Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 4 Ty Hywel

and Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 28 April 2022

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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Public meeting

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1

(09.30-10.40)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 43)

Chris Jofeh, Chair - Welsh Government Independent Implementation Group on Residential Decarbonisation

Dr Jo Patterson, Senior Research Fellow - Welsh School of Architecture

Dr Ed Green, Senior Lecturer - Welsh School of Architecture

Attached Documents:
Research brief: Decarbonisation of existing housing
Paper - Chris Jofeh
Paper - Dr Jo Patterson, Dr Ed Green, and Dr Simon Lannon - Welsh School of Architecture

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Break (10.40-10.50)

 

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3       Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 2

(10.50-11.50)                                                                           (Pages 44 - 52)

Scott Sanders, Chief Executive – Linc-Cymru

Louise Attwood, Executive Director Property - Linc-Cymru

Neil Barber, Executive Director Property & Investment - Pobl Group

Wayne Harris, Director of Strategic Asset Management - Pobl Group

Tom Boome Head of Development, Innovation and Climate Change - ClwydAlyn

David Lewis, Executive Director of Assets - ClwydAlyn

Attached Documents:
Paper - Linc Cymru, ClwydAlyn and Pobl Group

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Lunch break (11.50-12.15)

 

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Private pre-meeting (12.15-12.20)

 

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4       Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 3

(12.20-13.15)                                                                           (Pages 53 - 69)

Clarissa Corbisiero, Director of Policy and Deputy Chief Executive - Community Housing Cymru

Gavin Dick, Policy Officer – National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)

Matthew Dicks, Director - Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

Attached Documents:
Paper - Community Housing Cymru
Paper - National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)
Paper - Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

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Break (13.15-13.25)

 

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5       Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 4

(13.25-14.15)                                                                                                  

Mark Bodger, Partnership Director, Wales – Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Cat Griffith-Williams, Chief Executive – Construction Excellence in Wales (CEWales)

 

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6       Papers to note

(14.15)                                                                                                             

 

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6.1   Decarbonisation of housing

                                                                                                 (Pages 70 - 83)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to decarbonisation of housing
Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the letter from the Chair in relation to decarbonisation of housing

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6.2   Decarbonisation of housing

                                                                                                 (Pages 84 - 85)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Chair, Local Government and Housing Committee in relation to work on decarbonisation of housing
Response from the Chair, Local Government and Housing Committee to the letter from the Chair in relation to work on decarbonisation of housing

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6.3   Marine environment management

                                                                                                 (Pages 86 - 95)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government response to the Committee's Report on the Welsh Government’s Marine Policies

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6.4   Common Frameworks

                                                                                               (Pages 96 - 101)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to Provisional Common Frameworks for Air Quality, and Chemicals and Pesticides

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6.5   Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

                                                                                             (Pages 102 - 104)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales, and Trefnydd to the Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

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6.6   Committee Report on storm overflows

                                                                                             (Pages 105 - 107)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Guy Linley-Adams in relation to the Committee’s Report on storm overflows

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6.7   UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

                                                                                                         (Page 108)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair regarding the development of legislation related to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

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6.8   Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UK Government, the Welsh Government, Senedd Cymru and Ofcom

                                                                                                         (Page 109)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip to the Chair, Culture, Communication, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee regarding the review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UK Government, the Welsh Government, Senedd Cymru and Ofcom

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6.9   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Engagement

                                                                                             (Pages 110 - 112)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair, Finance Committee in relation to its programme of engagement for the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

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6.10Biodiversity: Protecting and enhancing the natural environment

                                                                                             (Pages 113 - 114)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to biodiversity: protecting and enhancing the natural environment

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6.11Scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner

                                                                                                         (Page 115)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair, Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner

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

(14.15)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (14.15-14.30)

 

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8       Decarbonisation of Housing - consideration of evidence heard under items 2,3,4 and 5

 

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9       Renewable energy in Wales - consideration of the Committee's draft report

                                                                                             (Pages 116 - 138)

Attached Documents:
Draft report: Renewable energy in Wales

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