Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 3
- Senedd
Meeting date: Thursday, 10 October 2019
Meeting time: 09.20 - 11.50
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5727
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Assembly Members:
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Mike Hedges AM (Chair)
Llyr Gruffydd AM
Neil Hamilton AM
Jenny Rathbone AM
Joyce Watson AM
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Witnesses:
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Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Environment,
Energy and Rural Affairs
Tom Henderson, Welsh Government
Richard Lewis, Welsh Government
Jackie Price, Welsh Government
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Committee Staff:
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Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)
Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)
Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)
Katy Orford (Researcher)
Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)
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<AI1>
1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
1.1
The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
1.2
Apologies were received from Andrew RT Davies AM.
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<AI2>
2
Scrutiny session with the Minister for
Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on the Wild Animals and
Circuses Wales Bill
2.1 The Minister and Welsh Government
officials responded to questions from Members on the Wild Animals
and Circuses (Wales) Bill.
2.2 The Minister agreed to make available her
letter to the Chief Executive of the Kennel Club regarding the
draft Animal Welfare (Licensing of Animal Exhibits) (Wales)
Regulations 2020.
</AI2>
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3
Papers to note
3.1 The Committee noted the papers.
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<AI4>
3.1
Update from the Minister for Economy and
Transport to the Committee's Report on the Welsh Government Draft
Budget 2019 - 2020
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.2
Correspondence from Chris Barltrop on the
Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill
</AI5>
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3.3
Correspondence from Circus Mondao on the
Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill
</AI6>
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3.4
Correspondence from PAWSI on the Wild
Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill
</AI7>
<AI8>
3.5
Correspondence from Rachael Smith on the
Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill
</AI8>
<AI9>
4
Discussion of evidence received and
consideration of the key issues raised under item 2
4.1 The Committee discussed the evidence
received and considered key issues raised under item 2.
4.2 The Committee agreed on the key issues it
wishes to raise in its Stage 1 report on the Wild Animals and
Circuses (Wales) Bill.
</AI9>
<AI10>
5
Consideration of the Committee's follow
up report on the Welsh Government's progress on Marine Protected
Area (MPA) management in Wales
5.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to
a few minor amendments.
</AI10>
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