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Last updated 09 February 2012
These reports are intended to provide you with the facts and factual analysis upon which Ministers have taken the following decisions
Within this section the decisions relate to: Built environment; Energy and fuel; Environmental protection; Farming; Fisheries and aquaculture; Forestry; Horticulture; Land and premises; Planning; Mineral resources; Plants, animals and wildlife; animal health; Waste management; and Water resources.
31/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to a consultation on the TB Compensation Scheme.
31/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed to the use of composite regulations with Defra in England, as the most appropriate mechanism to implement the European Council Regulation.
30/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
30/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to hold a joint consultation with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the rules of court for the water and sewerage special administration regime. The consultation will start on the 17 December 2008 an
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30/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed the Direction.
30/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainable and Housing agreed the following motion for the NAW’s plenary debate on the consultation on the Sustainable Development Scheme, on 13th January 2009: The National Assembly for Wales welcomes the consultation on the Sustainable Development Scheme, One Wales:
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30/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to a change in policy concerning the retesting of standard interpretation inconclusive reactors (IRs), in the surveillance and control of bovine TB. This change of policy will be implemented from 1 March 2009.
29/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has approved and signed the Regulations that will come into force on 1st January 2009.
29/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to support Shoreline Management Plans at a grant rate of 85%.
23/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to sign The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Wales) Regulations 2008 and to lay them before the National Assembly for Wales
23/12/08
The Minister for Heritage has approved additional capital funding of £250,000 towards this work.
23/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the issuing of a FEPA licence for the deposits in the sea, in relation to the proposed Gwynt-Y-Môr Offshore Windfarm comprising of iron/steel, concrete, sand, silt, stone/rock, gravel, plastic/synthetic products, subject to cond
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23/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the content and joint publication of the Draft Consultation Document on the 6 year programme to revise the process guidance. The Minister has agreed that the consultation on and publication of future technical guidance notes shou
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22/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has approved an increase in the fees paid to valuers for TB compensation purposes to £68 per hour for the valuation of commercial animals and £88 per hour for pedigree animals.
22/12/08
Subject to the comments in the decision letter issued on 26 November 2008 (a copy of which, together with a copy of the Inspector’s report, can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government Planning Division by contacting John Eliot on 02920823798) the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and
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22/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
22/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
22/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
22/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
22/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed a reduction in the number of members of the Independent Appeals Panel and has written to the 9 Panel members not being re-appointed for a further term.
17/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed the report on “Policy options for stimulating and supporting action for Climate Change in Wales” and the proposals regarding the Executive summary, the actions and key areas of work and the financial implications of the proposed ac
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16/12/08
The Deputy First Minister has: noted actions taken to comply with the duty to have regard to the statutory purposes of the National Park under S11A of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949; approved the disposal to Llanbedr Airfield Estates LLP on a 125 year lease at a premium o
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09/12/08
The Minister for Education, Children and Young people agreed that instructions should be sent to Legal Services instructing them to draft amendments to the School Milk (Wales) Regulations 2008.
09/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has decided to call in the planning applications.
09/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has given approval to introduce arrangements for the detection and removal of Salmonella contaminated eggs from the food chain as the next phase of the implementation of the NCP in Laying Flocks
09/12/08
For the reasons given in the decision letter issued on 8 December 2008 (a copy of which, together with a copy of the Inspector’s report, can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government Planning Division by contacting John Eliot on 02920823798) the Minister for Sustainability and Housing accepted
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09/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that officials can proceed with drafting an SI to amend existing legislation so as to extend charging to optional testing allowed under Regulation (EC) 1237/2007.
05/12/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the launch of a consultation on the revision of the EU Animal By-Products Regulations.
04/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to provide funding of £40,000 to RTPI Cymru to deliver four two-day regionally-based training sessions
04/12/08
The Minister for the Environment, Sustainability & Housing has approved the allocation of a further £87,500 in 2008/09 to the lead local authorities for the three Regional Waste Groups.
03/12/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the publication of the consultation document which outlines the changes and the letter to consultees in English and Welsh.
17/11/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the launch of a public consultation about the implementation of revised legislation on the identification of equines.
17/11/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to use consultative workshops with key stakeholders to implement compulsory control - with opt out as a basis for consultation, as a means of fully developing proposals for tackling Sheep Scab in Wales.
11/11/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the Secretary of State for the Environment making those amendments to the Habitats Regulations in relation to Wales as well as England.
