Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 9 February 2017

Meeting time: 09.36 - 12.37
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3956

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mark Reckless AM (Chair) Jayne Bryant AM Siân Gwenllian AM Vikki Howells AM Huw Irranca-Davies AM David Melding AM Jenny Rathbone AM Simon Thomas AM
Witnesses:	Jon Maddy, University of South Wales Guto Owen, Ynni Glan Mark Crowther, Kiwa Ltd Steve Edwards, Wales & West Utilities Jacqueline Edge, Energy Storage Research Network Oliver Farr, Solar Plants Andy Ling, Perpetual Systems V2G
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Louise Andrewartha (Deputy Clerk) Chloe Corbyn (Researcher) Sean Evans (Researcher)

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Transcript

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1 Private informal discussion

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from George Eustice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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3 Inquiry into the future of agricultural and rural policies in Wales - cancelled

This item was cancelled. The Committee noted the correspondence from the Chair on this matter.

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4 Energy policy in Wales: heat from hydrogen

The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

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5 Energy policy in Wales: storage technology

The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

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6 Paper(s) to note

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6.1 Further information on air quality in Newport

The Committee noted the correspondence from Newport City Council on air quality in Newport.

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7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from Item 8 of this meeting and the Committee's meetings on 15 February and 8 March.

The motion was agreed.

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8 Consideration of oral evidence

Members discussed the evidence they heard during the meeting.

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