Meetings
Environmental principles and governance post-Brexit
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
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Meeting: 03/12/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to interim arrangements for environmental governance following the end of the Implementation Period
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Meeting: 30/01/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from Minister Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - Environmental principles and governance post Brexit
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Meeting: 08/01/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - follow up to the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit
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Meeting: 04/12/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on Environmental Principles and Governance
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Meeting: 18/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair - environmental principles and governance
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Meeting: 18/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
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- Transcript for 18/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd
Consideration of the Committee's draft Report on Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit
Supporting documents:
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Minutes:
7.1
The Committee discussed and agreed the draft Report subject to a few minor
amendments.
Meeting: 18/07/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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Environmental Principles and Governance post Brexit - consideration of draft letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
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Minutes:
4.1
The Committee agreed the draft letter subject to minor amendments.
Meeting: 26/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - evidence session 5
Anne
Meikle, Head - World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) Cymru
Llinos
Price, Policy Officer Wales – Woodland Trust
Annie
Smith, Sustainable Development Manager – Royal Society for the Protection of
Birds (RSPB) Cymru
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- Paper - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cymru, item 2 PDF 237 KB View as HTML (2/2) 41 KB
- Paper - RSPB Cymru, item 2 PDF 315 KB View as HTML (2/3) 26 KB
Minutes:
2.1
The Committee received evidence from Anne Meikle, Head, World Wild Fund for
Nature (WWF) Cymru; Llinos Price, Policy Officer Wales, Woodland Trust; and Annie
Smith, Sustainable Development Manager, Royal Society for the Protection of
Birds (RSPB) Cymru.
Meeting: 26/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Consideration of evidence received under item 2
Minutes:
5.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 2.
Meeting: 20/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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5 Correspondence from Wales Environment Link to the Chair - follow up from meeting on 6 June 2019
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Meeting: 20/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Evidence session 3
Ruth
Chambers, Senior Parliamentary Affairs Associate - Green Alliance
Dr
Tom West, Law and Policy Advisor, UK Environment - Client Earth
Supporting documents:
- Paper - Greener UK, item 3 PDF 227 KB View as HTML (3/1) 21 KB
- Paper - ClientEarth, item 3 PDF 239 KB View as HTML (3/2) 51 KB
Minutes:
3.1
The Committee received evidence from Ruth Chambers, Senior Parliamentary
Affairs Associate, Green Alliance; and Dr Tom West, Law and Policy Advisor,
Client Earth.
3.2
Green Alliance agreed to provide the Committee with examples of organisations
that manage both advice and regulatory functions.
Meeting: 20/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Evidence session 4
Rebecca
Williams, Director Wales – Country Land and Business Association
Huw
Thomas, Political Adviser - National Farmers Union Cymru
Charlotte
Priddy, Policy Officer – Farmers’ Union of Wales
Supporting documents:
- Paper - CLA Cymru, item 4 PDF 278 KB View as HTML (4/1) 36 KB
- Paper - NFU Cymru, item 4 PDF 174 KB View as HTML (4/2) 32 KB
- Paper - FUW, item 4 PDF 369 KB View as HTML (4/3) 24 KB
Minutes:
4.1
The Committee received evidence from Rebecca Williams, Director Wales, Country
Land and Business Association Cymru; Huw Thomas, Political Adviser, National
Farmers Union Cymru; and Charlotte Priddy, Policy Officer, Farmers’ Union of
Wales.
Meeting: 20/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Evidence session 2
Alan
Hunt, Senior Brexit Policy Advisor – Natural Resources Wales
Ruth
Jenkins, Head of Natural Resources Management Policy – Natural Resources Wales
Supporting documents:
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- Paper - Natural Resources Wales, item 2 PDF 189 KB View as HTML (2/2) 27 KB
Minutes:
2.1
The Committee received evidence from Alan Hunt, Senior Brexit Policy Advisor, Natural
Resources Wales; and Ruth Jenkins, Head of Natural Resources Management Policy,
Natural Resources Wales.
Meeting: 20/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
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Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Consideration of evidence received under items 2,3 and 4
Minutes:
7.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under items 2,3 and 4.
Meeting: 12/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Private Briefing
Graham
Rees, Deputy Director, ERA EU Exit and Strategy Unit - Welsh Government
Lori
Frater, Head of Strategic Environmental Policy – Welsh Government
Minutes:
3.1
The Committee received a technical briefing from Graham Rees and Lori Frater,
Welsh Government on the consultation ‘Environmental Principles and Governance Post
EU Exit’.
Meeting: 12/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
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Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Consideration of evidence received under item 4
Minutes:
7.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 4.
Meeting: 12/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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5 Correspondence from the Auditor General for Wales to the Chair - Environment Governance and Principles
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Meeting: 12/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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5 Correspondence from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to the Chair - Environmental Principles and Governance in Wales Post European Union Exit
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Meeting: 12/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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- Transcript for 12/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd
4 Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit - Evidence session 1
Professor
Richard Cowell, School of Geography and Planning – Cardiff University
Dr
Mary Dobbs, Director, Masters in Law (MLaw) Programme, School of Law – Queen’s
University Belfast
Dr
Ludivine Petetin, Lecturer in Law, School of Law and Politics – Cardiff
University
Dr
Victoria Jenkins, UK
Environmental Law Association Wales Working Party
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- Paper - Professor Cowell, Dr Dobbs, Dr Petetin, item 4 PDF 521 KB View as HTML (4/2) 108 KB
- Paper - UK Environmental Law Association Wales Working Party, item 4 PDF 373 KB View as HTML (4/3) 60 KB
Minutes:
4.1
The Committee received evidence from Professor Richard Cowell, School of
Geography and Planning, Cardiff University; Dr Mary Dobbs, Director Masters Law
Programme, School of Law, Queen’s University, Belfast; Dr Ludivine Petetin,
Lecturer School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University; Dr Victoria Jenkins,
UK Environmental Law Association Wales Working Party.
Meeting: 12/06/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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5 Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to the Chair - Environmental Governance and Principles
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Meeting: 22/05/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from the Chair to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Environmental governance and principles
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Meeting: 22/05/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from the Chair to the Auditor General for Wales - Environmental governance and principles
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Meeting: 22/05/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from the Chair to the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales - Environmental governance and principles
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Meeting: 20/03/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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5 Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair regarding Environmental Principles and Governance
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Meeting: 06/03/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 Further correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs regarding environmental governance and principles
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