Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Meeting time: 13.00 - 16.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6330

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mike Hedges MS (Chair) Andrew RT Davies MS Llyr Gruffydd MS Neil Hamilton MS Jenny Rathbone MS Joyce Watson MS
Witnesses:	John Davies, National Farmers Union Cymru Andrew Opie, Welsh Retail Consortium Pete Robertson, Food and Drink Federation Cymru Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales Gwyn Howells, Hybu Cig Cymru
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk) Katy Orford (Researcher) Emily Williams (Researcher) Craig Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting.

1.2 In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair stated that he had determined that the public were excluded from the Committee’s meeting in order to protect public health.

1.3 The Chair stated that if for any reason he dropped out of the meeting, the Committee agreed that Jenny Rathbone MS would become Temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22.

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2 COVID-19: Evidence session with agriculture sector

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Farmers’ Union Wales (FUW) and National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru.

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3 COVID-19: Evidence session with Food and Drink sector

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Food and Drink Federation Cymru, Hybu Cig Cymru and the Welsh Retail Consortium.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 COVID-19: Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

5.1 Members considered the evidence heard during items 2 and 3.

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6 Consideration of the Committee's Forward Work Programme

6.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.</AI6>

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7 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Fisheries Bill

7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report.

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