Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 18 January 2024

Meeting time: 09. - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13658


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS (In place of Delyth Jewell MS)

Jenny Rathbone MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Sir David Henshaw, Natural Resources Wales

Clare Pillman, Natural Resources Wales

Prys Davies, Natural Resources Wales

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Lorna Scurlock (Researcher)

 

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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 Delyth Jewell MS and Mabon Ap Gwynfor MS substituted.

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2       Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Natural Resources Wales.

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3       Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.1   General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change

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3.2   Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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3.3   UK Emissions Trading Scheme

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3.4   UK - EU governance

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3.5   Water quality and sewage discharges

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3.6   Enhanced Nutrient Management Approach

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3.7   Infrastructure (Wales) Bill

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3.8   Ffos-y-Fran opencast coalmine

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Consideration of evidence received under item 2

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under item 2.

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6       Consideration of draft report on performance of Dwr Cymru

6.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report subject to a few minor amendments.

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7       Consideration of draft report on Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee

7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report.

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8       Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2024

8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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