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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 1 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Wednesday, 1 October 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
08.50 - 12.30 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Jeff Cuthbert AM Russell George AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Julie Morgan AM William Powell AM Jenny Rathbone AM Antoinette Sandbach AM Joyce Watson AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Carl Sargeant AM, The Minister for Natural Resources Jasper Roberts, Welsh Government Russell Owens, Welsh Government Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office Michael Palmer, Wales Audit Office Martin Peters, Wales Audit Office Mike Usher, Wales Audit Office Anne Meikle, WWF Cymru Haf Elgar, Friends of the Earth James Byrne, Wildlife Trusts Wales Abbie Self, Office for National Statistics Glenn Everett, Office for National Statistics |
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Committee Staff: |
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Alun Davidson (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk) Peter Hill (Deputy Clerk) Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor) Andrew Minnis (Researcher) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 There were no apologies.
2 Inquiry into recycling in Wales: Evidence from the Minister for Natural Resources
2.1 The Minister agreed to seek to provide the Committee with further detail on the cost to local authorities of recycling
3 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 6
3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee
3.2 The Auditor General for Wales agreed to provide further information on
· The views of his leading counsel with regards to his current statutory obligation in relation to the Bill in its current form; and
· An example of a similar provision in existing legislation in relation to placing a specific duty for review on the Auditor General for Wales.
4 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 7
4.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee
5 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 8
5.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee