Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 20 October 2021

Meeting time: 10.00
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

<AI1>

Private pre-meeting (09.45-10.00)

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair has determined that the public are excluded from the Committee's meeting in order to protect public health. This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

Public meeting (10.00-12.00)

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(10.00)                                                                                                             

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

2       Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change

(10.00-10.55)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 36)

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

John Howells, Director Climate Change, Energy and Planning

Gian Marco Currado, Director Environment & Marine

Steve Vincent, Director Economic Infrastructure

Chris Wheeler, Head of Decarbonisation and Energy

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Paper - Welsh Government

</AI5>

 

<AI6>

Break (10.55-11.05)

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

3       Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change

(11.05-12.00)                                                                                                  

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

John Howells, Director Climate Change, Energy and Planning

Gian Marco Currado, Director Environment & Marine

Steve Vincent, Director Economic Infrastructure

Chris Wheeler, Head of Decarbonisation and Energy

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

4       Papers to note

(12.00)                                                                                                             

 

</AI8>

<AI9>

4.1   Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the Environment Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 37 - 44)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the Environment Bill

</AI9>

<AI10>

4.2   Border Control Posts (BCPs) in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 45 - 59)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Economy to the Chair regarding Border Control Posts (BCPs) in Wales

</AI10>

<AI11>

4.3   Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 60 - 65)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair regarding bottom trawling and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Letter from Wales Environment Link (WEL) to the Minister for Climate Change and Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, regarding bottom trawling and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

</AI11>

<AI12>

4.4   Manufacturing in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 66 - 67)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence from the Membership Director, Wales - Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation to the Chair regarding manufacturing in Wales

</AI12>

<AI13>

4.5   The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2021

                                                                                                 (Pages 68 - 69)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair regarding the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2021

</AI13>

 

<AI14>

5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

(12.00)                                                                                                             

 

</AI14>

<AI15>

Private meeting (12.00-12.15)

 

</AI15>

<AI16>

6       Consideration of evidence heard during the Ministerial scrutiny sessions under items 2 and 3

                                                                                                                          

</AI16>

<AI17>

7       Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme

                                                                                                 (Pages 70 - 73)

Attached Documents:
Paper - Forward Work Programme

</AI17>

<TRAILER_SECTION>

</TRAILER_SECTION>

<LAYOUT_SECTION>

1.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

FIELD_SUMMARY

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE

</HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_SUMMARY

</COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.1.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

FIELD_SUMMARY

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.2.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>