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Transcript: Transcript for 10/10/2018 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

Apologies were received from Jayne Bryant AM.

(09.30 - 10.30)

2.

Inquiry into the impact of microplastic pollution in Welsh waterways: evidence session one

Professor Steve Ormerod, Professor of Ecology / Co-Director Water Research Institute, School of Biosciences - Cardiff University

Fredric Windsor, PhD Student, Organisms and Environment Research Division, School of Biosciences - Cardiff University

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee took oral evidence from Professor Ormerod and Fredric Morgan to inform its inquiry.

(10.40 - 11.40)

3.

Inquiry into the impact of microplastic pollution in Welsh waterways: evidence session two

Gill Bell, Head of Conservation Wales - Marine Conservation Society

Julian Kirby, Lead Plastics-Free Campaigner - Friends of the Earth

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee took oral evidence from Gill Bell and Julian Kirby to inform its inquiry.

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Temporary Chair of Finance Committee - draft Budget 2019-20

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Temporary Chair of Finance Committee in relation to the draft budget 2019-20.

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 6

Minutes:

The Committee resolved to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

(11.40 - 12.00)

6.

Inquiry into the impact of microplastic pollution in Welsh waterways: consideration of oral evidence received under items two and three

Minutes:

The Committee discussed the evidence received during evidence session 1 and 2.

(12.00 - 12.10)

7.

Discussion of forward work programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee discussed the request from Tidal Electric Ltd to give a presentation on its renewable energy project at a future meeting. Members agreed not to agree to the request in this instance.