Agenda - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 1&2 Senedd

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 9 November 2022

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Robert Donovan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEconomy@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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Public meeting (09.30-12.00)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2.1   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 2)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government's follow up to questions regarding UK GDPR - Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1 - 5 October

 

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2.2   Letter from the Minister for Economy

                                                                                                     (Pages 3 - 7)

Attached Documents:
Border Controls

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2.3   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

                                                                                                     (Pages 8 - 9)

Attached Documents:
Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

 

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2.4   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

                                                                                                 (Pages 10 - 13)

Attached Documents:
Agriculture (Wales) Bill - Corrections to the Explanatory Memorandum

 

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2.5   Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee

                                                                                                           (Page 14)

Attached Documents:
Petition P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

 

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2.6   Letters to the Minister for Climate Change

                                                                                                 (Pages 15 - 21)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee - Legislative Consent Memorandum: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Legislative Consent Memorandum: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

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3Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7

(09.30-10.15)                                                                           (Pages 22 - 69)

 

David Bowles, Head of Public Affairs, RSPCA Cymru

Billie-Jade Thomas, Senior Public Affairs Officer – Wales, League Against Cruel Sports

Simon Wild, Campaigns Director, National Anti-Snaring Campaign

Collin Willson, Welsh Branch President, British Veterinary Association

 

Attached Documents:
Research brief
RSPCA Cymru - Evidence paper
League Against Cruel Sports - Evidence paper
National Anti Snaring Campaign - Evidence paper
British Veterinary Association - Evidence paper

 

 

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Break (10.15-10.25)

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4Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8

(10.25-11.10)                                                                         (Pages 70 - 103)

 

Glynn Evans, Head of Game and Gundogs, British Association for Shooting and Conservation

Rachel Evans, Director for Wales, Countryside Alliance

Ian Andrew, Chief Executive, British Pest Control Association

John Hope, Technical Manager, National Pest Technicians Association

 

Attached Documents:
Countryside Alliance - Evidence paper
British Pest Control Association - Evidence paper
National Pest Technicians Association - Evidence paper
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Wales - Evidence paper

 

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Break (11.10-11.15)

 

 

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5       Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 9

(11.15-12.00)

                                                                                                                          

Dr Ludivine Petetin, Reader in Law, Cardiff University

Dr Mary Dobbs, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University

 

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

(12.00)                                                                                                             

 

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7       Private

(12.00-12.20)

Consideration of evidence following the meeting

 

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