Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:00 - 12:45

 

 

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Keith Davies

Russell George

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

William Powell

David Rees

Antoinette Sandbach

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Ed Bailey, National Farmers' Union Cymru

Daniel Dalton, European Parliament ECR Adviser on agriculture

Keri Davies, Welsh Organic Group

Jill Evans MEP

Sue Evans, Country Land and Business Association

Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales

Emma Hockridge, The Soil Association

Emily Keenan, The National Trust

Cllr Dilwyn Roberts, WLGA Rural Forum

Dermot Ryan, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU

Derek Vaughan MEP

Arfon Williams, RSBP Cymru

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Nia Seaton (Researcher)

Gregg Jones (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Julie James.  There were no substitutions.

 

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2.  Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals - Discussion with MEPs

2.1 The MEPs and Daniel Dalton responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

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3.  Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals - update

3.1 Dermot Ryan responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

</AI3>

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4.  Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals - round table discussion

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

 

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5.  Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals - round table discussion

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

 

</AI5>

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6.  Discussion of Business Committee's letter about committee timetables

6.1 The Committee discussed the letter from the Business Committee.

 

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