Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 22 February 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

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Public meeting (09.30-16.00)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings

(09.30-12.30)                                                                                                  

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Neil Hemington, Chief Planner – Welsh Government

Owen Struthers, Head of National Consenting – Welsh Government

Nicholas Webb, Lawyer – Welsh Government

 

Documents relevant to Stage 2 proceedings will be available on the Bill page.

 

The Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee agreed on 31 January 2024, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be:

 

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

 

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Lunch break (12.30-13.15)

 

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3       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings continued

(13.15-16.00)                                                                                                  

 

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4       Papers to note (16.00)

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4.1   Electric vehicle charging

                                                                                                   (Pages 1 - 50)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report on Electric Vehicle Charging - January 2024
Additional response from the Welsh Government to the Committee’s report on Electric Vehicle Charging - January 2024
Welsh Government Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) Executive Summary

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4.2   Cable ploughing

                                                                                                 (Pages 51 - 87)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Llanarthne Area Community Pylon Group to the Chair in relation to cable ploughing

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4.3   Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

                                                                                                           (Page 88)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

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4.4   The Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

                                                                                                 (Pages 89 - 90)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change - 6 February 2024
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change - 16 February 2024

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4.5   The Windsor Framework (non-commercial movement of pet animals) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 91 - 92)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd to the Chair in relation to the Windsor Framework (non-commercial movement of pet animals) Regulations 2024

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4.6   Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

                                                                                                           (Page 93)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Natural Resources Wales to the Chair in relation to the Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

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4.7   Resources and waste common framework

                                                                                                           (Page 94)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

 

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the 6 March meeting

(16.00)                                                                                                             

 

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