Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Meeting time: 09.20 - 11.40
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5332


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Gareth Bennett AM

John Griffiths AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Helen Mary Jones AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Clare Pillman, Natural Resources Wales

Ceri Davies, Natural Resources Wales

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Andrew RT Davies AM.

1.3        Apologies were received from Sir David Henshaw who was unable to attend the meeting due to illness.

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2       Annual scrutiny session with Natural Resources Wales

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Clare Pillman and Ceri Davies.

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3       Paper(s) to note

3. The Committee noted the papers under item 3.

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3.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair regarding achieving a low-carbon pathway to 2030

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3.2   Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs regarding the timing of the response received to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2019-20

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3.3   Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Economy and Transport regarding the timing of the response received to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2019-20

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public  from items 5, 6 and 7 of today's meeting

4.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public for items 5, 6 and 7 of today’s meeting.

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5       Annual scrutiny session with Natural Resources Wales: consideration of oral evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under item 2.

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6       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill: consideration of draft report

6.1 The Committee agreed the report.

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7       Forward work programme: approach to food branding and processing

7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its forward work programme for the spring term.

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