Committee Details

The Committee was established on 22 June 2011 with a remit to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters encompassing: the maintenance, development and planning of Wales’s natural environment and energy resources.

Current Inquiries

Legislation

• Water policy in Wales
• Local Development Plans and Population/Household numbers

The committee is not currently examining any proposed legislation.

Committee Sub Groups

Completed work

• Common Agricultural Policy Task and Finish Group
• Common Fisheries Policy Task and Group

The Committee’s publications can be accessed using these links:

• Environment and Sustainability Committee Reports

• Details of the Committee’s completed inquiries
• Legislation discussed by the Committee

News

• Spring Term 2013
  The Committee’s work programme is available here.

• The Committee has published a report on marine policy in Wales – January 2013.