The Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee (‘the Committee’) undertook a consultation on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the agriculture and fisheries sectors, food supply, animal welfare, climate change and the environment.

The Committee examined the response by the Welsh Government and relevant public bodies, and considered the impact on relevant sectors and professions. The Wales response in the wider UK context was also considered.

The Committee considered:

• the scale and impact of the pandemic on the sectors;
• how Welsh Government action helped to combat the impact of the pandemic;
• what further steps the Welsh Government should take;
• any other areas within our remit stakeholders wished to draw to our attention.

Evidence Gathering

The Committee received written evidence from stakeholders and these have been published.

The Committee held a number of evidence sessions to inform its work, which can be viewed in the table below.

Follow-up correspondence with the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs:

The Chair wrote (PDF 231KB) to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on 6 October 2020 and the Minister responded (PDF 410KB) on 5 November 2020.

The Chair wrote (PDF 222KB) to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on 30 July 2020 and the Minister responded (PDF 557KB) on 9 September 2020.

The Chair wrote (PDF 254KB) to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on 22 May 2020 and the Minister responded (PDF 462 KB) on 8 June 2020.

Blog

Senedd Research produced a number of blogs with more information on this topic.

If you have any questions or would like further information please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing SeneddCCERA@senedd.wales