Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 12:35

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_17_07_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Russell George

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

Julie James

Julie Morgan

William Powell

Antoinette Sandbach

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Ed Bailey, NFU Cymru

Gareth Cunningham, RSPB Cymru

Dr Clare Eno, Natural Resources Wales

Sue Evans, Country Land and Business Association

Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales

Brian Pawson, Natural Resources Wales

Jeremy Percy, New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association

Joanne Sherwood, Natural Resources Wales

Euan Dunn, RSPB Cymru

Emma Hockridge, The Soil Association

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Nia Seaton (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Motion under Standing Order 17.22 to elect temporary Chair

1.1 William Powell was elected as temporary Chair.

 

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2    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.1 Apologies were received from Dafydd Elis-Thomas and from Vaughan Gething due to his appointment as Deputy Minister in the Welsh Government.

 

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3    Update on reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy - Round-table discussion

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

3.2 Nick Fenwick agreed to provide a copy of the figures produced by Bangor University on income from wildlife tourism.

 

3.3 Nick Fenwick, Brian Pawson and Arfon Williams agreed to provide further information in writing on income foregone relating to agri-environment schemes.

 

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4    Update on reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy - Round-table discussion

4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

4.2 Jeremy Percy agreed to provide a copy of the note he produced for DEFRA on small scale fisheries.

 

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Water policy in Wales - Letter from the Minister for Natural Resources and Food

5.1 The Committee noted the paper.

 

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6    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 7, 8, 9 and 10

6.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.

 

6.2 The Committee agreed to consider the business scheduled for the private session by email.

 

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