Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 24 October 2019

Meeting time: 09.20 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5728

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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:	Dr Neil Harris, Cardiff University Dr Roisin Willmott, National Director, Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru Tracy Nettleton, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Victoria Robinson, Vale of Glamorgan Council Cath Ranson, Ceredigion County Council
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Andrea Storer (Deputy 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.

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2 Draft National Development Framework 2020-2040 - evidence session 1

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Dr Roisin Willmott, Director – Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru, and Dr Neil Harris, Senior Lecturer, School of Geography and Planning – Cardiff University.

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3 Draft National Development Framework - evidence session 2

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Victoria Robinson, Vice Chair, Planning Officers Society Wales and Planning Manager for Planning and Building Control – Vale of Glamorgan Council; Tracy Nettleton, Planning and Heritage Manager - Brecon Beacons National Park Authority; and Cath Ranson, Planning Policy Manager – Ceredigion County Council.

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4 Papers to note:

4.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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4.1 Correspondence from the Chair of the Finance Committee on the financial implications of the Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill

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4.2 Correspondence from Professor Stephen Harris - Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill

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4.3 Correspondence between the Chair and Thomas Chipperfield - Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill

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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

6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received under items 2 and 3.

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