Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Meeting time: 09.33 - 11.11
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5507


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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:

Paul Egan, One Voice Wales

Peter Newton, Penarth Town Council

Lee Davies, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council

Neville Rookes, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

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 Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Gareth Bennett AM.

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2       Allotments: evidence session with allotment administrators

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Paul Egan, Deputy Chief & Resources Manager, One Voice Wales; Peter Newton, Policy Development Innovation Officer, Penarth Town Council; Lee Davies, Amenities Manager Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council; and Neville Rookes, Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association.

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3       Allotments: evidence session with the National Allotment Society

3.1 The Committee received apologies from Judith Hill, Wales Regional Representative, National Allotment Society, who was unable to attend the meeting.

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4       Paper(s) to note

4 The Committee noted the papers.

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

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4.2   Correspondence between the Chair and the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Fisheries Bill

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4.3   Correspondence between the Chair and the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to the Committee's follow-up inquiry on Marine Protected Area management in Wales

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4.4   Correspondence from NFU Cymru on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Agriculture Bill

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4.5   Correspondence from Hybu Cig Cymru on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Agriculture Bill

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4.6   Correspondence from Dr Ludivine Petetin and Dr Mary Dobbs on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Agriculture Bill

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4.7   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill

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4.8   Correspondence from the Chair of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee to the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales following the annual scrutiny session on 27 March

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6, 7 and 8  of today's meeting

5.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public for items 6, 7 and 8 of today’s meeting.

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6       Reducing plastic waste: consideration of the Committee's draft report

6.1 The Committee agreed the report, subject to minor amendments.

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7       Consideration of the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for Fisheries Bill

7.1 The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s response and agreed to wait until further Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandums are laid before producing any supplementary report.

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8       Consideration of the Supplementary LCM for the Agriculture Bill

8.1 The Committee considered the Supplementary LCM for the Agriculture Bill. A draft report will be considered by the Committee at its 22 May meeting.

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