Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid: Committee room

4 Tŷ Hywel and video Conference via

Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 28 September 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 14.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13470


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Heledd Fychan MS (In place of Llyr Gruffydd MS)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Delyth Jewell MS (Temporary Chair)

Jenny Rathbone MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

James Good, National Infrastructure Planning Association

Eleri Davies, National Infrastructure Planning Association

Liz Dunn, RenewableUK Cymru

Tom Hill, Marine Energy Wales

Matthew Hindle, Wales & West utilities

Geoff Ogden, Transport for Wales (TfW)

Annie Smith, RSPB Cymru

Ross Evans, Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales

Sonny Robinson, Network Rail

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Llyr Gruffydd MS, and in accordance with standing order 17.22, Delyth Jewell MS was elected temporary Chair for this meeting and Heledd Fychan MS substituted.

1.2 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.3 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Joyce Watson MS made a declaration of relevant interest.

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2       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from the National Infrastructure Planning Association.

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3       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from energy sector developers.

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4       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Transport sector developers

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from transport sector developers.

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5       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations

5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from environmental organisations.

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6       Papers to note

6.1 The papers were noted.

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6.1   The draft Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023

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6.2   UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

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6.3   The Infrastructure (Wales) Bill

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6.4   Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

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6.5   The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023

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6.6   The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023

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6.7   The Windsor Framework (Plant Health) Regulations 2023

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6.8   The Windsor Framework (Financial Assistance) (Marking of Retail Goods) Regulations 2023

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6.9   Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)

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6.10 Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

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6.11 Ffos-y-Fran opencast coalmine

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6.12 Climate Change Committee's (CCC) report, Adapting to climate change - Progress in Wales

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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       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3, 4 and 5

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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9       Bus Franchising Research: Commission Approach

9.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its approach to Bus Franchising Research.

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10    Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

10.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.

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