11/11/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that Welsh Assembly Government officials proceed in making the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No 2) Order 2008.
11/11/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed: - the Sustainable Development (SD) Annual Report and for the report to be laid before the National Assembly without debate. - the wording of the Ministerial Foreword in the SD Annual Report - the wording of the Cabinet written sta
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11/11/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing has noted the text of the Government response and agreed to publication of the response on 3 November 2008.
03/11/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that officials work with the Commission and the European Parliament to ensure that the key deliverables of the One Wales Commitment are met.
27/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed the contents of the draft oral statement to plenary on the meeting of the Climate Change Commission on 9 October; the Minister also agreed the minute of the meeting; and draft letters to Cabinet Colleagues, Commission members, Dr. Chri
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27/10/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that officials produce an amendment Order to amend a grammatical error in The Shrimp Nets (Wales) Order 2008, to achieve compliance with Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/1998.
27/10/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that officials should begin the drafting process to produce a Statutory Instrument to allow the use of the European Fisheries Fund Monies.
22/10/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to publish the public consultation on the proposed Control of Salmonella in Broiler Flock (Wales) Order 2008.
22/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has: a) Agreed the content and joint publication of the Draft Consultation Document on the 6 year programme to revise the process guidance notes. b) Agreed that the consultation on and publication of future technical guidance notes should be
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21/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Suatainability and Housing has agreed the Welsh Assembly Government response to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s consultations.
21/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has agreed to the issuing of a preliminary determination to Llanelli Sands Dredging Ltd.
21/10/08
The Minister agreed the key principles of our suggested approach to developing an adaptation policy and to our preparing a paper for the Cabinet Committee on climate change.
20/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the draft Sustainable Development Scheme consultation document and associated paper for the meeting of the Cabinet to be held on 20 October 2008.
20/10/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
13/10/08
The Deputy Minister for Social Services has agreed the agree to the drafting of the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations to amend The Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006
07/10/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the GB surveillance programme for avian influenza in wild birds be based on a revised and targeted reserve warden patrol system; and that reports of mass die offs (i.e. normally 10 dead birds or more found in one place) continue to be investigated through t
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07/10/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed the final draft of the consultation paper.
06/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing approved a 12 week joint consultation with Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Scottish Government on the Better Regulation Review of Part B Activities under the Environmental Permitting Regime. This will commence
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01/10/08
Minister for Rural Affairs agreed the drafting of a Statutory Instrument to set out the monitoring and controls primary producers must follow to reduce or maintain the prevalence of Salmonellas of public health significance in flocks of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) on holdings in the UK producing
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01/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2008
01/10/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to the publication of the 2nd Environment Strategy Action Plan 2008-11, following consultation.
01/10/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has decided to accept the Panel recommendations to reject the appeal on the grounds that: - the Commission Regulation 795/2004 is quite clear and permitted Member States to introduce a minimum hectarage requirement for the establishment of Single Payment Scheme (SPS)
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30/09/08
The Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery has agreed the Department for Public Services & Performance departmental contribution to the ‘One Wales’ commitment to a 3 per cent annual reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
29/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed; to the preparation of a joint Welsh Assembly Government / Department of Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) consultation paper and draft directions on classifications of water bodies to be used for implementation of the Water Framework
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24/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed the Explanatory Memorandum
22/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to approve the Panel’s recommendations.
22/09/08
The First Minister has agreed to Chair the above mentioned seminar in Brussels on 7 October 2008.
22/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the publication of the summary of responses to the discussion paper entitled “Review of Inert Waste Regulation” and proposed actions to coincide with Defra’s publication of the summary of responses.
17/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed officials prepare separate consultations to both simplify the process of designating Water Protection Zones and the introduction of Oil Storage Regulations.
15/09/08
Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skill has agreed that officials send the draft written response to recommendation 1 of the Report on Poverty and Deprivation in Rural Wales to the Rural Development Sub-Committee.
15/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed for officials to prepare separate consultations to simplify both the process of designating Water Protection Zones and the introduction of Oil Storage Regulations.
08/09/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to amend the General Licence for Bird Gatherings to delete the requirement for: a) birds to be resident in the country for 28 days prior to racing, and b) birds to be isolated on return to the loft following a race from continental Europe.
08/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed that the Planning Inspectorate should be appointed to hear the appeal and make recommendations to the Welsh Ministers in relation to the appeal by Alphasteel against a revocation notice, and that officials should write to the Plann
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08/09/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the Rural Development Plan Modifications template, the explanations to changes to the scheme, and the proposed scheme eligibility criteria.
