Economic Development and Transport Committee

The Committee’s remit was broadly based on and mirrored the portfolio of the Assembly Minister for Economic Development and Transport. This portfolio covered:

• innovation and enterprise;
• industrial policy and business support;
• inward investment;
• promotion of indigenous companies and regional development;
• transport;
• energy;
• tourism;
• strategic co-ordinating responsibility for ICT; and
• the Structural Funds.

In line with the change toMinisterial titles,from 1 April 2006the Economic Development and Transport Committee was renamed the Enterprise, Innovation and Networks Committee.   The main functions of subject committees, as set out in Standing Order 9, were: policy development; scrutiny of Ministers and Assembly Sponsored Bodies; and scrutiny of legislation. They also advised on budget allocations.