Agenda and draft minutes

1.1     The Chair welcomed the Committee Members, witnesses and members of the public to the meeting.  There were no apologies or substitutions.

CAP(4)-03-11 Paper 1: Environment Agency Wales

          Simon Neale, Strategy and Policy Manager – Land Quality

Richard Davies, Strategic Unit Wales Advisor - Land Quality

CAP(4)-03-11 Paper 2: Countryside Council for Wales

          Brian Pawson, Senior Agricultural Advisor

          Dr Ieuan Joyce, Council Member

2.1     The Committee received evidence from the Environment Agency Wales and the Countryside Council for Wales.

CAP(4)-03-11 Paper 3: National Trust (paper to follow)

          Trystan Edwards, Wales Farm and Countryside Adviser

CAP(4)-03-11 Paper 4: RSPB

          Arfon Williams, Countryside Manager        

3.1     The Committee received evidence from the National Trust and the RSPB.

3.2     The RSPB agreed to write to the Committee in response to the figures about Welsh Government funding presented to him by Antoinette Sandbach.

CAP(4)-03-11 Paper 5: Farming and Advisory Wildlife Group (FWAG)

          Glenda Thomas, Director FWAG Cymru

CAP(4)-03-11 Paper 6: Soil Association

          Emma Hockridge, Head of Policy

4.1     The Committee received evidence from the Farming and Advisory Wildlife Group (FWAG) and the Soil Association.

4.2     The Soil Association agreed to share the evaluation of the Lottery funded project ‘Food for Life Partnership’ when published.  

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