Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 3 Senedd

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.05
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13572

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Delyth Jewell MS (Temporary Chair)

Jenny Rathbone MS

Joyce Watson MS

Luke Fletcher MS (In place of Llyr Gruffydd MS)

Witnesses:

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Ruth Conway, Welsh Government

Peter McDonald, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

Chloe Corbyn (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 Luke Fletcher MS substituted.

1.2 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2       Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change

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

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3       Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change

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.

4.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine.

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4.1   Cable ploughing

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4.2   Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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4.3   Sewage discharge and storm overflows

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4.4   Environmental Information Regulations in relation to Wales

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4.5   Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine

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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       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 Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2024

7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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