Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 11:30

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_01_05_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Russell George

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

Julie James

Julie Morgan

William Powell

Antoinette Sandbach

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Alun Davies AM, Minister for Natural Resources and Food

Prys Davies, Welsh Government

Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer

Gareth Jones, Welsh Government

Olwen Minney, Welsh Government

Andrew Slade, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

Chloe Chadderton (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions.

 

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2.  Water policy in Wales - Evidence from the Minister for Natural Resources and Food

2.1 The Minister and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

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3.  Scrutiny of the Minister for Natural Resources and Food - Impact of recent snow on agriculture

3.1 The Minister and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

3.2 The Minister agreed to update the Committee on the review being carried out by Kevin Roberts into the resilience of the agriculture industry and on the Welsh Government’s own review of the response to the severe weather.

 

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4.  Scrutiny of the Minister for Natural Resources and Food - General scrutiny session

4.1 The Minister agreed to update the Committee on the Welsh Government’s position on bringing forward legislation relating to dangerous dogs.

 

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5.  Papers to note

5.1  The Committee noted the minutes of the meeting held on 17 April.</AI6><AI7>

 

5a. Letter from the Minister for Natural Resources and Food - Actions arising from 21 February meeting

5.2 The Committee noted the letter.

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