03/09/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to support Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council’s application for a 85% grant aid towards the estimated £322,345 cost of a flood alleviation scheme at Ynyswen Terrace, Crynant.
02/09/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the consultation exercise as set out; and to a shortened consultation period of two weeks.
02/09/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed to amend existing legislation to: 1. Impose new costs on operators of laying flocks for the collection and examination of official controls under the National Control Programme (NCP) for Salmonella in laying flocks which started on 1 February 2008; 2. Amend the
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29/08/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
29/08/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed that the codes of practice for the welfare of cats, dogs and equines can be laid before the National Assembly for Wales in line with Section 16 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006
27/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, has agreed the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Corporate Plan for 2008-2011.
19/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to support Denbighshire County Council’s application for an 85% grant aid towards the estimated £657,867 cost of a flood alleviation scheme at Llangollen
18/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing made the revised schemes which set out the fees and charges to be levied by local authorities in relation to Environmental Permits.
18/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing approved the revision to EPR 2007 guidance regarding applications to change the Regulator and the powers to sign future directions was delegated to Head of Division.
18/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing approved and made the Environmental Protection (Wales) (Crematoria Mercury Emissions) Direction 2008 and for the direction to be issued via the Local Authority Regulators to all Crematoria in Wales.
18/08/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the proposal to review the eligibility criteria of the Alternative Investor category of the Single Payment National Reserve. Officials will now re-assess previously unsuccessful applications against the criteria given in the farmer guidance in 2005.
18/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed the UK Government’s consultation on the report regarding plans and programmes to meet EU air quality limit values for the reporting year 2006 to be issued in August
08/08/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the draft of the auctioning Scheme, The Community Emissions Trading (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) Scheme 2008 and has noted that this is to be published by HM Treasury shortly after parliamentary recess on 22 July and ha
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06/08/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs, approved the consultation paper “Options for a Strategy to Support Young Entrants to Farming” and agreed to the timing of the consultation period.
06/08/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs, Elin Jones AM, has agreed to formalising an Agency Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding between the Welsh Assembly Government and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to support the HSE taking on the regulatory role in Wales.
05/08/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to send the consultation paper on the Health Check of the CAP being conducted in Wales to the European and External Affairs Committee to inform their meeting on the 17 July.
04/08/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs noted the contents of, and agreed the formal submission to the Commission of the revised operational programme.
04/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved a consultation package revising waste exemptions from environmental permitting.
04/08/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to approve the Panel’s recommendations from the meeting 6 June 2008.
04/08/08
The Minister agreed to make reference within the revised guidance document to the forthcoming Water Position Statement for Wales, rather than include a Welsh section containing high level messages within the otherwise technical guidance.
31/07/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the proposals recommended by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to include extensions of the Meironydd Oakwoods and Bats Sites SAC and to submit the information to the European Commission for adoption as a Site of Community
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31/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to publish the consultation on the CAP Health Check following the EU Commission’s draft legislative proposals published on 20 May 2008. The aim is to consult widely throughout Wales asking for views by 5 September.
25/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed a 12 week public consultation on updating revisions to the Technical Guidance manual that provides guidance to local authorities in pursuit of their duties under the Local Air Quality Management regime.
25/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed the content of the draft letters to be sent from Defra, to co-sign the letters and to send a letter to Steve Thomas, Chief Executive of the WLGA.
24/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed, in principle, to the delegation of monitoring and enforcement responsibilities in respect of the Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005 (2005 No 2773) to local authorities
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23/07/08
The Minister has agreed that the report reviewing the effectiveness of the Sustainable Development Scheme and for it to be laid before the National Assembly.
23/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
23/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
23/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
22/07/08
The Minister has approved the making of The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2008
22/07/08
The Minister for Heritage has noted the actions being taken to help buildings at risk. He has agreed the principle and details of a new ‘rural regeneration’ grant scheme and has agreed the publication of the statement of information below to coincide with the launch of the new grant scheme.
21/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agrees to call in the application
21/07/08
The First Minister agrees to call in the application
21/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to the publication of a Cabinet Paper on maximizing the benefits for Wales of wider countryside access, in the margins of the 23rd June 2008 Cabinet meeting.
21/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to provide a written statement to highlight the launch of the consultation period for the Environment Strategy Action Plan 2008 – 2011.
