Agenda and minutes

Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly - Thursday, 11 December 2014 09.15

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Expected timing	No.	Item
		Transcript View the meeting transcript.
	1.	Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: Apologies were received from Joyce Watson and Antoinette Sandbach. Nick Ramsey attended as substitute.
(09:30 - 10:30)	2.	Planning (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence session 9 View the background to item 2. Josh Miles, Policy Advisor, Federation of Small Businesses Wales Ben Francis, Member, Federation of Small Businesses Wales Mark Harris, Planning and Policy Advisor Wales, Home Builders Federation David Morgan, Policy Manager, RICS Wales John Pockett, Director, Confederation of Passenger Transport Wales Matthew Williams, Policy and Research Officer, RenewableUK E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 1 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 2 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 3 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 4 Supporting documents: Paper 1 , item 2. PDF 659 KB Paper 2 , item 2. PDF 268 KB View as HTML (2./3) 52 KB Paper 3 , item 2. PDF 375 KB Paper 4 , item 2. PDF 462 KB Minutes: Witnesses responded to questions from the Members of the Committee. The Home Builders Federation and Sustrans agreed to provide the Committee with specific examples of where applications for town and village greens had been used to frustrate development.
(10:30 - 11:00)	3.	Planning (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence session 10 View the background to item 3. Dyfan Sion, Director of Policy and Research, Welsh Language Commissioner Huw Gapper, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Welsh Language Commissioner E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 5 Supporting documents: Paper 5 , item 3. PDF 2 MB Minutes: Witnesses responded to questions from the Members of the Committee. The Welsh Language Commissioner’s officials agreed to provide specific examples of where the Welsh language has had an impact on a planning decision.
(11:00 - 11:30)	4.	Planning (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence Session 11 View the background to item 4. Colin Nosworthy, Communications and Assembly Liaison Officer, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg Tamsin Davies, Chair, Sustainable Communities Group, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg Emyr Lewis, Dyfodol i’r Iaith Meirion Davies, Mentrau Iaith Cymru, representing Dyfodol i’r Iaith E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 6 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 7 Supporting documents: Paper 6 (Welsh only) , item 4. PDF 237 KB Paper 7 (Welsh only) , item 4. PDF 178 KB View as HTML (4./4) 25 KB Minutes: Witnesses responded to questions from the Members of the Committee.
(11:30 - 12:00)	5.	Planning (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence session 12 View the background to item 5. Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Planning Advisor, Friends of the Earth E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 8 Supporting documents: Paper 8 , item 5. PDF 333 KB View as HTML (5./1) 71 KB Minutes: Witnesses responded to questions from the Members of the Committee. Naomi Luhde-Thompson agreed to provide the Committee with further information on town and village greens, as well as a paper by Sasha White QC.
(13:00 - 13:45)	6.	Planning (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence session 13 View the background to item 6. Nicola Hodgson, Case Officer, Open Spaces Society Beverley Penney, Open Spaces Society Elwyn Thomas, Chief Executive, Planning Aid Wales Matt Hemsley, Policy and Media Adviser, Sustrans Lindsey Curtis, Area Manager South West Wales, Sustrans E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 9 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 10 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 11 Supporting documents: Paper 9 , item 6. PDF 1 MB Paper 10 , item 6. PDF 154 KB View as HTML (6./2) 20 KB Paper 11 , item 6. PDF 88 KB Minutes: Witnesses responded to questions from the Members of the Committee.
	7.	Papers to note View the background to item 7.
	7.1	Planning (Wales) Bill: Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources to the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee View the background to item 7.1 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 12 Supporting documents: Paper 12 , item 7.1 PDF 441 KB Minutes: Members noted the correspondence.
	7.2	Inquiry into energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales: Further information from SSE following session on 13 November View the background to item 7.2 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 13 Supporting documents: Paper 13 , item 7.2 PDF 2 MB Minutes: Members noted the correspondence.
	7.3	The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill: Correspondence from BMA Wales View the background to item 7.3 E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 14 Supporting documents: Paper 14 , item 7.3 PDF 427 KB Minutes: Members noted the correspondence.
	8.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting View the background to item 8. Minutes: Committee Members agreed the motion.
(13:45 - 14:00)	9.	Planning (Wales) Bill: Discussion of evidence View the background to item 9. Minutes: The Committee discussed the evidence.
(14:00 - 14:15)	10.	Discussion on the Committee's Forward Work Programme for 2015 View the background to item 10. E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 15 Minutes: Members discussed the Committee’s Forward Work Programme for 2015.
(14:15 - 14:30)	11.	Inquiry into recycling in Wales: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 11. E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 16 Minutes: The Committee discussed the draft report.
(14:30 - 14:45)	12.	Inquiry into energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales: Consideration of key issues View the background to item 12. E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 17 Minutes: Committee Members discussed the key issues.
(14:45 - 14:55)	13.	Inquiry into the organic production and labelling of organic products: Consideration of draft letter to European Commission View the background to item 13. E&S(4)-31-14 Paper 18 Minutes: Members of the Committee noted the letter.

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