Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 30 April 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.30 - 12.10

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2973

 

 

Concise Minutes:

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Assembly Members:

 

Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair)

Russell George AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Julie Morgan AM

William Powell AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM (In place of Antoinette Sandbach AM)

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Stephen James, NFU Cymru

Dylan Morgan, Deputy Director, National Farmers' Union Cymru

Emyr Jones, President, Farmers' Union of Wales

Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales

Dennis Matheson, Tenant Farmers Association Cymru

Ceri Davies, Wales Young Farmers Clubs

Carys Vaughan, Wales Young Farmers Club

Keith Williams, Future Farmers of Wales

Tim Bevan, Soil  Association

Arfon Williams, RSBP Cymru

Tony Little, Organic Centre Wales

Haydn Evans, NFU Cymru

Keri Davies, Welsh Organic Group

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Peter Hill (Deputy Clerk)

SeatonN (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received Antoinette Sandbach, Mick Antoniw, Jeff Cuthbert and Joyce Watson. Mohammad Asghar attended as a substitute.

 

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2   Agricultural policy - priorities for 2015-16: Evidence from stakeholders

2.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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3   Agricultural policy - priorities for 2015-16: Evidence from stakeholders

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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4   Agricultural policy - priorities for 2015-16: Evidence from stakeholders

4.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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5   Papers to note

 

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5.1 Inquiry into the European Commission's proposed prohibition of driftnet fisheries: Correspondence from the European Commission

Members noted the correspondence.

 

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5.2 Financial Scrutiny: Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources

Members noted the correspondence.

 

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6   Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

6.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.

 

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7   Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme

7.1 The Committee considered the forward work programme.

 

 

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