Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Meeting time: 09.20 - 12.10
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5700


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Andrew RT Davies AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Neil Hamilton AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Thomas Chipperfield

Chris Barltrop

Rona Brown, Performing Animals Welfare Standards International

Carol MacManus, Circus Mondeo

Dr Giulia Corsini

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Katy Orford (Researcher)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2       Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3

The Committee received evidence from Rona Brown, Government Liaison Officer – Performing Animals Welfare Standards International (PAWSI); and Carol MacManus, Director, Circus Mondao.

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3       Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 4

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Chris Barltrop, Former Chair of the Circus sub-group of the DEFRA Circus Working Group; Thomas Chipperfield, Animal Trainer; and Giulia Corsini, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and representing Ente Nazinal Circhi.

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4       Paper(s) to note

4.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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4.1   Correspondence to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill

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4.2   Correspondence to the First Minister from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - request for additional information

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4.3   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy and Transport - Common UK Policy Frameworks

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

5.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public from item 6 of today’s meeting.

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6       Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3 of today's meeting

6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence it received under items 2 and 3 of today’s meeting.

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