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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1 No apologies or declarations of interest
were received. |
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(09.30-10.30) |
Air quality in Wales Peter
Oates, Chair of Wales Air Quality Forum Isobel Moore, Natural Resources Wales Clare
Whitfield, Joint Nature Conservation
Committee Paul
Willis, Ricardo Energy and Environment Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Chair of Wales Air Quality
Forum, Natural Resources Wales, Ricardo Energy and Environment and the Joint
Nature Conservation Committee about the issues affecting air quality in Wales. 2.2 Mr Peter Oates circulated a hard copy of the All Wales Pollution
Expert Panel’s response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on air quality
management. 2.3 Mr Oates provided the Committee with a copy of the Health
Impact Assessment for the Critical Care hospital development in Torfaen. |
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(10.45-11.30) |
Air quality in Wales Huw Brunt, Public Health Wales Joseph
Carter, Head of Wales, British Lung Foundation Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the British Lung Foundation
and Public Health Wales about the effects of air quality on public health in
Wales. 3.2 Mr Huw Brunt, from Public Health Wales, agreed to provide the
Committee with copies of the reports he referred to in evidence. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the next item Minutes: 5.1 In accordance with Standing Order 17.42, the Committee agreed to
exclude the public from the meeting for Item 6. |
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(11.30-12.00) |
Private debrief: discussion of evidence Minutes: 6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence it had
received. 6.2 The Committee agreed to: -
write
to relevant Welsh Ministers, Caerphilly County Council, Aneurin Bevan Local
Health Board and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to request further information
in relation to the issue of air quality in Wales; -
prepare
a report following consideration of the responses to the above correspondence;
and -
request
a plenary debate on air quality in Wales. |