Agenda and minutes

1.1         The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.2         Samuel Kurtz MS declared he is a member of the British Veterinary Association.

1.3         Apologies were received from Paul Butterworth, Chief Executive Officer of Chambers Wales.

2.1    The Committee noted the papers.

Dominic Hampson-Smith, Rural Affairs Vice Chairman, Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (YFC)

Gareth Parry, Deputy Head of Policy, Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)

Abi Reader, Deputy President, National Farmers' Union Cymru (NFU)

3.1    The Committee heard evidence from the panel on Farming Connect.

Hywel Morgan, Chair, Nature Friendly Farming Network Cymru (NFFN)

Elaine Harrison, National Manager for Wales, Confor

Arfon Williams, Head of Land and Sea Policy for RSPB Cymru, representing Wales Environment Link (WEL)

4.1    The Committee heard evidence from the panel on Farming Connect.

4.2    Confor agreed to write to the Committee to provide further detail on how Confor and Farming Connect might complement each other in terms of the woodland elements of the Sustainable Farming Scheme.

Ben Cottam, Head of Wales, Federation of Small Businesses Wales (FSB)

Paul Butterworth, Chief Executive Officer, Chambers Wales

Link to consultation page containing all the responses received:
Development Bank of Wales inquiry

5.1    The Committee heard evidence from the Federation of Small Businesses Wales on the Development Bank of Wales.

6.1    The Motion to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting was agreed.

7.1    The Committee considered the evidence received.