Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 5 June 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.30 - 14.20

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_05_06_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair)

Mick Antoniw AM

Russell George AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Julie James AM

Julie Morgan AM

William Powell AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Mike Harvey, Maelor Forest Nurseries Ltd

Peter Whitfield, UPM Tilhill

Gavin Adkins, BSW Timber

Martin Bishop, Confor

Rory Francis, Coed Cadw (Woodland Trust)

Andrew Bronwin, Country Land and Business Association (CLA)

David Edwards, Woodland Stratehy Advisory Panel

Ceri Davies, Natural Resources Wales

Trefor Owen, Natural Resources Wales

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Catherine Hunt (Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

 

 

Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

 

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 There were no apologies.

 

2    Inquiry into the public forestry estate in Wales

2.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

3    Inquiry into the public forestry estate in Wales

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

4    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 5

4.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.

 

5    Consideration of issues for scrutiny of the Minister for Natural Resources and Food

5.1 The Committee discussed the issues it would seek written information on from the Minister.

 

6    Inquiry into the public forestry estate in Wales - Evidence from Natural Resources Wales

6.1  Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

7    Papers to note

Biodiversity - Paper from State of Nature partners

7.1 The Committee noted the letter.

 

Natural Resources Wales - Further information following 7 May meeting

7.2 The Committee noted the paper.

 

Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport : Letter from the European Commission - Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive

7.3 The Committee noted the letter.