Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom  

Meeting date: 4 May 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 (09.30-14.10)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1

(09.30-10.45)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 52)

Dr Victoria Jenkins, Associate Professor, Law - Swansea University

Professor Enda Hayes, Professor of Air Quality and Carbon Management – University of the West of England

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Paper - Dr Victoria Jenkins
Paper - Professor Enda Hayes

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Break (10.45-10.55)

 

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3       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2

(10.55-12.15)                                                                           (Pages 53 - 96)

Joseph Carter, Head of Devolved Nations - Asthma and Lung UK

Professor Gwyneth Davies, Professor of Respiratory Medicine & Respiratory Physician - Royal College of Physicians

Dr Sarah Jones, Consultant in Environmental Public Health - Public Health Wales

Attached Documents:
Paper - Healthy Air Cymru
Paper - Asthma and Lung UK
Paper - Royal College of Physicians
Paper - Public Health Wales

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Lunch break (12.15-12.45)

 

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Private pre-meeting (12.45-12.55)

 

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4       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3

(12.55-14.10)                                                                         (Pages 97 - 101)

Councillor Matthew Vaux, Spokesperson for Regulatory Services – Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Ian Jones, Head of Service, Public Protection - Wrexham County Borough Council, and Environmental Protection Lead on behalf of Directors of Public Protection Wales (DPPW)

Steven Manning, Senior Scientific Officer (Community & Environment) - Newport City Council

Tom Price, Team Leader, Pollution Control - Swansea Council

Attached Documents:
Paper - Newport City Council

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5       Papers to note

                                                                                                                          

 

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

                                                                                             (Pages 102 - 111)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair’s letter of 31 March in relation to The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill

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5.2   Water pollution in Welsh rivers and seas

                                                                                             (Pages 112 - 114)

Attached Documents:
Letter from letter from Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP, Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee to the Chair in relation to a letter sent to the Minister for Climate Change about water pollution in Welsh rivers and seas.

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

(14.10)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (14.10-14.40)

 

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7       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4

                                                                                                                          

 

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

                                                                                                                          

 

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9       Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme

                                                                                             (Pages 115 - 118)

Attached Documents:
Paper - Forward work programme

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