Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - The Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Meeting time: 09.31 - 12.31
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4882

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mike Hedges AM (Chair) Gareth Bennett AM Jayne Bryant AM Dai Lloyd AM David Melding AM Simon Thomas AM Joyce Watson AM
Witnesses:	Dr Victoria Jenkins, Swansea University Steve Gibson, Joint Nature Conservation Committee Dr Roisin Willmott, National Director, Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru Dylan Morgan, Deputy Director, National Farmers' Union Cymru Dr Viviane Gravey, Queens University, Belfast Nigel Ajax-Lewis, Wildlife Trusts Wales Rebecca Williams, Country Land and Business Association Nick Fenwick, Farmers' Union of Wales
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Katy Orford (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Dawn Bowden AM

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2 Presentation on 'A New Perspective on UK Common Frameworks: the opportunities for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Wales'

Members received a presentation and asked questions on the briefing prepared by Dr Victoria Jenkins

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3 Inquiry into UK common frameworks on agriculture and the environment - first oral evidence session

Members asked questions on the need for common frameworks on environmental matters post-Brexit.

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4 Inquiry into UK common frameworks on agriculture and the environment - second oral evidence session

Members asked questions on the need for common frameworks on environmental matters post-Brexit.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 6 and the meeting on 28 June.

The motion was agreed.

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6 Discussion of the draft short report on: 'Environmental governance arrangement and environmental principles post-Brexit' and Forward Work Programme

Members agreed the short report which will be sent to the Welsh Government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Members agreed the Forward Work Programme.

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