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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 12 December 2013 |
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Meeting time: |
09:35 - 13:35 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair) Mick Antoniw Russell George Llyr Gruffydd Julie James Julie Morgan William Powell Antoinette Sandbach Joyce Watson |
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Witnesses: |
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Gill Bell, Marine Conservation Society Gareth Clubb, Friends of the Earth Cymru Professor Peter Matthews, Natural Resources Wales Anne Meikle, WWF Cymru Professor Gareth Wyn Jones, Bangor University Dr Tim Peppin, Welsh Local Government Association Dr Emyr Roberts, Natural Resources Wales Neville Rookes, Welsh Local Government Association Rachel Sharp, Wildlife Trusts Wales Katie-jo Luxton, RSPB Cymru Professor Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University Professor James Scourse, Climate Change Consortium of Wales |
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Committee Staff: |
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Alun Davidson (Clerk) Naomi Stocks (Second Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk) Nia Seaton (Researcher) Chloe Corbyn (Researcher) |
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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions.
2 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 3, 8 and 9
2.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.
3 Climate Change
3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
4 Environment Bill - White Paper : Evidence from Natural Resources Wales
4.1 Professor Matthews and Dr Roberts responded to questions from members of the Committee.
5 Environment Bill - White Paper : Evidence from Environment Groups
5.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
6 Environment Bill - White Paper : Evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association
6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
7 Papers to note
7.1 The Committee noted the minutes
Draft Budget 2014-2015 - Chair's report
7.2 The Committee noted the report.
8 Inquiry into non native invasive species - draft letter to the Minister for Natural Resources and Food
8.1 The Committee agreed the content of the letter and that it should be published as a committee report.
9 Control of Horses (Wales) Bill - Consideration of draft guidance
9.1 The Committee agreed that Members would write to the Minister individually with their comments on the draft guidance.