Agenda and minutes

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1.1 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson.  There were no substitutions.

E&S(4)-14-13 paper 1 :  Welsh Local Government Association

Neville Rookes, Policy Officer – Environment, Welsh Local Government Association

Gethin Bowes, Caerphilly County Borough Council

Phil Griffiths, Caerphilly County Borough Council

Sean Hathaway, Swansea City Council

E&S(4)-14-13 paper 2 : National Parks Wales

Emyr Williams, Director of Land management, Snowdonia National Park Authority

Jane Hodges, Ecologist, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority  

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

2.2 Sean Hathaway agreed to provide more information on the Psyllid project run by Swansea Council.

          Nigel Ajax-Lewis, Wildlife Trusts Wales

3.1 Nigel Ajax-Lewis responded to questions from members of the Committee.

Andrew Gurney, Policy Officer (Land Use), Farmers’ Union of Wales

E&S(4)-14-13 paper 3 : NFU Cymru

          Dafydd Jarrett, Farm Policy Adviser, NFU Cymru

4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

E&S(4)-14-13 paper 4 : Natural Resources Wales

          Joanne Sherwood, Head of Natural Resource Planning

Nick Thomas, Protected Sites Manager for North Wales

E&S(4)-14-13 paper 5 : Non-native Species Secretariat

          Niall Moore, Head of Secretariat

5.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

5.2 Niall Moore agreed to share his submission to the Law Commission with the Committee.