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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 1 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 17 May 2012 |
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Meeting time: |
09:00 - 14:45 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd
TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200004_17_05_2012&t=0&l=en |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair) Mick Antoniw Mark Drakeford Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething Llyr Huws Gruffydd David Rees Antoinette Sandbach |
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Witnesses: |
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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 |
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Committee Staff: |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Transcript
View the meeting transcript.