Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 22 March 2018

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.40
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4550


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Dawn Bowden AM

Jayne Bryant AM

Dai Lloyd AM

David Melding AM

Simon Thomas AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Lesley Griffiths AM, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs

Hannah Blythyn AM, Minister for Environment

Prys Davies, Welsh Government

Neil Hemington, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk)

Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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2       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government on climate change

The Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs and the Minister for the Environment answered questions from the Committee.

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3       Paper(s) to note

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3.1   Correspondence from the Chair to Welsh Government on Community Energy Projects

Members noted the letter.

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3.2   Correspondence from Welsh Government to the Chair on Community Energy Projects

Members noted the letter.

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3.3   Correspondence from the Chair to Natural Resources Wales on fires at recycling sites

Members noted the letter.

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3.4   Correspondence from Natural Resources Wales to the Chair on fires at recycling sites

Members noted the letter.

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3.5   Correspondence from the Convener of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee of the Scottish Parliament on the implications of leaving the EU

Members noted the letter.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 6 and 7 of this meeting.

The motion was agreed.

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5       Discussion of the evidence from the Welsh Government on climate change

The Committee discussed the evidence session and agreed to publish a short report on the Welsh Government’s work on climate change mitigation.

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6       Inquiry into Rethinking Food in Wales: Public Procurement of Food - Discussion of the draft report

The Committee agreed the draft short report with some amendments.

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7       Discussion of the forward work programme

The Committee agreed their priorities for the forward work programme.

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