Meeting Venue:
Hybrid – Committee room 5 Ty Hywel
and video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.33
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13135
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Paul Davies MS (Chair) Hefin David MS Luke Fletcher MS Vikki Howells MS Samuel Kurtz MS Sarah Murphy MS Llyr Gruffydd MS Huw Irranca-Davies MS |
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Witnesses: |
Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd James Owen, Welsh Government Hannah Fernandez, Welsh Government Dorian Brunt, Welsh Government Bill Cordingley, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
Robert Donovan, Clerk Lara Date, Clerk Ceri Thomas, Committee Support Officer Katie Wyatt, Legal Services Gruffydd Owen, Legal Adviser Masudah Ali, Legal Adviser Katy Orford, Researcher |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
1.2 There were no apologies.
1.3 Samuel Kurtz MS declared he was a director of the Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs. Llyr Gruffydd declared he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association. Sarah Murphy declared she was a member of the Woodland Trust. Huw Irranca-Davies declared he was an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association and one of the Vice-Presidents of Ramblers Cymru.
2 Paper(s) to note
2.1 Papers were noted.
2.1 Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee
2.2 Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee
3 Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 10
3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd. The Minister would provide a note to the Committee on the use of glue traps in public settings in Wales including information on schools, hospitals and other healthcare settings, local authorities and NHS contractors. The Minister would also provide a note on the membership of the working group on common land.
4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
4.1 The motion was agreed.
5 Private
5.1 Members considered the evidence heard from the Minister and Welsh Government officials.