Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 14 November 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 12:00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_14_11_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Paul Davies

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

Julie Morgan

Eluned Parrott

Gwyn R Price

Antoinette Sandbach

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Alun Davies, Minister for Natural Resources and Food

Gary Haggaty, Welsh Government

Julia Hill, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        Apologies were received from Russell George and William Powell. Paul Davies, Eluned Parrott attended as substitutes.

1.2        Gwyn Price attended as a substitute for Vaughan Gething.

 

 

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2    Control of Horses (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 : Consideration of amendments

2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee considered and disposed of the amendments to the Bill in the following order:

Sections 1 – 10

Section 1:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

Section 2:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

Section 3:

Amendment 11 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 1 (Antoinette Sandbach)

As Amendment 11 was agreed, Amendment 1 fell.

 

Amendment 12 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 13 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 14 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 15 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 16 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Section 4:

Amendment 17 (Alun Davies)

 

For

Against

Abstain

Mick Antoniw

Paul Davies

 

Julie James

Llyr Gruffydd

 

Julie Morgan

Eluned Parrott

 

Gwyn Price

Antoinette Sandbach

 

Joyce Watson

 

 

5

4

0

Amendment 17 was agreed to.

 

Amendment 25 (William Powell)

As Amendment 17 was agreed, Amendment 25 fell.

 

Section 5:

Amendment 18 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 19 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 7 (Llyr Gruffydd)

For

Against

Abstain

Paul Davies

Mick Antoniw

 

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

 

Eluned Parrott

Julie Morgan

 

Antoinette Sandbach

Gwyn Price

 

 

Joyce Watson

 

4

5

0

Amendment 7 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 20 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 2 (Antoinette Sandbach)

For

Against

Abstain

Paul Davies

Mick Antoniw

 

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

 

Eluned Parrott

Julie Morgan

 

Antoinette Sandbach

Gwyn Price

 

 

Joyce Watson

 

4

5

0

Amendment 2 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 21 (Alun Davies) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 3 (Antoinette Sandbach)

For

Against

Abstain

Paul Davies

Mick Antoniw

 

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

 

Eluned Parrott

Julie Morgan

 

Antoinette Sandbach

Gwyn Price

 

 

Joyce Watson

 

4

5

0

Amendment 3 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 22 (Alun Davies)

For

Against

Abstain

Mick Antoniw

Paul Davies

 

Julie James

Llyr Gruffydd

 

Julie Morgan

Eluned Parrott

 

Gwyn Price

Antoinette Sandbach

 

Joyce Watson

 

 

5

4

0

Amendment 22 was agreed to.

 

Section 6:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

Section 7:

Amendment 23 (Alun Davies)

For

Against

Abstain

Mick Antoniw

Paul Davies

 

Julie James

Llyr Gruffydd

 

Julie Morgan

Eluned Parrott

 

Gwyn Price

Antoinette Sandbach

 

Joyce Watson

 

 

5

4

0

Amendment 23 was agreed to.

 

Amendment 4 (Antoinette Sandbach)

As Amendment 23 was agreed, Amendment 4 fell.

 

Amendment 5 (Antoinette Sandbach)

As Amendment 23 was agreed, Amendment 5 fell.

 

Amendment 8 (Llyr Gruffydd)

As Amendment 23 was agreed, Amendment 8 fell.

 

New Sections:

Amendment 6 (Antoinette Sandbach)

For

Against

Abstain

Paul Davies

Mick Antoniw

 

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

 

Eluned Parrott

Julie Morgan

 

Antoinette Sandbach

Gwyn Price

 

 

Joyce Watson

 

4

5

0

Amendment 6 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 9 (Llyr Gruffydd)

For

Against

Abstain

Paul Davies

Mick Antoniw

 

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

 

Eluned Parrott

Julie Morgan

 

Antoinette Sandbach

Gwyn Price

 

 

Joyce Watson

 

4

5

0

Amendment 9 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 10 (Llyr Gruffydd) was not moved.

 

Section 8:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

Section 9:

Amendment 24 (Alun Davies)

For

Against

Abstain

Mick Antoniw

 

Paul Davies

Julie James

 

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie Morgan

 

Antoinette Sandbach

Eluned Parrott

 

 

Gwyn Price

 

 

Joyce Watson

 

 

6

0

3

Amendment 24 was agreed to.

 

Section 10:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

2.2 The Chair advised that all sections of the Bill had been agreed by the Committee and as all amendments had been disposed of, Stage 3 will commence from 15 November 2013.

 

2.3 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee in due course with further details on the provision of guidance.

 

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3    Papers to note

3.1 The Committee noted the minutes.</AI4><AI5>

Draft Budget 2014-2015 - Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration

 

3.2 The Committee noted the letter and discussed the procedure for agreeing committee outputs electronically.

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