Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 15 October 2020

The Committee recieved a number of Oral Evidence sessions from DAERA: -Forest Service -The Ship Recycling (Facilities and Requirements for hazardous materials on ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Cat 2 -Defra/CFP/20 – The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Cat 3 -APH/006 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order… Continue Reading Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 15 October 2020

Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 01 October 2020

The Committee recieved a number of Oral Evidence sessions from DAERA. One on The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 [AGS/04 – Reserved] and The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 [AGS/05 – Devolved] and another on Fisheries Trade Negotiations. View… Continue Reading Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 01 October 2020

Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 24 September 2020

The Committee received Oral Evidence sessions from DAERA, the first one on the Overall DAERA Transition Programme including an Update on the Internal markets Bill an Update on UK Government Fisheries Bill the Approach to EU Exit Updates and Secondary Legislation and finished with The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations… Continue Reading Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 24 September 2020

Urgent Oral Question: Waste Storage at Edenderry Industrial Estate – Tuesday 21 July 2020

https://youtu.be/8G4X3IPed4Y William Humphrey MLA asks the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, given the health and safety issues arising from waste storage at Edenderry Industrial Estate, what action his Department and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) are taking to ensure that the offending material is removed urgently.

Legislative Consent Motion: Environment Bill – Tuesday 30 June 2020

https://youtu.be/KBWBAmwJlp4 Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots asks Members to endorse the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions of the Environment Bill, as introduced in Westminster on 30 January 2020. View the Environment Bill’s progress in the UK Parliament Read more about the Environment Bill and what it means