Further to discussions in Plenary on 30 June 2021 regarding phosphates, will the Minister outline when the special areas of conservation (SAC) management oversight group was set up, and provide a list of its representatives?
The first meeting of the SAC Management Oversight Group took place on 26 May 2021. The meeting was chaired by a senior Welsh Government official and included representatives of relevant policy departments.
The following organisations were also invited:
· Natural Resources Wales
· Planning Officers Society Wales
· Home Builders Federation
· Federation of Master Builders
· Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water
· Hafren Dyfrdwy
· Ofwat
· Chairs of the Wales Water Management Forum
· Chairs of the Wales Land Management agricultural pollution sub-group
The next meeting of the Oversight Group will be convened in the early autumn.