Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.50
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13659

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:	Jenifer Baxter, National Infrastructure Commission for Wales Dr David Clubb, National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Mahima Khan (Deputy Clerk) Masudah Ali (Legal Adviser) Francesca Howorth (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 Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Chair and Deputy Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.

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3 Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.1 Draft Budget 2024-25

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3.2 Landfill Disposals Tax Community Scheme

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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 the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

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

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7 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Automated Vehicles Bill

7.1 The Committee received a legal briefing on the Automated Vehicles Bill.

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8 Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration at Stage 2

8.1 The Committee considered issues relating to Stage 2.

8.2 The Committee agreed in accordance with Standing Order 26.21 to vary the consideration for Stage 2 proceedings on the Infrastructure  (Wales) Bill, and to consider the sections in the bill in the following order:

Sections 1-60; Schedule 1; Sections 61-90; Schedule 2; Sections 91-142; Schedule 3; Long Title

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