16/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the appointment of a new chair of the Potato Council Ltd / Board member of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
15/07/08
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved officials writing to Friends of the Earth about air quality issues at Port Talbot and the publication of an air quality action plan for consultation in August 2008
11/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the export of BSE carcasses from the Republic of Ireland to Wales for disposal
10/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has announced that the Welsh Assembly Government will introduce legislation for a general ban on the use of electric training devices.
10/07/08
As indicated in the decision letter issued on 9 June 2008 (a copy of which, together with a copy of the Inspector’s report, can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government Planning Division by contacting John Eliot on 02920823798) the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed w
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10/07/08
As indicated in the decision letter issued on 9 June 2008 (a copy of which, together with a copy of the Inspector’s report, can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government Planning Division by contacting John Eliot on 02920823798) the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed w
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10/07/08
For the reasons given in the decision letter issued on 9 June 2008 (a copy of which, together with a copy of the Inspector’s report, can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government Planning Division by contacting John Eliot on 02920823798) the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
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10/07/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing has noted the content and publication of the Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08 and agrees both the wording of the Ministerial Foreword for the Planning Inspectorate Wales and the retention of the current targets for 2008/09.
10/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agrees to call in the application.
09/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
09/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel to partially allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
09/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
09/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed the content of the draft oral statement for delivery to plenary; also the draft minutes for the Climate Change Commission meeting of the 19th June; also the draft letter to Commission members; also the draft letter to Cabinet Ministers.
08/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has approved the continued monitoring by the internal accreditation committee of corrective actions recommended by the UK Co-ordinating Body in respect of all “intermediate” and “minor” recommendations.
03/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing approved officials writing to local authorities in Wales announcing the publication of the White Paper into arrangements for taking forward geological disposal of higher level radioactive wastes.
03/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the draft Statment for Plenary, 17 June 08
03/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to launch the consultation paper on 16 June 2008
03/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed that Wales should be included within this review.
03/07/08
The Deputy First Minister approved the Order as amended, to be known as The Welsh Ministers (South Side of Roath Basin, Cardiff) Compulsory Purchase Order 200-, can be made.
03/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed the consultation document proposing further amendments to the draft planning for Climate Change Ministerial Interim Planning Policy Statement (MIPPS) (12/06).
03/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has approved that Welsh Assembly Government officials undertake a joint consultation with Defra, in July 2008, on ‘Action on Future Management of the Risks from Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae’.
03/07/08
Both planning applications have been called-in for determination by the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing.
02/07/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to consult interested parties on the proposed Regulations.
02/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing took the decision that Wales would not publish a Statement of Obligations and instead consider developing strategic position statement on Water policy.
01/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed: a contribution of £30,000 for Forum for the Future in 2008-09, and in principle contributions of £30,000 for 2009-10 and £30,000 for 2010-11; and, key workstreams identified for the forward work programme of Forum for the Future o
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01/07/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the implementation of the Mining Waste Directive through the Environmental Permitting Regulations with the Environment Agency as the competent authority.
01/07/08
The Minister for Social Justice and Local Government has agreed to the publication of a Notice of Intention to issue a certificate in respect of the open space land included in the above draft compulsory purchase order.
26/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved and signed the final application from the Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere Reserve to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as part of the UK Review of Biosphere Reserves.
26/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agrees to grant listed building consent, subject to conditions.
26/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the Welsh Assembly Government response to the UK Environmental Audit Committee inquiry on progress on the 2010 Biodiversity Target.
18/06/08
Jane Davidson AM, the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, has agreed to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) draft Work Programme for 2008-2011 and agreed to the appointment of a Deputy Chair to the Committee.
18/06/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
10/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to a joint consultation with Defra regarding proposals to transpose Article 6 of the Groundwater Daughter Directive.
10/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, has agreed to the publication of a consultation on the draft revised UK Strategy for Radioactive Discharges and publication of a consultation on the Statutory Guidance to the Environment Agency on the regulation of radioactive discharges int
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05/06/08
The Deputy First Minister agreed the response to the Sustainability Committee’s report.
05/06/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed for officials to write to Welsh stakeholders informing them that the Scottish Agricultural College has submitted a proposal to take on the administration of the Scrapie Monitoring Scheme later this year. The Minister has also agreed that SAC can begin to co
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03/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to advertise a vacancy to Flood Risk management Wales for a period of four years.
