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Transcript: Transcript for 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

Pre-meeting (08.50 - 09.00) - Legal briefing on the LCM in relation to the UK Environment Bill - PRIVATE

(09.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.00-10.00)

2.

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - overview and environmental governance

Ruth Chambers, Senior Parliamentary Affairs Associate - Greener UK (via video conference)

Annie Smith, Head of Nature Policy and Casework – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Cymru representing Wales Environment Link (WEL)

William Wilson, Barrister - Director - Wyeside Consulting Ltd

 

Supporting documents:

(10.00-11.00)

3.

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - waste and resource efficiency: environment

Gill Bell, Head of Conservation Wales - Marine Conservation Society

Libby Peake, Head of Resource Policy - Green Alliance (via video conference)

Chris Sherrington, Head of Environmental Policy & Economics - Eunomia

 

Supporting documents:

BREAK (11.00 - 11.15)

(11.15-12.15)

4.

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - waste and resource efficiency: business and local government

Richard Brown, Head of Environment and Public Protection - Pembrokeshire County Council, representing the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Brian Mayne, Vice Chair - Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) Cymru and Director HJL Environmental, representing Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) Cymru

 

(12.15-12.45)

5.

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - Air Quality

Richard Brown, Head of Environment and Public Protection - Pembrokeshire County Council, representing the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Joseph Carter Head of Devolved Nations - Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership, Healthy Air Cymru

Tom Price, Team Leader Pollution Control & Private Sector Housing -Swanesea Council, representing Wales Air Quality Forum

BREAK (12.45-13.15)

(13.15-14.00)

6.

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - Water

Professor Tony Harrington, Director of Environment – Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Carl Pheasey, Director, Strategy and Policy - Ofwat

Mark Squire, Water Manager – Natural Resources Wales

 

7.

Paper(s) to note

7.1

Correspondence from the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Scottish Parliament - Engagement with COP 26

Supporting documents:

7.2

Written submission from The Consumer Council for Water on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

Supporting documents:

7.3

Written submission from the National Trust on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

Supporting documents:

7.4

Written submission from Wales Environmental Services Association on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

Supporting documents:

8.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

PRIVATE 14.00-14.30

9.

Consideration of evidence received under items 2,3,4,5 and 6