Environment and Sustainability Committee

Meeting Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Meeting date: 6 November 2013
Meeting time: 09:00
For further information please contact:
Alun Davidson Committee Clerk 029 2089 8639 ES.comm@wales.gov.uk

Agenda

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1 Motion under Standing Order 17.22 to elect temporary Chair

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2 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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3 Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport - Evidence from Natural Resources Wales (09:00 - 09:30) (Pages 1 - 37)

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 1

Graham Hillier, Executive Director for Operations South

Martyn Evans, Ecosystems Planning & Partnerships Manager South

Jessica Poole, Cardiff & Newport District Team Leader

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4 Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport - Evidence from Professor Stuart Cole (09:30 - 10:00) (Pages 38 - 50)

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 2

          Professor Stuart Cole

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5 Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport - Evidence from The Federation of Small Businesses and South East Wales Transport Alliance (10:10 - 10:55) (Pages 51 - 81)

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 3 : Federation of Small Businesses

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 4 : South East Wales Transport Alliance (SEWTA)

Joshua Miles, Policy Adviser, Federation of Small Businesses

Iestyn Davies, Head of External Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses

Clive Campbell, Chair, SEWTA Policy Group

Simon Nicholls, Principal Transport Planner, SEWTA

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6 Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport - Evidence from Wildlife Trusts Wales, RSPB Cymru and Friends of the Earth Cymru (10:55 - 11:40) (Pages 82 - 97)

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 5 : Wildlife Trusts Wales

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 6 : RSPB Cymru

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 7 : Friends of the Earth Cymru

James Byrne, Living Landscapes Advocacy Manager, Wildlife Trusts Wales

Mike Webb, Senior Conservation Officer, Planning, RSPB Cymru

Gareth Clubb, Director, Friends of the Earth Cymru

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7 Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport - Evidence from the Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru (11:40 - 12:10) (Pages 98 - 100)

E&S(4)-26-13 paper 8

Keith Davies, Director, Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru

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8 Papers to note  (Pages 101 - 102)

Minutes of the meeting held on 24 October  

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Private session

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9 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 9

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10Consideration of evidence (12:10 - 12:30)

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