Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 March 2020

Meeting time: 09.20 - 11.50
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5933


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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:

George Dunn, Tenant Farmers Association

Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales

Nigel Hollett, Country Land and Business Association

Huw Thomas, NFU Cymru

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)

Elfyn Henderson (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.

1.2        Apologies were received from Andrew RT Davies AM.

 

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2       Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill - evidence session 2

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Dr Nick Fenwick, Farmers’ Union (FUW) Wales; Nigel Hollett, Country Land and Business Association (CLA); and Huw Thomas, National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru.

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3       Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill - evidence session 3

3.1 The Committee received evidence from George Dunn, Tenant Farmers Association.

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4       Paper(s) to note

4.1 The Committee noted the papers.</AI4>

 

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4.1   Written submission from Meat Promotion Wales on the LCM in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill

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4.2   Written submission from RSPB Cymru on the LCM in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill

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4.3   Written submission from National Trust on the LCM in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill

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4.4   Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Draft Budget 2020-2021

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4.5   Fuel poverty - Information on relationships and partnerships from Energy UK

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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 for the remainder of the meeting.

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6       Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

6.1 Members discussed the evidence received under items 2 and 3.

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