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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair) Janet Finch-Saunders MS Delyth Jewell MS Julie Morgan MS Carolyn Thomas MS Joyce Watson MS
Witnesses:	Rhys Owen, Landscapes Wales Rebecca Sharp, Neath Port Talbot County Council Gwyn Teague, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Steve Wilson, Dŵr Cymru - Welsh Water Ceri Davies, Natural Resources Wales Ruth Jenkins, Natural Resources Wales Nadia De Longhi, Natural Resources Wales Sian Williams, Natural Resources Wales Huwel Manley, Natural Resources Wales
Committee Staff:	Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk) Katy Orford (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Carolyn Thomas MS made a declaration of relevant interest.

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2 Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities

2.1 The Committee received evidence from public authorities.

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3 Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Natural Resources Wales.

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4 Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales on topical issues

4.1 The Committee received evidence from Natural Resources Wales.

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5 Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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5.1 The UK/European Forest Institute: Host Country Agreement

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5.2 Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

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5.3 Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)

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5.4 The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) Regulations 2024

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5.5 P-06-1395 Halt significant new development on the Gwent Levels SSSIs

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5.6 Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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5.7 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

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5.8 Restoration of opencast mining sites

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5.9 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

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5.10 General scrutiny of the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

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5.11 Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

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

6.1 The motion was agreed.

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7 Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2 and 3.

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8 Consideration of evidence received under item 4

8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 4.

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9 Consideration of draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Transport and North Wales in relation to transport

9.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft letter.

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10 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

10.1 The Committee received a legal briefing on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill.

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11 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Great British Energy Bill

11.1 The Committee received a legal briefing on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Great British Energy Bill.

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Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

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Attendance

1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

2 Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities

3 Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales

4 Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales on topical issues

5 Papers to note

5.1 The UK/European Forest Institute: Host Country Agreement

5.2 Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

5.3 Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)

5.4 The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) Regulations 2024

5.5 P-06-1395 Halt significant new development on the Gwent Levels SSSIs

5.6 Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

5.7 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

5.8 Restoration of opencast mining sites

5.9 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

5.10 General scrutiny of the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

5.11 Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

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

7 Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

8 Consideration of evidence received under item 4

9 Consideration of draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Transport and North Wales in relation to transport

10 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

11 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Great British Energy Bill

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