Meeting Venue:
Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel
and video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 8 June 2023
Meeting time: 09.30 - 13.00
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13357
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Heledd Fychan MS (Chair) (In place of Llyr Gruffydd MS) Janet Finch-Saunders MS Huw Irranca-Davies MS Delyth Jewell MS Jenny Rathbone MS Joyce Watson MS |
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Witnesses: |
Dr Jonathan Davies, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Dr Richard Unsworth, Project Seagrass - Swansea University Annie Smith, RSPB Dr Katie Medcalf, Environment Systems Dr Tim Pagella, Bangor University Chloe Wenman, Marine Conservation Society |
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Committee Staff: |
Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk) Katy Orford (Researcher) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
2 Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Joyce Watson MS made a declaration of relevant interest.
2.2 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Wales Environment Link, and the National Park Authorities in Wales.
3 Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
3.1 The Committee received evidence from Dr Katie Medcalf, Dr Tim Pagella, and Dr Richard Unsworth.
4 Papers to note
4.1 The papers were noted.
4.1 The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
4.2 Plenary debate on the Committee’s annual report on the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales—2022-23
4.3 Climate Cymru priorities
4.4 Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine
4.5 Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group
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.
6 Biodiversity and the nature emergency - consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3
6.1 Members considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.
7 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
7.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.
8 The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - technical briefing from Welsh Government officials
8.1 The Committee received a technical briefing from Welsh Government officials.