Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom Meeting date: 9 November 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 (9.15-9.30)

 

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Public meeting (09.30-12.15)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings

(09.30-12.15)                                                                                                  

Julie James MS – Minister for Climate Change

Nick Howard, Senior Government Lawyer – Welsh Government

Richard Clark, Head of Local Environment Quality and Regulation Welsh Government

Hefin Gill, Government Lawyer – Welsh Government

 

Documents relevant to Stage 2 proceedings will be available on the Bill page.

 

The Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee agreed on 20 October 2022, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be:

Section 1; Section 2; Schedule 1; Sections 3-23; Long Title

 

Marshalled List of Amendments

Grouping of Amendments

 

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3       Papers to note

(12.15)                                                                                                             

 

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3.1   The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 7)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Committee’s report on The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill

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3.2   Draft Strategy for Public Engagement & Action on Climate Change (2022-2026)

                                                                                                     (Pages 8 - 9)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Draft Strategy for Public Engagement & Action on Climate Change (2022-2026)

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3.3   UK Energy Prices Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 10 - 11)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd to Y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee in relation to the UK Energy Prices Bill

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3.4   Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 15)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

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3.5   Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 16 - 17)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

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3.6   Decarbonisation of the public sector

                                                                                                 (Pages 18 - 19)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Head of the Welsh Government Energy Service in relation to the Committee's invitation to give evidence to its inquiry into decarbonising the public sector

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3.7   The Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022

                                                                                                           (Page 20)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022

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3.8   The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022

                                                                                                 (Pages 21 - 22)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd in relation to the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022

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3.9   The Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

                                                                                                 (Pages 23 - 24)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd in relation to the Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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3.10The Welsh Government's purchase of Gilestone Farm

                                                                                                           (Page 25)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Usk Valley Conservation Group to the Minister for Economy in relation to the Welsh Government’s purchase of Gilestone Farm

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

(12.15)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (12.15-12.30)

 

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5       Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 26 - 44)

Attached Documents:
Legal note - Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Paper - Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

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