Environment and Sustainability Committee

Meeting Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Meeting date: Thursday, 25 September 2014
Meeting time: 09.15
For further information please contact:
Alun Davidson Committee Clerk 029 2089 8639 ES.comm@wales.gov.uk

Agenda

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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2 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 1 (09:30 - 10:30) (Pages 1 - 55)

Carl Sargeant AM, Minister for Natural Resources, Member in charge

Amelia John Deputy Director, Fairer Futures Division

Andrew Charles, Head of Sustainable Development

Sioned Rees Deputy Director, Local Government Partnerships

Louise Gibson, Lawyer

Owain Morgan, Lawyer

The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

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Break (10:30 - 10:40)

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3 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 2 (10:40 - 11:25) (Pages 56 - 65)

Natural Resources Wales

Ceri Davies, Executive Director Knowledge Strategy and Planning

Clive Thomas, Director of Governance

E&S(4)-21-14 Paper 1

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4 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 3 (11:25 - 12:25) (Pages 66 - 77)

Peter Davies, Commissioner for Sustainable Futures

David Fitzpatrick, Chief executive, Cynnal Cymru

E&S(4)-21-14 Paper 2: Commissioner for Sustainable Futures

E&S(4)-21-14 Paper 3: Climate Change Commission for Wales

E&S(4)-21-14 Paper 4: Cynnal Cymru

Break (12:25 - 13:25)

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5 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 4 (13:25 - 14:10) (Pages 78 - 89)

UK Environmental Law Association

Professor Robert Lee, Joint Convenor, Wales Working Party

Dr Haydn Davies, Joint Convenor, Wales Working Party

Dr Victoria Jenkins, Member, Wales Working Party

E&S(4)-21-14 Paper 5

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6 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 5 (14:10 - 14:55) (Pages 90 - 99)

Professor Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School

Professor Susan Baker, Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University

E&S(4)-21-14 Paper 6: Professor Calvin Jones

E&S(4)-21-14 Paper 7: Sustainable Places Research Institute

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