Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 24 January 2019

Meeting time: 09.20 - 10.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5088


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Gareth Bennett AM

Andrew RT Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Helen Mary Jones AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

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

Robert Floyd, Welsh Government

Graham Rees, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

Lorna Scurlock (Researcher)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2        The Chair welcomed Jenny Rathbone AM who replaces Jayne Bryan AM as a permanent member of the Committee.

1.3        The Chair thanked Jayne Bryant AM for her contribution to the Committee’s work. 

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2       Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Fisheries Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.

2.2 The Minister agreed to report back to the Committee on progress made in addressing concerns in relation to clause 18 of the UK Fisheries Bill following discussions between Welsh Government and UK Government officials. 

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3       Paper(s) to note

The Committee noted the papers under item 3.
The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and the Minister for Economy and Transport to register its concern about the delayed response to its report on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2019-2020.

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3.1   Correspondence from The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs regarding the UK Agriculture Bill

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

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3.3   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair regarding  the Committee's report on the Welsh Government Budget 2019 - 2020

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3.4   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair regarding the Committee's report on The Climate Change (Wales) Regulations 2018

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3.5   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy and Transport to the Chair regarding the Committee's report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-2020

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 5 of today's meeting

4.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public for item 5 of today’s meeting.

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5       Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Fisheries Bill: consideration of oral evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under item 2.

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