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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Committee Room 2 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 5 June 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.30 - 14.20 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Russell George AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Julie James AM Julie Morgan AM William Powell AM |
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Witnesses: |
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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 |
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Committee Staff: |
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Catherine Hunt (Clerk) Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk) Elfyn Henderson (Researcher) |
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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.