Assembly to focus on Bovine TB at the Royal Welsh Show.
The Rural Development Sub-committee of the National Assembly for Wales will meet to take evidence on its first scrutiny inquiry into the current issues surrounding Bovine TB on Wednesday July 25th at the National Assembly for Wales Pavilion at the Royal Welsh Showground from 10.00am – 11.45am. In August 2004, the Environment, Planning and Countryside Committee published the findings of its inquiry into bovine TB in Wales. In June 2007, the Independent Scientific Group (ISG) on Cattle published its final report entitled Bovine TB: The Scientific Evidence The Rural Development Sub-committee is acting quickly to revisit Bovine TB in the light of the recent report and will scrutinise the Minister for Sustainability and Rural Development on- the Welsh Assembly Government’s response to the ISG report; and
- the effectiveness of the implementation of the EPC Committee’s recommendations.
- Full details and an agenda can be found here:
- The Rural Development Sub-committee is a sub-committee of the Sustainability Committee. The main function of the Sustainability Committee is to consider and report on the relevant duties contained in the Government of Wales Act 2006 placed on the Assembly, the First Minister, Welsh Ministers or the Commission.
- The Committee’s remit covers:
- Energy
- Rural Affairs and Agriculture
- Environment
- Planning
- The Rural Development Sub-Committee was established on 5 July 2007 and its remit is to scrutinise the Welsh Assembly Government on the Government’s areas of responsibility that the sub-committee considers impact on rural development.