Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 26 January 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

13:00 - 16:30

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_800000_26_01_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Rebecca Evans

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

William Powell

David Rees

Antoinette Sandbach

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Keith Davies, Head of Strategic Planning, Countryside Council for Wales

Morgan Parry, Chair, Countryside Council for Wales

Jon Owen Jones, Chair, Forestry Commission Wales

Trefor Owen, Director, Forestry Commission Wales

Nigel Annett, Managing Director, Dwr Cymru

Tony Harrington, Director for Environment, Dwr Cymru

Mike Harvey, Director, Maelor Forest Nurseries Ltd

Alice MacLeod, Technical Manager, Maelor Forest Nurseries Ltd.

Kath McNulty, National Manager for Wales, Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor)

Aneurin Phillips, Chief Executive, Snowdonia National Park Authority

Emyr Williams, Director of Land Management, Snowdonia National Park Authority

Aled Davies, Head of Regulatory Service (Planning, Transportation and Public Protection), Gwynedd Council

Louise Fradd, Strategic Director for the Environment, Bridgend County Borough Council

Craig Mitchell, Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Nia Seaton (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Russell George and Julie James.  Gwyn Price attended as a substitute for Julie James.

 

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2.  Inquiry into the Business Case for the Single Environmental Body - Oral evidence

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on the business case for the Single Environment Body.

 

2.2 The Committee adjourned under Standing Order 17.47 until a technical problem was resolved.

 

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3.  Inquiry into the Business Case for the Single Environmental Body - Oral evidence

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on the business case for the Single Environment Body.

 

 

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4.  Inquiry into the Business Case for the Single Environmental Body - Oral evidence

4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on the business case for the Single Environment Body.

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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