Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 18 March 2021

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/11156

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mike Hedges MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Llyr Gruffydd MS

Neil Hamilton MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Jack Sargeant MS (In place of Joyce Watson MS)

Witnesses:

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

Gian Marco Currado, Welsh Government

Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Welsh Government

Tim Render, Welsh Government

Christine Wheeler, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson MS and Jack Sargeant MS substituted.

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2       Legacy work: scrutiny session with the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

2.1 Members heard evidence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.

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3       Legacy work: continuation of scrutiny session with the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

3.1 Members continued to hear evidence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.

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4       Paper(s) to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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4.1   Response from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Committee's report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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4.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to animal health and disease prevention

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4.3   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to the Exemptions from Official Controls at Border Control Posts (Amendment) Regulations 2021

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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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Legacy work: consideration of evidence heard under items 2 and 3

6.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the Ministerial scrutiny sessions under items 2 and 3.

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7       Legacy work: consideration of the Committee's draft report

7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a few minor amendments.

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8       Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill

8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill.

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