Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 There were no apologies.

1.3 Samuel Kurtz MS declared he was a director of the Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs

2.1 Papers were noted.

Andy Richardson, Chair, Food and Drink Wales Industry Board

Gwyn Howells, Chief Executive Officer, Meat Promotion Wales

Simon Wright, Director of Food and Rural Economy, University of Wales Trinity St David and Owner, Wright’s Independent Foods Ltd

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board, Hybu Cig Cymru and Simon Wright. Andy Richardson of the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board would send the Committee a report of work done by the University of Cambridge's Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Jerry Langford, Public Affairs Manager (Wales), Woodland Trust

Anthony Geddes, National Manager for Wales, Confor

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from Confor and Woodland Trust.

5.1 Members considered the LCM

6.1 The motion was agreed.

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Discuss Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum

Review draft Trade Monitoring Report

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the previous evidence sessions. The Committee discussed the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum. An LCM report would be agreed in correspondence to be laid by the reporting deadline of 7 November. The Committee reviewed the draft Trade Monitoring Report and agreed to publish it and to receive similar reports in future.