Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Meeting time: 09.01 - 12.32
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5092

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mike Hedges AM (Chair) Gareth Bennett AM Andrew RT Davies AM John Griffiths AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Joyce Watson AM
Witnesses:	Dr Ludivine Petetin, Cardiff University Dr Mary Dobbs, Queen’s University Belfast Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones, AgriAdvisor Solicitors Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales Huw Thomas, NFU Cymru George Dunn, Tenant Farmers Association Rebecca Williams, Country Land and Business Association Rachel Sharp, Wales Environment Link Frances Winder, Wales Environment Link Eleanor Harris, Confor Tony Davies, Nature Friendly Farming Network Wales
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk) Katy Orford (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Jayne Bryant AM.

1.2 Andrew RT Davies AM declared that he is an active farmer and a partner in a farming business.

1.3 Joyce Watson AM declared that she is a member of relevant environmental groups.

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2 Consideration of the UK's Agriculture Bill

2.1 The Committee took oral evidence from Dr Ludivine Petetin,

Dr Mary Dobbs, and Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones, to inform its inquiry.

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3 Consideration of the UK's Agriculture Bill

3.1 The Committee took oral evidence from Dr Nick Fenwick, Huw Rhys Thomas, George Dunn and Rebecca Williams to inform its inquiry.

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4 Consideration of the UK's Agriculture Bill

4.1 The Committee took oral evidence from Rachel Sharp, Frances Winder, Dr Eleanor M Harris and Tony Davies to inform its inquiry.

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5 Paper(s) to note

5. The Committee noted the papers under item 5.

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5.1 Correspondence from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee to the Chair - Natural Resources Wales

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5.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs to the Chair - Meeting 6 December

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item seven

6.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public from the meeting for item 7.

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7 Discussion of oral evidence

7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4.

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