Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 15 February 2018

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.10
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4549

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mike Hedges AM (Chair) Gareth Bennett AM Jayne Bryant AM Dai Lloyd AM David Melding AM Simon Thomas AM Joyce Watson AM
Witnesses:	Dr Roisin Willmott, National Director, Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru Andrew Sutton, Royal Society of Architects in Wales Professor Paul Lewis, Swansea University Medical School Joseph Carter, British Lung Foundation Haf Elgar, Friends of the Earth Neville Davies, Welsh Local Government Association
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

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1 Private pre-meeting

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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3 Inquiry into 'Low carbon housing: the challenge’ - third evidence session

Dr Roisin Willmott, Andrew Sutton and Neville Rookes answered questions from the Committee.

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4 Papers to note

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4.1 Correspondence with the Welsh Local Government Association on public procurement of food

The Committee noted the correspondence on food procurement in the public sector from the Welsh Local Government Association.

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4.2 Correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance on public procurement of food

The Committee noted the correspondence on food procurement in the public sector from the Welsh Government.

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4.3 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs on Bovine TB

The Committee noted the update on Bovine TB from the Welsh Government and agreed to seek further clarification on an issue raised in the letter.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from Items 6, 7 and 8 of this meeting.

The motion was agreed.

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6 Air quality - private presentation from the British Lung Foundation and Swansea University

Haf Elgar, Professor Paul Lewis and Joseph Carter answered questions from the Committee on their presentation on air quality in Wales.

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7 Discussion of the draft short report 'Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport - General and budget Scrutiny'

The Committee agreed the text of the short report, with one amendment.

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8 Discussion of oral evidence

The Committee discussed the evidence presented during the meeting.

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