Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5508


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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

Witnesses:

Professor Steve Fletcher, University of Portsmouth

Sue Burton, Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation

Jonathan Monk, Port of Milford Haven

Tegryn Jones, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lorna Scurlock (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest.

 

The Chair noted that Gareth Bennett AM was no longer a Member of the Committee.

 

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2       Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - follow-up work:  Evidence session 1

The Committee took oral evidence from Professor Stephen Fletcher to inform its inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales.

 

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3       Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - follow-up work:  Evidence session 2

The Committee took oral evidence from Sue Burton, Jonathan Monk and Tegryn Jones to inform its inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales.

 

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4       Paper(s) to note

The Committee noted all papers under item 4.

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4.1   Correspondence from the Chair to the Auditor General for Wales - Environmental governance and principles

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4.2   Correspondence from the Chair to the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales - Environmental governance and principles

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4.3   Correspondence from the Chair to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Environmental governance and principles

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4.4   Correspondence from the Chair of External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Forestry policy

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4.5   Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Agriculture Bill

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

The Committee resolved to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

 

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6       Allotment Visits - Feedback

Members provided feedback from their recent visits to allotments to inform the Committee’s inquiry into allotments in Wales.

 

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7       Consideration of draft report on Rethinking food in Wales: Food branding and food processing

The Committee agreed its report on Rethinking food in Wales: Food branding and processing, subject to minor amendments.

 

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8       Consideration of draft report on Reducing plastic waste

The Committee agreed its report on Reducing plastic waste.

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