Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue: Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 11 May 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 15.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13460

Remote

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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

Carolyn Thomas MS (In place of Jenny Rathbone MS)

Joyce Watson MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Witnesses:

Chris Ashley, Road Haulage Association

David Bithell, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Christine Boston, Sustrans Cymru

Lis Burnett, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Keith Hanson, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Aaron Hill, Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Cymru

Joshua James, Living Streets

Andrew Morgan, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Scott Pearson, Coach and Bus Association Cymru

Rosie Pitt, Institute of Acoustics

Peter Rogers, Institute of Acoustics

Stephen Turner, Institute of Acoustics

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)

 

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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 session 4

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Road Haulage Association, Sustrans Cymru, and Living Streets.

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

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Institute of Acoustics.

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

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Coach and Bus Association Cymru, and the Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru.

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

5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Welsh Local Government Association.

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6       Papers to note

6.1 The papers were noted.

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6.1   Natural Resources Wales

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6.2   Decarbonisation of the steel industry in south Wales

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

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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

7.1 The motion was agreed.

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

8.1 The Committee considered the 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

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 4 and 5.

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