Concise Minutes - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 28 April 2022

Meeting time: 09.29 - 11.48
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12807

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Paul Davies MS (Chair)

Hefin David MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Vikki Howells MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Witnesses:

Gareth Enticott, Cardiff University

Professor Glyn Hewinson, Aberystwyth University

Professor James Wood, Cambridge University

Roger Lewis, National Farmers' Union Cymru

Elin Jenkins, Farmers‘ Union Cymru

Committee Staff:

Robert Donovan (Clerk)

Lara Date (Second Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

Katy Orford (Researcher)

Lorna Scurlock (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  Hefin David MS sent his apologies

1.2 There were no substitutions

1.3 Samuel Kurtz MS declared an interest as a director of a charity, Wales young farmers clubs, and as chairman of Pembrokeshire young farmers clubs.

 

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted

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2.1   Letter from Minister for Education and Welsh Language

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2.2   Letter from Minister for Climate Change

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2.3   Letter from Minister for Economy

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2.4   Letter from Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

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2.5   Letters to the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd - Provisional Common Frameworks

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2.6   Letter to the Minister for Climate Change - Provisional Common Frameworks

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2.7   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd

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2.8   Letter from the Chair to the Economy Minister

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2.9   Letter from the Chair to Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd

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2.10 Letter to Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

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2.11 Letter from Minister for Economy

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2.12 Letter from the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee

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2.13 Letter from the Minister for Economy

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2.14 Report from Wales Tourism Alliance, UK Hospitality Cymru and Professional Association of Self Caterers UK

 

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3       Bovine TB panel - Academics

3.1     Dr Gareth Enitcott, Professor Glyn Hewinson and Professor James Wood answered questions from Committee Members

 

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4       Bovine TB panel - Farming Unions

4.1 Roger Lewis and Elin Jenkins answered questions from Committee Members

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

5.1     The Committee agreed the motion

 

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6       Consider evidence from today's session

6.1     Members considered the evidence heard during the session and have requested a further briefing from research services on Bovine tuberculosis tests

 

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7       Research Briefing on forthcoming Agriculture Bill (private)

7.1     Research service gave a presentation on the forthcoming Agriculture Bill

 

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8       Research Briefing on Fisheries (private)

8.1 Research service gave a presentation on Fisheries

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