Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13235

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

Olwen Spiller, Welsh Government

Helen Rowley, Welsh Government

Roger Herbert, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)

Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)

 

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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       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Climate Change.

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3       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2

3.1 The Committee continued to receive evidence from the Minister for Climate Change.

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4       Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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4.1   The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill

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

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4.3   Digital Connectivity in Wales

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4.4   Inter-ministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

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

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

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4.7   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

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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       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence received

6.1 Members considered the evidence received from the Minister for Climate change under items 2 and 3.

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7       Common framework for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme - technical briefing

7.1 The Committee received a technical briefing on the common framework for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

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8       Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales - consideration of the Committee's draft report

8.1 The Committee agreed to carry over consideration of its draft report to the next meeting.

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9       Consideration of the letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee in relation to draft budget documentation provided by the Welsh Government

9.1 Members considered the letter and agreed to write to the Chair of the Finance Committee.

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10    Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme

10.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its forward work programme for the summer term.

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