03/06/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the annual accounts for Food From Britain 2007/08 having obtained a copy that the auditors at Defra had confirmed as being correct.
03/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has approved the operation of the Cylch Capacity Building Fund. The draw down of the £3 million Grant by Cylch is agreed at £500,000 per six months in advance. 5% is permitted to be retained for administration per annum. The tender process
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03/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed that the further limited consultation in relation to the designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) in Wales should take place.
03/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing considered that the completion of the Lords stage of the Climate Change Bill provided an appropriate opportunity to update Plenary on the content of the Bill.
03/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the publication of the joint summary of reponses document on Private Sewers Transfer - Implementation Options. The Minister also agreed that the Welsh Assembly Government and Defra will draw up recommendations for implementing t
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02/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing decided to remake the Sustainable Development Scheme and put a paper to Cabinet to discuss development of this policy.
02/06/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed a written Plenary statement to communicate her decision to remake the Welsh Assembly Government Sustainable Development Scheme and the positioning of this, further to discussion at Cabinet.
02/06/08
The Deputy First Minister affirmed the Order made under the Transport and Works Act 1990 on 30 June 1999 and the direction made on the same date that planning permission be deemed to be granted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in so far as they relate to the construction of the Welsh Hi
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02/06/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed that Animal Health (AH) should release cattle and sheep, which it has restricted in Wales as a result of result of exposure to very low levels of meat and bone meal in feed.
30/05/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the Welsh Assembly Government’s response, which is to endorse the recommendations in Defra’s UK wide consultation on the transposition of Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom on the supervision and control of shipments of radioact
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30/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the confirmation of two North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee byelaws; Byelaws 20 and 21. The Minister has also agreed that these can be signed by Officials on her behalf.
29/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
29/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
28/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed the Cabinet Paper on the Wales Bovine TB Eradication Framework Action Plan for the Cabinet meeting on 7 April 2008.
28/05/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing has agreed to preparation of a composite Statutory Instruments in order to make the amendments to schedule 2 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c) Regulations 1994
28/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to explore the possibility of ordering an additional three million doses of Bluetongue (serotype 8) vaccine for use in Wales.
28/05/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed the text for an oral statement to be made in Plenary session on Tuesday 6th May relating to access issues.
20/05/08
Jane Davidson, the Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing has agreed to Legal Services Department drafting the Statutory instrument to amend Schedule 5 of the WCA
20/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that officials can proceed to prepare a Statutory Instrument revoking the offending articles (4&5) of The Scallop Fishing (Wales) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1717). Then produce a second Statutory Instrument re-introducing these sections that will be notified t
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20/05/08
Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has approved the allocation in 2008/09 of an additional £678,000 to continue to improve waste minimisation and resource efficiency in the Public Sector
20/05/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to provide £62,000 funding in 2008/09 to the Energy Saving Trust to maintain the Local Support Programme
19/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed to the second phase of the consultation on the EFF UK OP in Wales, and agreed to the formal submission to the European Commission of the OP and the ex ante evaluation.
19/05/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the conclusions of the review into the functions of the British Wool Marketing Board.
07/05/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed that the Chair of the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group should be publicly appointed and has approved the arrangements for such an appointment.
22/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed to the publication of the summary of consultation responses for the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats;the publication of the summary of consultation responses for the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs; and, to the Codes of Practice for the Welfare
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21/04/08
The Minister has approved the drafting of an order amending the “The Spring Traps Approval Order” (England and Wales), adding new named traps.
18/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve application to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as part of the UK Review of Biosphere Reserves.
17/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed the Cabinet paper on the Wales Bovine TB Eradication Framework for the Cabinet meeting on 10 March 2008.
17/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs and the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing have approved the draft of the Environment Agency ‘s annual remit letter for 2008/09.
17/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that officials can proceed to prepare a Statutory Instrument prohibiting the development of a commercial fishery targeting the shark Tope without impeding the successful recreational “catch and release” fisheries.
17/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed in principle to the amendment of the Environmental Noise (Wales) Regulations 2006 and agreed to officials commencing work on the preparation of a public consultation document on the amendment of the Regulations. The Minister is con
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17/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to participate in a joint consultation with DEFRA on an updated set of guidance on the definition of waste.
16/04/08
To seek approval from The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing for the continuation of core funding to Keep Wales Tidy from 2008-09 onwards
16/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has noted the progress made in relation to the development of the Heather and Grass Burning Code for Wales 2008 and consented to the drafting of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (Wales) Regulations 2008.
