Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 17 May 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:00 - 14:45

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200002_17_05_2012&t=0&l=en

http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200004_17_05_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Mark Drakeford

Rebecca Evans

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

David Rees

Antoinette Sandbach

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Keri Davies, Welsh Organic Group

Sue Evans, Country Land and Business Association

Ant Griffith, Country Land and Business Association

Emma Hockridge, The Soil Association

Dafydd Jarrett, NFU Cymru

Dr Ieuan Joyce, Countryside Council for Wales

Bernard Llewellyn, NFU Cymru

Rhian Nowell-Phillips, Farmers' Union of Wales

Brian Pawson, Countryside Council for Wales

Arfon Williams, RSBP Cymru

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Lara Date (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Russell George, Julie James and William Powell.  Mark Drakeford attended as a substitute for Julie James.

 

 

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2.  Inquiry into Glastir - Oral evidence

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on Glastir.

 

2.2 Sue Evans agreed to provide further information on the upper limits which may be a barrier to entry into the scheme.        

 

 

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3.  Papers to note

 

Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Letter from the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development

 

3.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

 

Draft Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance - Letter from the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development

 

3.2 The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

 

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The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 - Letter from the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development

 

3.3 The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

 

 

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4.  Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for Item 5 and for the meeting on 23 May

4.1 The Committee agreed the Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for Item 5 and for the meeting on 23 May.

 

 

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5.  Inquiry into Glastir - Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence it had received on Glastir and agreed that it would consider a paper on the key issues.

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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