Powys Senedd Member elected as rural affairs committee chairman

Powys Senedd Member James Evans MS has this week been elected Chair of the Senedd’s Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee.

The announcement comes after the Senedd confirmed the names and responsibilities of its 13 committees as the new parliamentary term gets underway.

Committees are small cross-party groups of Members who scrutinise key issues affecting people and communities across Wales, including Welsh Government decisions, policy delivery and public spending.

The Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee will play an important role in scrutinising Welsh Government policy affecting the countryside, farming, food production, rural communities, nature, sustainability and the environment.

James Evans MS, Member of the Senedd for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, said: “I’m honoured to have been elected Chair of the Senedd’s Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee.

“The issues covered by this committee are central to the future of rural Wales, from supporting family farms and food production to protecting our countryside, nature and environment.

“I’m looking forward to getting underway and ensuring the committee focuses on the issues that matter to communities across Wales.”