Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Meeting time: 09.00 - 12.20
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5930


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Neil Hamilton AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Gian Marco Currado, Welsh Government

Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer, Welsh Government

Simon Jones, Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Welsh Government

Tim Render, Welsh Government

Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

Ken Skates AM, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales

Lee Waters AM, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport

Sioned Evans, Welsh Government

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.

1.2        Apologies were received from Andrew RT Davies AM.

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2       Welsh Government's draft budget 2020-21 - Scrutiny of the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on the Welsh Government draft budget 2020-21.

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3       Welsh Government's draft budget 2020-21 - Scrutiny of the Minister for Economy and Transport and the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport

3.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Economy and Transport and the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport on the Welsh Government draft budget 2020-21.

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4       Paper(s) to note

4.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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4.1   Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on The Welsh Government's progress on Marine Protected Area management

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4.2   Correspondence from Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General and Brexit Minister to the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - response to follow-up work on Brexit preparedness

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4.3   Correspondence from the Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru - National Development Framework

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting.

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

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6       Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the Ministerial scrutiny sessions.

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7       Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) in relation to Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill.

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