Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 1 March 2023

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

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Public meeting (09.30-12.00)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change

(09.30-10.50)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 42)

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Jon Oates, Deputy Director for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency - Welsh Government

John Howells, Director Climate Change, Energy and Planning - Welsh Government

Lucy Corfield, Head of Decarbonisation - Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales progress
Paper - Welsh Government: progress towards delivery of climate change commitments

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Break (10.50-11.00)

 

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3       The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change

(11.00-12.00)                                                                           (Pages 43 - 50)

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Peter McDonald, Director Economic Infrastructure – Welsh Government

Ruth Conway, Deputy Director Public and Integrated Transport – Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Scrutiny of implementation of the Roads Review Report

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4       Papers to note

(12.00)                                                                                                             

 

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4.1   Legislative Consent Memoranda for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 51 - 52)

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

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4.2   The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023

                                                                                                           (Page 53)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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

                                                                                                 (Pages 54 - 55)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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4.4   Scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills

                                                                                                 (Pages 56 - 57)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd to the Chair of the Finance Committee in relation to scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills

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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)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (12.00-12.30)

 

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6       Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - consideration of evidence heard under item 2

                                                                                                                          

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7       The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - consideration of evidence heard under item 3

                                                                                                                          

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8       Consideration of the Committee's draft report on electric vehicle charging

                                                                                                                        

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