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Transcript: Transcript for 08/10/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

In the absence of the Chair, Jenny Rathbone MS was elected temporary Chair under standing order 17.22

(13.45)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1  The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2  Apologies were received from Mike Hedges MS and Mick Antoniw MS substituted for him.

 

(13.45-15.00)

2.

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: evidence session with the Welsh Government

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

Catriona Hawthorne, Lawyer, Environment and Energy Team

Rhiannon Phillips, Policy Officer, Carbon Markets

Christine Wheeler, Deputy Director, Decarbonisation & Energy

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 Members questioned the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and her officials on the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

(15.15-16.15)

3.

Scrutiny session with the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on the Welsh Government's response to flooding

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Environment and Marine

Andy Fraser, Deputy Director, Water and Flood Division

James Morris, Head of Flood & Coastal Risk Management

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Members questioned the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and her officials on the Welsh Government’s response to flooding.

4.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

4.1 The papers were noted.

 

4.1

Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - Update on the UK Fisheries Bill and response to the Committee's report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the UK Fisheries Bill

Supporting documents:

4.2

Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 4) on the UK Agriculture Bill

Supporting documents:

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the first session of the meeting on 15 October 2020

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

6.

Consideration of evidence received under item 2

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the evidence session and agreed to write to the Minister to request further information on some of the issues raised during the session.

7.

Consideration of evidence received under item 3

Minutes:

7.1 Members discussed the evidence heard during the scrutiny session.