Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13233

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Jonathan Oates, Welsh Government

John Howells, Welsh Government

Lucy Corfield, Welsh Government

Ruth Conway, Welsh Government

Peter McDonald, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)

Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials.

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

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials.

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4       Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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4.9   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

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

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4.4   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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received 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

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under item 3.

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

8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a few minor amendments.

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