16/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to: work with UK administrations to ensure that Directive revision fully reflects a risk based approach to the disposal of animal by-products; consider options for application of any new derogation criteria that might arise from the revision of the EU Regul
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14/04/08
The Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed that the Environment Agency is instructed to take enforcement action on her behalf to enforce a decision of the Agricultural Land Tribunal if necessary and that a Direction letter be issued to the Agency should the respondent fail
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14/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to sign the Zootechnical Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
14/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to sign the Bovine Semen (Wales) Regulations 2008.
14/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendations in the submission to note the content of the national survey of Horse Chestnut made during June-August 2007 which was undertaken in order to establish a representative sample of trees that are showing signs of a bacterial disease. The Mi
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11/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to submit a memorandum of evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into ‘Climate Change and Local, Regional and Devolved Government’.
11/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed : the proposed split in funding for 2008/09, of £70,000 to each of the 25 local planning authorities (£1.75m in total); the remaining £250,000 to be utilised to support Wales-wide activity to improve delivery of the planning service; t
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11/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Environment has agreed to approve funding of £4.515 million for the Carbon Trust’s activities in Wales in 2008-09 to enable them to take forward their 2008-2011 business plan.
11/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the amendment and renewal of an arrangement with Animal Health, an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), to undertake certain functions under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as
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11/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs to the financial proposals as set out in the statement of information and for letters setting out the grant levels to be issued as soon as possible after 25 March. In addition the Minister has agreed for a press notice to be issued.
10/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the policy to specify tuberculosis as a disease for the purposes of Section 62D of the Animal Health Act 1981 and consultation on the proposed policy.
10/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to issuing of the draft strategy for formal public consultation, to begin on the 8th April for a 16 week period.
10/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has agreed the allocations and conditions to the grant with the proviso that the allocations and conditions for future years are indicative only and subject to agreement in the Assembly budget. The Minister has approved the content of the l
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10/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has approved the allocation of a further £62,500 in 2008/09 to the three lead local authorities for the following: a) provision of final Regional Waste Plan review documents; b) endorsement of final Regional Waste Plan review documents; and
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09/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to approve the Responsibility and Cost Sharing consultation and also has approved a 10 week public consultation period.
09/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has approved the allocation of an additional £300,000 in grant to Cylch for core funding over three years from 2008/09 to 2010/11.
08/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has considered a claim for potato ring rot compensation and has taken the decision not to pay compensation in this case.
08/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has approved the proposals for the Tidy Towns grant scheme.
08/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing has approved joint consultation and composite regulations with Defra on the stop, search and seizure of vehicles involved in certain forms of waste crime and on measures to control the handling, transfer and transport of waste (Duty of Care
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03/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs agreed farmers could have their SPS entitlements redefined in 2008 if the inclusion of all common land grazing rights or the exclusion of enclosed land parcels overlapping common land meant that in 2007 they had less notional common land from that in the SPS reference
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02/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing is content with the minutes and has agreed the change of membership to the WBP.
02/04/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agrees that the application should not be called in and that the determination of the application should remain with the local planning authority.
01/04/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has noted the progress made in relation to the development of the Heather and Grass Burning Code for Wales 2008 and consented to the drafting of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (Wales) Regulations 2008.
26/03/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to a shortened consultation on the broadly equivalent status for sites reprocessing exported metal packaging waste and subsequent amendments to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007.
26/03/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has decided to grant planning permission, subject to conditions, for 230 dwellings; a primary school; a nursing home/residential home; two shops; an office complex and a pub/restaurant at Merthyr Vale Colliery (Disused), Nixonville, Taff Stre
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25/03/08
The Deputy Minister for Social Services has agreed to the UK policy on a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Placing on the Market and Use of Feed.
25/03/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the levy rates proposed for the different sectors across the UK with the exception of the proposed levies for red meat which apply only to England.
18/03/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing approved amerndments to the draft Defra White Paper on geological disposal of radioactive waste.
13/03/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the preparation of new Regulations for The Specified Animal Pathogens and that stakeholders should be notified of the changes in advance of the new Order, without a formal consultation taking place.
13/03/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to make a Cabinet Written Statement on 11 March 2008 on the Sustainable Development Commission’s work on progressing the above.
13/03/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agrees that the application should not be called in and that determination of the application should remain with the local planning authority.
