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Scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

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Meeting: 18/11/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

7 Scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food: Response from the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

E&S(4)-32-15 Paper 9

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Meeting: 14/10/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 General Scrutiny Session: Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

Andrew Slade, Director, Agriculture, Food & Marine

Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer

 

E&S(4)-28-15 Paper 2

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Minutes:

3.1 Declaration of interest: William Powell declared that he is a partner in a farm business that is in receipt of payments under the Common Agricultural Policy and is a member of Glastir Advanced.

 

3.2 The Deputy Minister and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

3.3 The Deputy Minister agreed to:

 

  • Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales: To provide details of the terms of reference for the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales, once available.

 

  • Independent review of Glastir advanced: A note on progress against each of the 10 recommendations made following the independent evaluation of Glastir advanced.

 

  • Control of Horses (Wales) Act 2014: A note on the impact the Control of Horses Act has had on equine welfare.

 

  • Animal welfare: Confirmation the number of badger carcasses reported to the Welsh Government in response to its dead badger survey and the number infected with tuberculosis once this information becomes available.

 

 

Meeting: 20/05/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Deputy Minister for Farming and Food: Agriculture scrutiny

Rebecca Evans AM, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

Andrew Slade, Director, Agriculture, Food & Marine
Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer

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  • Research Service brief

Minutes:

The Deputy Minister and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee         

 

The Deputy Minister agreed to provide further details on:

 

·         the ‘Working Smarter’ recommendations that have not yet been completed; and

·         progress in relation to the establishment of a feedback panel for young farmers.

 

 

Meeting: 30/04/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Agricultural policy - priorities for 2015-16: Evidence from stakeholders

Tim Bevan, Farm Business Advisor, Soil Association

Arfon Williams, Countryside Manager, RSPB

Tony Little, Project Officer, Organic Centre Wales

Haydn Evans, Welsh Organic Group

Keri Davies, Welsh Organic Group

 

E&S(4)-12-15 Paper 4

E&S(4)-12-15 Paper 5

E&S(4)-12-15 Paper 6

E&S(4)-12-15 Paper 7

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Minutes:

Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

Meeting: 30/04/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Agricultural policy - priorities for 2015-16: Evidence from stakeholders

Stephen James, President, NFU Cymru

Dylan Morgan, Deputy Director and Head of Policy, NFU Cymru

Emyr Jones, President, Farmers’ Union of Wales

Nick Fenwick, Director of Agricultural Policy, Farmers’ Union of Wales

Dennis Matheson, Chairman, Tenant Farmers Association Cymru

 

E&S(4)-12-15 Paper 1

E&S(4)-12-15 Paper 2

E&S(4)-12-15 Paper 3

 

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Minutes:

Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

 

Meeting: 30/04/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

Agricultural policy - priorities for 2015-16: Evidence from stakeholders

Ceri Davies, Rural Affairs Committee Chairman, Wales YFC

Carys Vaughan, Rural Affairs Committee Vice-Chairman, Wales YFC

Representative from Future Farmers of Wales (TBC)

Minutes:

Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

Meeting: 22/04/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Financial scrutiny - Farming and Food portfolio: Response from the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

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Minutes:

Members noted the correspondence.

 

Meeting: 26/03/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

E&S(4)-10-15 Paper 3

 

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Minutes:

Members noted the correspondence.

Meeting: 04/03/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

Rebecca Evans AM, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

Andrew Slade, Director, Agriculture, Food and Marine
Graham Rees, Deputy Director, Marine & Fisheries
Tony Clark, Head of Finance, Natural Resources

 

E&S(4)-07-15 Paper 2

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Minutes:

The Minister and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

The Deputy Minister for Farming and Food agreed to provide further information on assurances in relation to feed sources for large-scale dairy farms.

 

Meeting: 23/10/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

7 Scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food: Further information from the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food following the meeting on 17 September

E&S(4)-25-14 paper 7

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Minutes:

7.6 The Committee noted the paper.

Meeting: 17/09/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

E&S(4)-20-14 paper 3

 

          Rebecca Evans AM, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

          Andrew Slade, Director, Agriculture, Food & Marine

          Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer

         

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Minutes:

6.1 The Deputy Minister and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

6.2 The Deputy Minister agreed to share the Cymorth TB report with the Committee.

 

6.3 The Deputy Minister agreed to write to the Committee to clarify the Government’s position on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in relation to the new Greening requirements.

 

6.4 The Deputy Minister agreed to provide the Committee with an update on the dairy sector.

 

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