Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Meeting time: 09. - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14120


Hybrid

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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

John Griffiths MS (In place of Joyce Watson MS)

Witnesses:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Alice Teague, Welsh Government

Claire Bennett, Welsh Government

Clare Fernandes, Welsh Government

Adriana Kiss, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Katy Orford (Researcher)

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 Joyce Watson MS and John Griffiths MS substituted.

 

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2       Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and officials.

 

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3       Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and officials.

 

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4       Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

 

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4.1   UK Emissions Trading Scheme

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

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4.3   Nature Service Wales

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4.4   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

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4.5   Cardiff Airport

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4.6   Petition P-06-1474 Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres

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4.7   Natural Resources Wales Library and Information Services

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4.8   Legislative Consent: Great British Energy Bill

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the start of the meeting on 20 November

5.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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6       Consideration of evidence received under item 2

6.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2.

 

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7       Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

7.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

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8       Consideration of draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

8.1 The Committee agreed the draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill.

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9       Consideration of draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Great British Energy Bill

9.1 The Committee agreed the draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Great British Energy Bill.

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