Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 3 Senedd

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.15
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13461

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Heledd Fychan MS (Temporary Chair) (In place of Llyr Gruffydd MS)

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

Roger Herbert, Welsh Government

Helen Rowley, Welsh Government

Olwen Spiller, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)

Francesca Howorth (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.

1.2        Apologies were received from Llyr Gruffydd MS for the remainder of the summer term and Heledd Fychan MS substituted.

1.3        In the absence of the Chair, Heledd Fychan MS was elected temporary Chair for this meeting and the remainder of the summer term, in accordance with standing order 17.22

1.4        In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Huw Irranca-Davies MS, and Heledd Fychan MS made declarations of relevant interests.

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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 and officials.

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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 and officials.

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4       Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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

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4.2   The UK Emissions Trading Scheme

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4.3   Electric Vehicle charging

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4.4   Tata Steel - Decarbonisation of the steel industry

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4.5   The Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 3) for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

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4.6   Common Frameworks

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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 under items 2 and 3

6.1 Members considered the evidence received from the Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials, under items 2 and 3.

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7       Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

7.1 The Committee received a legal briefing on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.

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8       Consideration of the proposed timetable for the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the proposed timetable for the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill.

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