Agenda and minutes

Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd - Wednesday, 14 June 2017 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Expected timing	No.	Item
		Transcript View the meeting transcript (PDF 475KB) View as HTML (300KB)
(09.30 - 10.00)	1.	Informal private session: Inquiry into the use of snares in Wales - discussion of draft report View the reasons why item 1. is restricted View the background to item 1. Minutes: In accordance with Standing Order 17.22, Simon Thomas was appointed temporary Chair. The Committee discussed the draft report.
(10.00 - 10.20)	2.	Informal private session: Inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral briefing View the reasons why item 2. is restricted View the background to item 2. Minutes: There was an oral briefing on the inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas.
	3.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 3. Minutes: Huw Irranca-Davies declared that a family member has begun working for Natural Resources Wales on a temporary contract.
(10.30 - 11.30)	4.	Inquiry into the management Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs View the background to item 4. Lesley Griffiths AM, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs Graham Rees, Head of Marine and Fisheries Division - Welsh Government Andy Fraser, Head of Fisheries, Deputy Head Marine & Fisheries Division - Welsh Government Supporting documents: Paper 1 - Welsh Government , item 4. PDF 1 MB Minutes: The Cabinet Secretary and her officials responded to questions from Members. The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the Committee with the following information: Correspondence sent from the Cabinet Secretary to Relevant Authority Groups (RAGs) in May 2017. Minutes of the meetings of Groups under the Marine Transition Programme.
(11.30 - 12.20)	5.	Inquiry into forestry and woodland policy in Wales - oral evidence from industry representatives View the background to item 5. Martin Bishop, National Manager for Wales - Confor David Edwards, District Manager -Tilhill Forestry Hamish MacLeod, Director of Public Affairs - BSW Timber Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 10 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Paper from Confor , item 5. PDF 702 KB Paper from Tillhill Forestry , item 5. PDF 512 KB BSW Timber , item 5. PDF 517 KB View as HTML (5./4) 21 KB Minutes: The witnesses introduced themselves and responded to questions from Members. Due to time restrictions, the Committee agreed to write to the witnesses following the session to ask them further questions.
	6.	Papers to note View the background to item 6. Minutes: The Committee noted the papers.
	6.1	Letter from Welsh Government on badger removal View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: Paper 2 - paper to note - Letter from Welsh Government on badger removal , item 6.1 PDF 950 KB
	6.2	Letter from Welsh Government on the MPA Management Steering Group View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: Paper 3 - paper to note - Letter from Welsh Government on the MPA Management Steering Group , item 6.2 PDF 3 MB

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