Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 7 February 2019

Meeting time: 09.02 - 12.20
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5331


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Gareth Bennett AM

Andrew RT Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Annie Smith, RSPB

Arfon Williams, RSPB

Anthony Geddes, Confor

Rachel Lewis-Davies, NFU Cymru

Charlotte Priddy, Farmers’ Union of Wales

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Katy Orford (Researcher)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1     The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2     Apologies were received from Helen Mary Jones AM.

1.3     Joyce Watson AM declared she is a member of RSPB.

1.4     Andrew RT Davies AM referred the Committee to his registered interest in relation to this matter.

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2       Consideration of Biodiversity - Public Goods Scheme: evidence session with environmental organisations

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Arfon Williams and Annie Smith.

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3       Consideration of Biodiversity - Public Goods Scheme: evidence session with representatives of land managers and users

The Committee received evidence from Anthony Geddes, Rachel Lewis-Davies and Charlotte Priddy.

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4       Paper(s) to note

4. The Committee noted the papers under item 4.

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4.1   Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales to the Llywydd regarding the scrutiny of Brexit - related legislation

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4.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair regarding the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Fisheries Bill

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6 and 7 of  today's meeting

5.1 The Committee resolved to exclude the public for items 6 and 7 of today’s meeting.

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6       Biodiversity - Public Goods Scheme: consideration of oral evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.

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7       Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Fisheries Bill: consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee agreed its report, subject to minor amendments.

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