales: Committee response to the Network Rail Consultation’ on Thursday, 17 July 2008.  The report can be accessed via the Committee’s Reports webpage.

Web cast of the Keynote Speech at a conference on building a diversity aware workforce in Wales using e-Learning, by Gareth Jones AM, Chair of the National Assembly for Wales’s Enterprise and Learning Committee:

http://www.engagingdiversity.com/webcast/gj_video

The speech was bilingual and lasted approximately nine and a half minutes; the first four and a half minutes were delivered in Welsh.

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