Meeting Venue:
Committee room 3
Senedd
and video
Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 21 March 2024
Meeting time: 09.30 - 15.00
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13727
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)
Huw Irranca-Davies MS
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Witnesses:
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Aled Jones, NFU Cymru
Rachel Lewis-Davies, NFU Cymru
Gareth Parry, Farmers' Union of Wales
(FUW)
Elin Jenkins, Farmers' Union of Wales
(FUW)
Rhys Evans, Nature Friendly Farming
Network
Arfon Williams, RSPB
Andrew Tuddenham, Soil Association
Alex Phillips, WWF
Dr Ludivine Petetin, Cardiff University
Professor Iain Donnison, Institute of
Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
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Committee Staff:
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Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)
Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)
Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)
Masudah Ali (Legal Adviser)
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1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions,
and declarations of interest
1.1 Apologies were received from Delyth Jewell
MS and Joyce Watson MS.
1.2 The Chair welcomed Members to the
meeting.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Welsh Government’s proposals for a
Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) - evidence session with farming
representatives
2.1 The Committee received evidence from
farming representatives.
</AI2>
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3
Welsh Government’s proposals for a
Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) - evidence session with
environmental organisations
3.1 The Committee received evidence from
environmental organisations.
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4
Welsh Government’s proposals for a
Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) - evidence session with
academics
4.1 The Committee received evidence from
academics.
</AI4>
<AI5>
5
Papers to note
5.1 The papers were noted.
</AI5>
<AI6>
5.1
Legislative Consent: Data Protection and
Digital Information Bill
</AI6>
<AI7>
5.2
Welsh Government’s proposals for a
Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)
</AI7>
<AI8>
5.3
The Plant Health (Fees) (England) and
Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations
2024
</AI8>
<AI9>
5.4
Internal Drainage Districts
</AI9>
<AI10>
5.5
The Environment and Rural Affairs
(Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations
2024
</AI10>
<AI11>
5.6
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft
Budget 2024-25
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<AI12>
5.7
Scrutiny of Transport for
Wales
</AI12>
<AI13>
5.8
Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change
Inter-Ministerial Group
</AI13>
<AI14>
5.9
Ffos-y-Fran opencast coalmine
</AI14>
<AI15>
5.10 Performance of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
</AI15>
<AI16>
6
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi)
and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of
today's meeting
6.1 The motion was agreed.
</AI16>
<AI17>
7
Consideration of evidence received under
items 2, 3 and 4
7.1 The Committee considered the
evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4.
</AI17>
<AI18>
8
Consideration of draft report on the
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Automated Vehicles
Bill
8.1 Members agreed to consider and agree the
draft report outside of Committee.
</AI18>
<AI19>
9
Consideration of draft report on the
National Infrastructure Commission for Wales - 2022-23
9.1 Members agreed to consider and agree the
draft report outside of Committee..
</AI19>
<AI20>
10
Consideration of the Committee's forward
work programme - Summer 2024
10.1 Members agreed to consider and agree the
forward work programme outside of Committee.
</AI20>
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