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Legislative Consent: Environment Bill 2020

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Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 UK Environment Bill

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Meeting: 06/12/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Correspondence with the Minister for Climate Change and the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Legislative Consent Motion debate relating to provisions in the UK Environment Bill

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The Committee noted the correspondence with the Minister for Climate Change and the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

Meeting: 25/11/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Environment Bill

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Meeting: 11/11/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 The UK Environment Bill

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Meeting: 20/10/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 04/10/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Response to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill

LJC(6)-08-21 – Paper 7 – Letter from the Minister for Climate Change, 28 September 2021

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the response from the Minister for Climate Change to its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill.

Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

7 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

7 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 28/09/2021 - Plenary (Item 5)

Legislative Consent Motion on the Environment Bill

NDM7781 - Julie James (Swansea West)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions in the Environment Bill in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum and a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum were laid in the Table Office on 18 June 2021 and 3 September 2021 respectively in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

Environment Bill

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Report of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee  Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Welsh Government response to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report

Minutes:

The item started at 16.34

 

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

 

NDM7781 - Julie James (Swansea West)

 

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions in the Environment Bill in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

 

A Legislative Consent Memorandum and a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum were laid in the Table Office on 18 June 2021 and 3 September 2021 respectively in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

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The result was as follows:

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

41

0

12

53

 

The motion was agreed.

 

Meeting: 20/09/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

LJC(6)-06-21 – Paper 11 – Draft report

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Minutes:

The Committee considered and agreed, subject to minor amendments, its draft report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill. The Committee noted the report would be laid by the required deadline of 23 September 2021.

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 9)

9 Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 9)

9 Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the Environment Bill

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5.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report.

Meeting: 13/09/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 8)

8 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

Legislative Consent Memorandum – Environment Bill

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum – Environment Bill

 

LJC(6)-05-21 – Paper 82 – Draft report

LJC(6)-05-21 – Paper 83 – Legal advice note (Legislative Consent Memorandum)

LJC(6)-05-21 – Paper 84 – Legal advice note (Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum)

LJC(6)-05-21 – Paper 85 – Letter from the Minister for Climate Change, 6 August 2021

LJC(6)-05-21 – Paper 86 – Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd to the Llywydd, 19 July 2021

LJC(6)-05-21 – Paper 87 – Letter to the Minister for Climate Change, 14 July 2021

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Minutes:

The Committee considered its draft report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill. The Committee agreed to consider a revised draft at the next meeting.

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 9)

Consideration of evidence received under item 7 and discussion on next steps in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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9.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 7 and agreed to write to the Minister for Climate Change to request further information on some of the issues raised during the session.

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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6.1 Members received a legal briefing and considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill.

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

7 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Bernadette Payne, Legal Services

Eifiona Williams, Head of Water

Howard Davies, Circular Economy Manager

Jayne Anstee, Waste Regulation Policy Manager

Olwen Spiller, Head of Environment Quality

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7.1 Members questioned the Minister for Climate Change on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill.

Meeting: 12/07/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 3)

3 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Bernadette Payne,Legal Services

Eifiona Williams, Head of Water

Howard Davies, Circular Economy Manager

Jane Anstee, Waste Regulation Policy Manager

Olwen Spiller, Head of Environment Quality

 

Legislative Consent Memorandum

 

LJC(6)-04-21 – Briefing

LJC(6)-04-21 – Legal advice note

LJC(6)-04-21 – Research Service Briefing

LJC(6)-04-21 – Paper 2 - Letter from the Business Committee, 7 July 2021

LJC(6)-04-21 – Paper 3 - Letter to the Business Committee, 2 July 2021

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Minutes:

The Committee received evidence from Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change, in relation to the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill. The Minister agreed to provide additional information to the Committee, which would be confirmed in correspondence.

Meeting: 12/07/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 11)

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

The Committee considered the evidence received during the session with the Minister for Climate Change.

 

The Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to meet in private during the week commencing 6 September 2021 (exact date tbc) to consider its draft report on the Environment Bill LCM, subject to the Chair consulting with the Llywydd in accordance with Standing Order 17.46 (and subject to Members' availability).

Meeting: 18/03/2021 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Response from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Committee's report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 15/03/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Committee report on the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill

CLA(5)-09-21 – Paper 23 – Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 9 March 2021

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.

Meeting: 08/02/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

9 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-05-21 – Paper 31 – Draft report

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Minutes:

The Committee considered its draft report on the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill and agreed to finalise the report outside of Committee.

Meeting: 01/02/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)

10 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-04-21 – Paper 35 – Draft report

CLA(5)-04-21 – Paper 36 – Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 26 January 2021

CLA(5)-04-21 – Paper 37 – Letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 23 December 2020

CLA(5)-04-21 – Paper 38 – Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 28 August 2020

CLA(5)-04-21 – Paper 39 – Legal Advice Note

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and agreed to consider a further draft of its report at a future meeting.

