Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 2 Senedd and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 26 October 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.10
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13499

Hybrid

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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

Jenny Rathbone MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Emma Williams, Welsh Government

Claire Bennett, Welsh Government

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Chris Warner, Welsh Government

Phil Jones, Welsh Government

Kaarina Ruta, WLGA

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

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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       General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change - part 1

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials.

2.2 Under Standing Order 17.47, the meeting was adjourned due to a disturbance in the public gallery.

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3       General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change - part 2

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials.

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4       20 mph Speed Limit - Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change

4.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials.

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5       Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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5.1   Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

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5.2   Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)

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5.3   The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2023

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5.4   Off shore wind developments in the Celtic sea

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

6.1 The motion was agreed.

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7       Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4

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

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