Cross Party Group Details

Cross Party Group Title:

Shooting and Conservation

Group membership and office holders

Name of Group Chair:

Samuel Kurtz MS

Names of other Members of the Senedd:

§  Alun Davies MS

§  Peter Fox MS

§  Llyr Gruffydd MS

§  Joel James MS

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

 Dave Boden – British Association for Shooting and Conservation

Names of other external members and organisations represented:

·      Dominic Boulton - Game Farmers Association

·      Charles de Winton - Country Land and Business Association

·      Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance

·      Sue Evans - The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust

·      Steve Griffiths  - British Association for Shooting and Conservation

·      Liam Stokes - British Game Alliance

·      Amanda Harries-Lea – Foxy Pheasant

·      Kate Miles – DPJ Foundation

·      Hugh Edwin Jones – Vaynol Estate

 

 

Other meetings of the Group since the last AGM

Date of Meeting:

31st January 2023

Attendees:

Samuel Kurtz MS, James Evans MS, Peter Fox MS, Joel James MS, Mike Bryan (Staff), David Boden (BASC), Steve Griffiths (BASC), Marnie Lovejoy (BASC), Charles De-Winton (CLA), Rachel Evans (CA), Glynn Evans (BASC), Matthew Goodall (GWCT), Sue Evans (GWCT), Liam Stokes (BGA), Amanda Harris-Lea (Foxy pheasant)

Summary of the issues discussed:

Following the AGM, Discussion around Gamebird release in Wales

Date of Meeting:

27^th June 2023

Attendees:

Samuel Kurtz MS, James Evans MS, Llyr Gruffydd MS, Peter Fox MS, Lee Gonzalez (Staff),  Mike Bryan (Staff), Anna Bank (Staff), David Boden (BASC), Steve Griffiths (BASC), Charles De-Winton (CLA), Rachel Evans (CA), Sue Evans (GWCT), Liam Stokes (BGA), Amanda Harris-Lea (Foxy pheasant), Emma Mellen (GWCT), Kate Miles, (DPJ Foundation), Robert Croft MBE, Dominic Bolton (GFA) and Hugh Edwin Jones (Vaynol Estate)

Summary of the issues discussed:

Presentations and discussion on Mental Health in Rural Communities – presentations by Robert Croft MBE and Kate Miles for DPJ Foundation

 

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Attendees:

Samuel Kurtz MS, Peter Fox MS, Lee Gonzalez (staff)

Tom Perry (Staff) MS Anne Banks (Staff), David Boden (BASC),

Steve Griffiths (BASC), Spike Butcher (A2S), Charles De-Winton (CLA), Rachel Evans

(CA), Glynn Evans (BASC), Matthew Goodall (GWCT), Sue Evans (GWCT), Louisa

Clutterbuck (Eat Wild), Dominic Boulton (GFA)

 

Summary of the issues discussed:

Discussions on Welsh Game Fair, HSE consultation on Lead Ammunition and Gamebirds / Raised laying systems

Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities the Group have met during the previous year.

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Name of Organisation:

None

Name of Group:

None

Name of Organisation:

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Name of Group:

AGM postponed from 6^th February due to lack of Cross Party attendance. Held on 13^th May 2024. Details to be posted in 24/25 annual report.

Annual Financial Statement

Cross Party Group Title:

Shooting and Conservation

Date:

13/05/24

Name of Chair:

Samuel Kurtz MS

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

David Boden (BASC Cymru)

Title	Description	Amount
Group’s Expenses	None	£0.00
Costs of all goods	No goods bought	£0.00
Benefits received by the group or individuals members from external bodies		£0.00
Any financial support or other support.	No financial support was received.	£0.00
Total		£0.00

Services provided to the Group, such as hospitality.

All hospitality paid for by BASC

Date	Name and description of provider	Costs
6th February 2024	ESS – Sandwich Buffet Lunch	£254.50
Total		£254.50