Meeting Venue:
Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel
and video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 7 December 2022
Meeting time: 09.20
For further information contact:
Marc Wyn Jones
Committee Clerk
0300 200 6565
SeneddClimate@senedd.wales
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Private pre-meeting (09.05-09.20)
Public meeting
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
(09.20)
2 Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
(09.20-10.20) (Pages 1 - 8)
Dr David Clubb, Chair - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW)
Dr Jenifer Baxter, Deputy Chair - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW)
National Infrastructure Commission for Wales: Annual Report 2021/22
Attached Documents:
Research brief - Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure
Commission for Wales (NICW)
Break (10.20-10.30)
3 General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 1
(10.30-11.25) (Pages 9 - 35)
Julie James MS – Minister for Climate Change
Lee Waters MS – Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Attached Documents:
Research brief - Ministerial scrutiny
Paper - Welsh Government
Break (11.25-11.35)
4 General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 2
(11.35-12.30)
Julie James MS – Minister for Climate Change
Lee Waters MS – Deputy Minister for Climate Change
5 Papers to note
(12.30)
5.1 Interim environmental protection measures
(Pages 36 - 42)
Attached Documents:
Response from the Welsh Government to the Committee's report on
operation of the interim environmental protection measures
Response from the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for
Wales to the Committee's report on operation of the interim
environmental protection measures
5.2 Decarbonising privately-owned homes in Wales
(Pages 43 - 44)
Attached Documents:
Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair’s
letter of 6 October 2022 regarding the Committee’s inquiry
into decarbonising privately-owned homes in Wales
5.3 Petition P-06-1292 - Net Zero Wales
(Page 45)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in
relation to petition P-06-1292 - Make Welsh public sector
organisations report scope 3 emissions and include them in net zero
targets
5.4 Legislative Consent Memoranda for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill
(Pages 46 - 47)
Attached Documents:
Response from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the
Committee’s report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda for
the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill
5.5 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
(Pages 48 - 49)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair, Local
Government and Housing Committee in relation to the Legislative
Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration
Bill
5.6 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
(Pages 50 - 60)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair of the
Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
5.7 Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(Pages 61 - 62)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and
Trefnydd to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
5.8 Scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills
(Pages 63 - 65)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the First
Minister in relation to scrutiny of the financial implications of
Bills
5.9 The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
(Page 66)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Llanishen Fach Primary School following
their visit to the Senedd to share their views on single use
plastic items
5.10The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
(Pages 67 - 72)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee to y Llywydd in relation to The Environmental Protection
(Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to The
Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales)
Bill
5.11Climate adaptation and carbon budgets
(Pages 73 - 74)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in
relation to Climate adaptation and carbon budgets
5.12Electric vehicle charging
(Page 75)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in
relation to electric vehicle charging
5.13Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24
(Pages 76 - 77)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education
Committee to Committee Chair’s in relation to the Welsh
Government’s Draft Budget 2023-24
5.14The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022
(Pages 78 - 79)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and
Trefnydd to the Chair in relation to The Phytosanitary Conditions
(Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022
5.15The Plant Health (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
(Pages 80 - 81)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales and
Trefnydd to the Chair in relation to the The Plant Health
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
(12.30)
Private meeting (12.30-12.40)
7 Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales - consideration of evidence heard under item 2
8 Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - consideration of evidence heard under items 3 and 4
9 Consideration of the Committee's Forward Work Programme
(Pages 82 - 88)
Attached Documents:
Paper - Forward work programme
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