12/03/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agrees to grant listed building consent, subject to conditions.
07/03/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing agreed a paper for discussion in Cabinet.
07/03/08
The Minister for Environment Sustainability and Housing has considered the report of the appeal hearing and confirmed that she agrees with the findings of the report. She has determined that the Notice of Civil Penalty should be affirmed; that the Environment Agency will be directed to demand recov
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04/03/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed the text of the proposed motion for the Plenary Debate.
04/03/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed the policy proposals to implement the Environmental Liability Directive in Wales.
29/02/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has given permission for Legal Services to commence drafting the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008.
27/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the allocation of £15,000 for the Dyfi Biosphere Project.
27/02/08
Minister for the Environment , Sustainability and Housing authorised the preparation of Welsh Assembly Government secondary legislation to continue the provisions introduced by S.I. 2007/952 in force in Wales from 22 March 2008 for a year.
26/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the preparation of a joint Welsh Assembly Government and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Drought Direction 2008.
26/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has been asked to approve amendments to the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 and making of an amending set of Regulations.
25/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved the Wales Local Wildlife Sites Guidance.
25/02/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has announced a task and finish group of external stakeholders will be established to contribute to the consultation process relating to a new farming strategy document
21/02/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has issued a Written Statement to the National Assembly providing an update on Bluetongue Disease.
19/02/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the draft Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2008.
12/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has decided not to call in the planning application. The Minister considered the issues associated with the application in the light of the Welsh Assembly Government's policy on call-in (detailed in Planning Policy Wales) and concluded th
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11/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to establishing Councillor-level biodiversity champions and agreed to address four workshops to be held with Champions.
07/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has decided to call in the planning application. The application was called in for determination by the Welsh Ministers because it appeared to raise planning issues which warranted taking the matter out of the hands of the local planning auth
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01/02/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to write to the British Veterinary Association and Country Land and Business Association inviting them to nominate a representative to sit on the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy Steering Committee.
01/02/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved a revised Welsh Assembly Government specialist materials efficiency support programme for 2008-09 to 2010-11 that provides targeted free specialist consultancy advice to, and support for the development of strategic waste infrast
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30/01/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed that the UK should offer support for the European Commission’s proposal to increase EU Milk quotas from 1 April in forthcoming negotiations.
30/01/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreeing to the signing of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Order 2008.
28/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has noted the publication of a EU Climate and Energy package and approved a related Cabinet Written Statement.
25/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has approved and signed the water resources regulations, agreed the explanatory Memorandum and agreed to the proposed target dates of making the regulations by the 25th January and coming into force on the 29th February.
25/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has agreed to the Direction by DEFRA to extend the submission deadline for Severn Trent Water Limited’s water resources plan to 14 March 2008. The Minister has also agreed the request by Dwr Cymru to extend the submission of their plan to 7th
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24/01/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to the issue of a formal consultation paper widely throughout Wales on the CAP EU Commission’s Health Check Proposals. The consultation period is from 21st January to 28th February 2008.
23/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed: the £171,000 increase in the National Park Authority Revenue Grant approved as part of the Assembly Budget for 2008-2009 should be distributed between the three NPAs in line with the agreed funding formula; and, the £500,000 increase
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23/01/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed to a further item for consultation on wing tagging for poultry breeding flocks should be added to the current consultation on the proposed amendments.
22/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing had decided not to call in the planning application for the erection of 61 dwelling on former nursery land, adjacent to Cemetery Road, Barry as it does not meet the required criteria for calling in planning applications under Section 77 of th
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15/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, has agreed to the payment of £2,024,328.10 to Local Authorities in Wales for additional responsibilities incurred when dealing with hazardous Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
15/01/08
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agreed to issue a Direction to the Environment Agency with respect to the carrying out of its functions under the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000. In addition to approving the Direction, the Minister agreed t
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14/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing approved the Ministerial Interim Planning Policy Statement on Design, and the related covering letter and Press Notice. The Minister also agreed to retain the status of the Design Commission for Wales as a non-statutory body, but recommended
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10/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing agrees that officials issue a consent under FEPA for the Port of Mostyn to dredge and deposit material in Mostyn Deep.
10/01/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
10/01/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
10/01/08
The Minister for Rural Affairs has agreed the recommendation of the Independent Appeals Panel not to allow the Stage 2 Appeal.
08/01/08
The Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing has decided not to call-in the application for determination.
