Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:35 - 12:40

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_29_01_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Russell George

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

Julie Morgan

William Powell

Antoinette Sandbach

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Chris Blake, The Green Valleys (Wales)

Dai Davies, Hybu Cig Cymru

Gary Davies, South West Wales Regional Partnership

Siôn Aron Jones, Hybu Cig Cymru

Brian Pawson, Countryside Council for Wales

Joanne Sherwood, Natural Resources Wales

Richard Tomlinson, Fre-energy

Ben Underwood, Country Land and Business Association

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Nia Seaton (Researcher)

Elfyn Henderson (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    Sustainable Land Management : Evidence from Natural Resources Wales

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

 

2.2 The witnesses agreed to provide further information in writing explaining how the condition and connectivity  of SSIs can effect the resilience of the wider environment and advice on how agriculture and commercial forestry could be better intergrated in the RDP.

 

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3    Sustainable Land Management : Evidence on the rural economy

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

 

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4    Sustainable Land Management : Evidence on small scale energy

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

 

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5    Papers to note

5.1  The Committee noted the minutes.</AI6><AI7>

 

Letter from the Minister for Local Government and Government Business - Interdependencies between the Future Generations, Planning and Environment Bills

5.2  The Committee noted the letter.</AI7><AI8>

 

Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee - P-04-343 Prevent the destruction of amenities on common land

5.3  The Committee noted the letter.</AI8><AI9>

 

Letter from the Minister for Natural Resources and Food - Climate Change

5.4 The Committee noted the letter.

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