Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 3 July 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.30 - 14.40

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_03_07_2014&t=0&l=en

http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400001_03_07_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair)

Russell George AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Julie James AM

Julie Morgan AM

William Powell AM

Antoinette Sandbach AM

Joyce Watson AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Carole Morgan Jones, National Energy Action Cymru

Graeme Francis, Age Cymru

Iwan Williams, Older People's Commissioner for Wales

Andrew Regan, Citizens Advice Cymru

William Baker, Citizens Advice Cymru

Amanda Oliver, Community Housing Cymru

Jen Barfoot, Tai Calon

Dewi Llwyd Evans, Grŵp Cynefin

Haf Elgar, Friends of the Earth

Duncan McCombie, Energy Saving Trust

Andy Sutton, Wales Low/Zero Carbon Hub

Andrew Lycett, Rhondda Cynon Taff Homes

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Nia Seaton (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw and Gwyn Price.  There were no substitutions.

 

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2    Inquiry into energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales: Evidence from National Energy Action Cymru

2.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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3    Inquiry into energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales: Evidence from Age Cymru and the Commissioner for Older People in Wales

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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4    Inquiry into energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales: Evidence from Citizens Advice Cymru

4.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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5    Inquiry into energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales: Evidence from Community Housing Cymru and Housing Associations

5.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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6    Inquiry into energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales: Evidence from Friends of the Earth, Energy Savings Trust and Wales Low/Zero Carbon Hub

6.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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LCM on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: Response from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration to the letter from the Chair on 5 June

7.1  The Committee noted the response.</AI9><AI10>

 

Biodiversity: Response from the Minister for Natural Resources and Food to the letter from the Chair on 3 June

7.2  The Committee noted the response.

 

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8    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business for item 8

8.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.

 

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9    Discussion of inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport

9.1 The Committee agreed to send a follow up letter to the Minister.

 

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