Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 11 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 (09.30-14.30)

 

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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 4

(09.30-10.40)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 49)

Chris Ashley, Policy Lead, Environment and Vehicles - Road Haulage Association (RHA)

Christine Boston, Director - Sustrans Cymru

Joshua James, Public Affairs Manager - Living Streets

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Paper - Road Haulage Association
Paper - Sustrans Cymru
Paper - Living Streets

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Break (10.40-10.50)

 

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3       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5

(10.50-11.50)                                                                           (Pages 50 - 56)

Stephen Turner, Immediate Past President – Institute of Acoustics

Peter Rogers, Chair - Institute of Acoustics Parliamentary and Public Liaison Group

Rosie Pitt, Chair - Institute of Acoustics Welsh Branch

Attached Documents:
Paper - Institute of Acoustics

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Lunch break (11.50-12.20)

 

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4       Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with bus operators

(12.20-13.20)                                                                           (Pages 57 - 69)

Scott Pearson, Chair - Coach and Bus Association Cymru (CABAC)

Aaron Hill, Director - Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Cymru

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services

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Break (13.20-13.30)

 

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5       Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government

(13.30-14.30)                                                                                                  

Cllr Andrew Morgan, Leader, and Climate Change Spokesperson – Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Cllr Keith Henson, Chair of the Mid Wales Transport Group – Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Cllr David Bithell, Chair of the North Wales Transport Group – Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Cllr Lis Burnett, Rural Affairs Spokesperson – Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

 

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6       Papers to note

(14.30)                                                                                                             

 

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6.1   Natural Resources Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 70 - 74)

Attached Documents:
Briefing note from Natural Resources Wales following their annual scrutiny session with the Committee on 9 February 2023

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6.2   Decarbonisation of the steel industry in south Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 75 - 76)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Tata Steel UK to the Chair following their evidence session at the Committee's meeting of 26 April 2023

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6.3   Inter-Ministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

                                                                                                           (Page 77)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group

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

(14.30)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (14.30-15.00)

 

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

                                                                                                                          

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9       Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - consideration of evidence received under items 4 and 5

                                                                                                                          

 

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