Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 1 March 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 12:00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_01_03_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Rebecca Evans

Russell George

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

Julie James

David Rees

Antoinette Sandbach

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Dr Sandra Esteves, Wales Centre of Excellence for Anaerobic Digestion, University of Glamorgan

Kath McNulty, National Manager for Wales, Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor)

Clifford Parish, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Wales

Darren Williams, Eco2

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Graham Winter (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from William Powell.  There were no substitutions.

 

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2.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence on anaerobic digestion and energy from waste

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on anaerobic digestion and energy from waste as part of the inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

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3.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence on biomass

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on biomass energy as part of the inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

 

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4.  Draft Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance

4.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development to recognise the concerns raised by the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health Cymru-Wales in relation to the Draft Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance.

 

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5.  Papers to note

5.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the meetings held on 9 and 22 February.

 

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5.1  Inquiry into the Business Case for the Single Environmental Body - Additional information from the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development

 

5.2  The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development.

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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