Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.00 - 12.30

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2976

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair)

Jeff Cuthbert AM

Russell George AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Janet Haworth AM

Julie Morgan AM

William Powell AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Rhodri Asby, Welsh Government

Andy Fraser, Welsh Government

Jasper Roberts, Welsh Government

Helena Bird, Welsh Government

Prys Davies, Energy, Water and Flood Division

Graham Rees, Welsh Government

John Guess, Welsh Government

Dr Emyr Roberts, Natural Resources Wales

Ceri Davies, Executive Director, Knowledge, Strategy and Planning, Natural Resources Wales

Steve Cook, Environment Agency Wales

Sarah Williams, Natural Resources Wales

Professor Robert Lee, Cardiff University

Haydn Davies, UK Environmental Law Association

Victoria Jenkins, UK Environmental Law Association

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Adam Vaughan (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

SeatonN (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw Am and Joyce Watson AM. There were no substitutions.

 

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2   Environment (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 1

2.1 The Minister and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister with some further questions and to follow up on actions agreed in the meeting.

 

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3   Environment (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 2

3.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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4   Environment (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Evidence session 3

4.1 Witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.

 

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5   Papers to note

5.1 Committee Members noted the papers.

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5.2 </AI6>

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5.2Reply to the Chair from the Minister for Natural Resources regarding the appointments process for the Chair of Natural Resources Wales

 

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5.3 Letter from the Minister for Natural Resources to the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee regarding the Environment (Wales) Bill

 

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5.4 Letter to the Chair from Gary Ashton, Director of BASC regarding the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS)

 

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