Environment and Sustainability Committee

Meeting Venue:	National Botanic Garden of Wales
Meeting date:	Thursday, 9 May 2013
Meeting time:	10:00 - 12:50
This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_500000_10_05_2013&t=0&l=en
Concise Minutes:
Assembly Members:		Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair) Mick Antoniw Russell George Vaughan Gething Llyr Huws Gruffydd Julie James Julie Morgan William Powell Antoinette Sandbach
Witnesses:		Nigel Ajax-Lewis, Wildlife Trusts Wales Gethin Bowes, Caerphilly County Borough Council Phil Griffiths, Caerphilly County Borough Council Andrew Gurney, Farmers’ Union of Wales Sean Hathaway, Swansea City Council Dafydd Jarrett, NFU Cymru Niall Moore, Non-native Species Secretariat Neville Rookes, Welsh Local Government Association Joanne Sherwood, Natural Resources Wales Nick Thomas, Natural Resources Wales
Committee Staff:		Catherine Hunt (Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Elfyn Henderson (Researcher) Caitlin Pearson (Researcher)

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson.  There were no substitutions.

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2. Inquiry into invasive alien species - Evidence from local authorities and national parks

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

2.2 Sean Hathaway agreed to provide more information on the Psyllid project run by Swansea Council.

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3. Inquiry into invasive alien species - Evidence from Wales Environment Link

3.1 Nigel Ajax-Lewis responded to questions from members of the Committee.

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4. Inquiry into invasive alien species - Evidence from Farmers' Union of Wales and NFU Cymru

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

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5. Inquiry into invasive alien species - Evidence from Natural Resources Wales and Non-native Species Secretariat

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

5.2 Niall Moore agreed to share his submission to the Law Commission with the Committee.

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