Meeting: 28/01/2021 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill

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8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill, subject to a minor amendment.

Meeting: 26/01/2021 - Business Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

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  • Restricted enclosure 114

Minutes:

Business Committee agreed a revised deadline of 25 February for the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the UK Environment Bill.

 

Meeting: 25/01/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

9 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-03-21 – Paper 47 – Draft report

CLA(5)-03-21 – Paper 48 – Letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 23 December 2020

CLA(5)-03-21 – Paper 49 – Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 28 August 2020

CLA(5)-03-21 – Paper 50 – Legal Advice Note

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The Committee noted that a response had not yet been received from the Minister to its letter of 23 December 2020 and, as such, agreed to seek an extension from the Business Committee to the current reporting deadline.

Meeting: 21/01/2021 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Environment Bill.

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Meeting: 14/01/2021 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Legal briefing and consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Environment Bill

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7.1 Members received a legal briefing and considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Environment Bill.

Meeting: 14/01/2021 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in relation to the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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Meeting: 11/01/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 12)

12 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of key issues

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum

 

CLA(5)-01-21 – Paper 81 – Legal advice note

CLA(5)-01-21 – Paper 82 – Letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 23 December 2020

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The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill and agreed to consider the Minister’s response to its letter at a future meeting.

Meeting: 14/12/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 13)

13 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill

CLA(5)-37-20 – Paper 67 – Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum

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The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill and agreed to consider key issues at a future meeting.

Meeting: 17/09/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Environment Bill

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Meeting: 14/09/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Response to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill

CLA(5)-25-20 – Paper 43 – Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 28 August 2020

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and the response to its report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill.

Meeting: 13/07/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)

10 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-22-20 – Paper 28 – Draft report

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Minutes:

The Committee considered and agreed, subject to minor amendments, its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill. The Committee noted that the report would be laid by the reporting deadline of 17 July 2020.

Meeting: 29/06/2020 - Business Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

Letter from the Chair of LJC Committee

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  • Restricted enclosure 158

Minutes:

The Business Committee agreed to extend the reporting deadline on the LCM to 17 July for the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs and Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committees.

 

Meeting: 29/06/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-20-20 – Paper 20 – Draft report

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The Committee considered the revised draft of its report and agreed to confirm final changes outside of the Committee. In addition, the Committee noted that the Chair had written to the Business Committee to request an extension to the reporting deadline, given the delays to the Environment Bill’s UK Parliamentary timetable.

Meeting: 25/06/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

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8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a minor amendment.

 

Meeting: 22/06/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-19-20 – Paper 12 – Draft report

CLA(5)-19-20 – Paper 13 – Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 14 May 2020 (Revised)

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The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a further draft at the next meeting.

Meeting: 11/06/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

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Meeting: 01/06/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - consideration of correspondence

CLA(5)-16-20 – Paper 13 – Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, 14 May 2020

 

Legislative Consent Memorandum

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The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and discussed matters to be included in the Committee’s report on the LCM for the Environment Bill.

Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7.3)

7.3 Written submission from the National Trust on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

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Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7.4)

7.4 Written submission from Wales Environmental Services Association on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

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Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6.)

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - Water

Professor Tony Harrington, Director of Environment – Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Carl Pheasey, Director, Strategy and Policy - Ofwat

Mark Squire, Water Manager – Natural Resources Wales

 

Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5.)

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - Air Quality

Richard Brown, Head of Environment and Public Protection - Pembrokeshire County Council, representing the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Joseph Carter Head of Devolved Nations - Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership, Healthy Air Cymru

Tom Price, Team Leader Pollution Control & Private Sector Housing -Swanesea Council, representing Wales Air Quality Forum

Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4.)

Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - waste and resource efficiency: business and local government

Richard Brown, Head of Environment and Public Protection - Pembrokeshire County Council, representing the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Brian Mayne, Vice Chair - Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) Cymru and Director HJL Environmental, representing Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) Cymru

 

Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3.)

3. Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - waste and resource efficiency: environment

Gill Bell, Head of Conservation Wales - Marine Conservation Society

Libby Peake, Head of Resource Policy - Green Alliance (via video conference)

Chris Sherrington, Head of Environmental Policy & Economics - Eunomia

 

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Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2.)

2. Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill - overview and environmental governance

Ruth Chambers, Senior Parliamentary Affairs Associate - Greener UK (via video conference)

Annie Smith, Head of Nature Policy and Casework – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Cymru representing Wales Environment Link (WEL)

William Wilson, Barrister - Director - Wyeside Consulting Ltd

 

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Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7.2)

7.2 Written submission from The Consumer Council for Water on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Environment Bill

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Meeting: 19/03/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9.)

Consideration of evidence received under items 2,3,4,5 and 6

 

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