Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones 

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 08/01/2020 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Andrew RT Davies AM.

(09.15-10.30)

2.

Fuel Poverty - evidence session 1

Heléna Herklots CBE - Older People's Commissioner for Wales

Prof Sally Holland - Children's Commissioner for Wales

Adam Smiley, Political Strategy Manager - Scope

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Heléna Herklots CBE, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales; Prof Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, and Adam Smiley, Scope.

(10.45-12.00)

3.

Fuel Poverty - evidence session 2

Dr Steffan Evans, Policy and Research Officer - Bevan Foundation

Lindsay Murray, Project Manager - Warm Wales

Adam Scorer, Chief Executive - National Energy Action

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Dr Steffan Evans, Bevan Foundation; Lindsay Murray, Warm Wales, and Adam Scorer, National Energy Action.

4.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the papers.

4.1

Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on The Welsh Government's proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme: restoring biodiversity

Supporting documents:

4.2

Letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - follow up from scrutiny session on 20 November 2019

Supporting documents:

4.3

Letter to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - follow up to the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on Environmental Principles and Governance post-Brexit

Supporting documents:

4.4

Letter to the Chair of Natural Resources Wales - invitation to attend an annual scrutiny session

Supporting documents:

4.5

Correspondence from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee to Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General and Brexit Minister - follow-up work on Brexit preparedness

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public from item 6 of today’s meeting.

6.

Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

Minutes:

6.1 Members discussed the evidence received under items 2 and 3.