Agenda - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 14 January 2021

Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:

Liz Wilkinson

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6361

SeneddCCERA@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (13.30-13.45)

 

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In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair has determined that the public are excluded from the Committee's meeting in order to protect public health. This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv.

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Public meeting (13.45-15.30)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.45)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

(13:45-14:30)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 36)

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

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Environment and Marine

Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer

John Howells, Director Climate Change, Energy and Planning

Dean Medcraft, Director Finance & Operations

Tim Render, Director, Land, Nature and Food

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government paper - Draft Budget 2021-22
Welsh Government paper - Budget Expenditure Line (BEL) Table

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Break (14.30-14.40)

 

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3       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

(14:40-15:30)                                                                                                  

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

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Environment and Marine

Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer

John Howells, Director Climate Change, Energy and Planning

Dean Medcraft, Director Finance & Operations

Tim Render, Director, Land, Nature and Food

 

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4       Paper(s) to note

(15:30)                                                                                                             

 

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4.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to interim arrangements for environmental governance

                                                                                                 (Pages 37 - 38)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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4.2   Correspondence from the Chair to the Llywydd in relation to interim arrangements for environmental governance

                                                                                                 (Pages 39 - 40)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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4.3   Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 41 - 42)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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4.4   Correspondence between the Scottish Parliament's Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee and the Chair in relation to the Common Framework on the UK Emissions Trading Scheme

                                                                                                 (Pages 43 - 46)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Scottish Parliament
Response from the Chair to the Scottish Parliament

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4.5   Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government in relation to Hazardous Substances (Planning) Common Framework

                                                                                                 (Pages 47 - 48)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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4.6   Letter from the Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons to the Minister of State for Housing in relation to Hazardous Substances (Planning) Common Framework

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 50)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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4.7   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill - Third Reading

                                                                                                 (Pages 51 - 53)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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4.8   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the UK Fisheries Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 54 - 56)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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4.9   Further correspondence between the Chair and the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to Agriculture (Model Clauses for Fixed Equipment) (Wales) Regulations 2019.

                                                                                                 (Pages 57 - 58)

Attached Documents:
Letters

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4.10Correspondence from Farmers' Union Wales in relation to the UK Government's Spending Review

                                                                                                 (Pages 59 - 62)

Attached Documents:
Letter

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

                                                                                                                          

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Private meeting (15:30-16:00)

 

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6       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22: Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

                                                                                                                          

 

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7       Legal briefing and consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Environment Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 63 - 73)

Attached Documents:
Legal note
Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 2)

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8       Consideration of draft letter in relation to Hazardous Substances (Planning) Common Framework

                                                                                               (Pages 74 - 104)

Attached Documents:
Draft letter
Correspondence between the Minister for Housing and Local Government and the Chair

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