Meetings

Agricultural Pollution Regulations

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.

Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.

 

 

Meeting: 08/06/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Review of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021

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Meeting: 17/05/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Petition P-06-1312 To help improve water quality in the River Usk by upgrading sewage systems in the Usk valley

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Meeting: 15/06/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Chair of Petitions Committee

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Meeting: 11/05/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Victoria Jones, Head of Agriculture, Sustainable Development Division, Welsh Government

Eifiona Williams, Head of Water, Welsh Government

Andrew Chambers, Legislation Development Team Leader, Welsh Government

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3.1 The Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd and Welsh Government officials answered questions from Committee Members

Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from National Farmers' Union Wales

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Meeting: 25/11/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Environmental organisations

Rachel Sharp, Director, Wildlife Trusts Wales

Creighton Harvey, Independent Trustee, Afonydd Cymru

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Minutes:

4.1 Environmental organisation witnesses answered questions from Committee Members

4.2 It was agreed the Chair would write to the witnesses to seek written answers to questions not reached

Meeting: 25/11/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Farming Unions

Gareth Parry, Senior Policy and Communications Officer, Farmers’ Union of Wales

Aled Jones, Deputy President, National Farmers' Union Wales

 

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3.1 Farming Union witnesses answered questions from Committee Members

Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Martin Cox, Head of Operations for North East Wales, Natural Resources Wales

Robert (Bob) Vaughan, Sustainable Land Manager, Natural Resources Wales

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  • Research Brief

Minutes:

3.1 Martin Cox and Robert (Bob) Vaughan from Natural Resources Wales answered questions from Committee Members

 

 

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