Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Meeting date: 25 January 2023

Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting time: 09.40
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.20-09.40)

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Public meeting (09.40)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.40)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Papers to note

(09.40)                                                                                                             

 

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2.1   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 7)

Attached Documents:
Paper from Wales Environment Link in relation to the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2023-24

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2.2   The Welsh Government's climate change commitments

                                                                                                             (Page 8)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to scrutiny of progress towards delivery of climate change commitments

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2.3   Trees and woodland

                                                                                                   (Pages 9 - 15)

Attached Documents:
Paper from The Woodland Trust - The State of our Woods and Trees: Actions for tree and woodland protection in Wales

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2.4   UK Emissions Trading Scheme

                                                                                                 (Pages 16 - 19)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Haven Energy Forum to the Chair in relation to  the UK Emissions Trading Scheme

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting

(09.40)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (09.40-10.00)

 

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4       Consideration of the Committee's draft report - Decarbonising the private housing sector

                                                                                                 (Pages 20 - 62)

Attached Documents:
Draft report - Decarbonising the private housing sector

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Public meeting (10.00-12.10)

 

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5       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 1

(10.00-11.00)                                                                         (Pages 63 - 151)

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Environment and Marine – Welsh Government

Peter McDonald, Director Economic Infrastructure – Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Director- Finance and Operations – Welsh Government

Jonathan Oates, Deputy Director for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency – Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Recent flooding
Research brief - Scrutiny of the 2023-24 Draft Climate Change Budget
Paper - Welsh Government: Climate Change Draft Budget 2023-24
Paper - Welsh Government: Draft Budget Financial Briefing Pack - Description by Budget Expenditure Line (BEL)

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Break (11.00-11.10)

 

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6       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2

(11.10-12.10)                                                                                                  

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Environment & Marine – Welsh Government

Peter McDonald, Director Economic Infrastructure – Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Director- Finance & Operations – Welsh Government

Jonathan Oates, Deputy Director for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency – Welsh Government

 

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Private meeting (12.10-12.30)

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7       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - consideration of evidence heard under items 5 and 6

                                                                                                                          

 

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