Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 20 March 2019

Meeting time: 09.00 - 12.18
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5336


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Andrew RT Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Dai Lloyd AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Matthew O’Callaghan, UK Protected Food Names Association

Wynfford James, Sgema Ltd

Robert Bowen, Swansea University

David Chapman, UK Hospitality Cymru

Andrew Campbell, Wales Tourism Alliance

Simon Wright, Wright’s Independent Food Ltd

Terry Marsden, Cardiff University

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Committee welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Gareth Bennett AM.

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2       Rethinking food in Wales: food branding and food processing - evidence session with branding experts

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Dr Matthew O’Callaghan OBE, Wynfford James and Dr Robert Bowen.

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3       Rethinking food in Wales: food branding and food processing - evidence session with representatives of the hospitality sector

3.1 The Committee received evidence from David Chapman, Andrew Campbell and Simon Wright. 

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4       Rethinking food in Wales: food branding and food processing - evidence session with Professor Terry Marsden, Cardiff University

4.1 The Committee received evidence from Professor Terry Marsden.

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5       Paper(s) to note

5.1 The Committee noted the papers under item 5.

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5.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy and Transport to the Chair regarding the timing of the Minister's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2019-20

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5.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair regarding the timing of the Minister's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2019-20

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5.3   Correspondence from the Chair to Natural Resources Wales following the annual scrutiny session on 13 February

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5.4   Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs regarding Marine Protected Area management in Wales

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5.5   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair regarding Environmental Principles and Governance

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 7 of today's meeting

6.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public for item 7 of today’s meeting.

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7       Rethinking food in Wales: food branding and food processing - consideration of oral evidence

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

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