Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 9 October 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.00 - 14.35

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/e9ff6774-6c75-4d6f-a816-4b1429b1b28f?autostart=True

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Toni Schiavone, Cymdeithas yr Iaith

Hannah Sheppard, Cymdeithas yr Iaith

Gareth Coles, Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Keith Bowen, Director, Carers Wales and Chair of the Welsh Carers Alliance

Sam Clutton, Barnardo’s Cymru

Daniel Hurford, Welsh Local Government Association

Neville Rookes, Welsh Local Government Association

Heather Delonnette, Powys County Council

Will McLean, Monmouthshire County Council

Mark Thomas, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

John Cook, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

Clare Parsons, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

Nick Capaldi, Arts Council of Wales

Steven Flather, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Tracey Cooper, Public Health Wales NHS Trust

Su Mably, Public Health Wales NHS Trust

Trevor Purt, BCUHB

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Peter Hill (Deputy Clerk)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson. There were no substitutions.

 

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<AI2>

2    The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 9

2.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

2.2 Daniel Hurford agreed to write to the committee detailing possible amendments to the various sections of the Bill which would remove oversight plans by Welsh Ministers.

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

3    The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 10

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from members of the committee.

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

4    The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 11

4.1 Witnesses responded to questions from members of the committee.

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

5    The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 12

5.1 Witnesses responded to questions from members of the committee.

 

</AI5>

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6    The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence Session 13

6.1 Witnesses responded to questions from members of the committee.

 

 

</AI6>

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7    Papers to note </AI7><AI8>

 

The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Correspondence between the Finance Committee and the Welsh Government

7.1  The committee noted the letter.</AI8><AI9>

 

The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill - Letter from the Public Accounts Committee

7.2 The committee noted the letter.

 

</AI9>

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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 items 9 and 10

8.1 The committee agreed the motion.

 

</AI10>

<AI11>

9    Planning (Wales) Bill: Approach to scrutiny

9.1 Committee members discussed the approach to scrutiny for the Planning (Wales) Bill.

 

</AI11>

<AI12>

10        The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill: Discussion of evidence

10.1 Committee members discussed the evidence received to date on the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill.

 

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