Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.33 - 11.43

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2975

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair)

Mick Antoniw AM

Jeff Cuthbert AM

Russell George AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Janet Haworth AM

William Powell AM

Joyce Watson AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Stephen Marsh-Smith, Wye and Usk Foundation Salmon and Trout Association

Peter Jones, RSPB

Martin Bishop, Confor

Rachel Lewis-Davies, NFU Cymru

Tony Harrington, Welsh Water

Natalie Hall, Natural Resources Wales

Michael Evans, Natural Resources Wales

Robert Vaughan, Natural Resources Wales

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

SeatonN (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Apologies were received from Jenny Rathbone and Julie Morgan. There were no substitutions.      

 

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2   Water Quality - Round Table Discussion

Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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3   Water Quality - Round Table Discussion

Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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4   Water Quality - Round Table Discussion

Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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5   Water Quality Round Table Discussion

Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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6   Papers to note

 

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6.1 Natural Resources Wales Scrutiny:  Additional Information

 

Members noted the additional Information.        

 

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6.2 Letter from Wildlife Trust Wales to Natural Resources Wales: Partnership Project Funding

 

Committee Members agreed to write to NRW expressing concerns raised from the letter.

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6.3 Agriculture Scrutiny: Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Farming & Food

 

Members noted the correspondence.

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6.4 Letter from the Minister for Natural Resources: Local development plans:

 

Members noted the correspondence.

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6.5 Letter to the Chair from Roger Thomas: Natural Resources Wales - Annual Scrutiny

 

Members noted the correspondence.

 

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7   Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

Committee Members agreed the motion.   

 

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8   Consideration of Draft Letter to the Minister for Natural Resources: Inquiry into Marine Policy in Wales

Committee Members considered the draft letter.

 

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