Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 8 December 2016

Meeting time: 09.00 - 13.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3950

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mark Reckless AM (Chair) Jayne Bryant AM Siân Gwenllian AM Vikki Howells AM David Melding AM Jenny Rathbone AM Simon Thomas AM
Witnesses:	Paul Livingstone, Former TB Eradication and Research Manager for New Zealand’s Animal Health Board Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales Hazel Wright, Farmers' Union of Wales Stephen James, NFU Cymru Peter Howells, NFU Cymru James Byrne, Wildlife Trusts Wales Lizzie Wilberforce, Wildlife Trusts Wales Malla Hovi, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Committee Staff:	Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Rhys Morgan (Deputy Clerk)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Huw Irranca-Davies

2 Bovine tuberculosis in Wales

Members heard evidence from Dr Paul Livingstone on the approach to bovine TB eradication in New Zealand.

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3 Bovine tuberculosis in Wales

Members heard evidence from NFU Cymru and the Farmers’ Union of Wales on the eradication of Bovine TB in Wales.

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4 Bovine tuberculosis in Wales

Members heard evidence from Wildlife Trusts Wales on the eradication of Bovine TB in Wales.

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5 Bovine tuberculosis in Wales

Members heard evidence from Dr Malla Hovi on the approach to the eradication of Bovine TB in England.

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7 Paper(s) to note

Members noted the papers.

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8 Bovine tuberculosis in Wales: consideration of evidence

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9 Climate change - approach to scrutiny

Members agreed to publish a paper on the Committee’s approach to Climate Change Scrutiny.

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10 Future inquiries - consideration of terms of reference

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