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Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd - Thursday, 26 April 2018 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 26/04/2018 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1.
(09.30-09.35)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2.
	2.1	Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport on the Report on General and Budget Scrutiny View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport , item 2.1 PDF 223 KB Minutes: Members noted the response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport. Members agreed to seek clarification on the commitment from the Welsh Government that they would no longer accept committee recommendations ‘in principle’, and whether this applies to all reports or just those published by the Public Accounts Committee.
	2.2	Response from the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on legislation arising from the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: Response from the Miniser of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food , item 2.2 PDF 142 KB Minutes: Members noted the letter.
	2.3	Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee on introducing a tax on disposable single use items and compostable food packaging View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee , item 2.3 PDF 145 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter. Members agreed to write to the Chair of the Petitions Committee outlining the proposed approach to this issue.
	3.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 4 and 5 View the background to item 3.
(09.35-10.00)	4.	Agricultural Wages Order update View the background to item 4. Minutes: Members received an update on this issue from the legal advisor. Members noted that the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee had reported on the Order. The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary about two issues arising from the Order. The Committee also agreed to undertake further work on this subject during 2019.
(10.00-10.30)	5.	Annual Report on Welsh Government Progress on Climate Change Mitigation: discussion of draft report View the background to item 5. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 10 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Minutes: Members noted the draft report and recommendations which was agreed with some amendments.
(11.45 - 12.30)	6.	UK Committee on Climate Change: Building a Low Carbon Economy in Wales - Discussion with Lord Deben View the background to item 6. Minutes: Members received a presentation from Lord Deben on the advice from the UK Committee on Climate Change to the Welsh Government on meeting climate change mitigation targets.

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