Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 3 Senedd

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 12 December 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 (09.30-11.00)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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2 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

(09.30-11.00)

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

Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Mining Legacy and Reservoir Safety - Welsh Government

Madeline Rees, Lawyer - Welsh Government

The Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum (incorporating the Regulatory Impact Assessment and Explanatory Notes)

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3 Papers to note (11.00)

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3.1 Decarbonisation of housing

(Pages 1 - 2)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to decarbonisation of housing
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair in relation to decarbonisation of housing

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3.2 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

(Pages 3 - 4)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to James Price, Chief Executive, Transport for Wales in relation to the scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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3.3 Flooding in Wales

(Pages 5 - 9)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Andrew RT Davies to the Chair in relation to the Welsh Government responses to the experiences and aftermath of Storm Dennis
Letter from Heledd Fychan MS to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to flooding in Wales

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3.4 Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill

(Pages 10 - 11)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill
Response from the Chair to the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill

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3.5 The UK Emissions Trading Scheme

(Pages 12 - 13)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme

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3.6 Legislative Consent: Great British Energy Bill

(Pages 14 - 17)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Report on Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Great British Energy Bill

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

(11.00)

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Private meeting (11.00-12.00)

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5 Consideration of evidence received under item 2

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6 Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

(Pages 18 - 28)

Attached Documents:
Legal note on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

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7 Consideration of draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to energy, planning and transport

(Pages 29 - 32)

Attached Documents:
Draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to energy, planning and transport

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

(Pages 33 - 37)

Attached Documents:
Draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to transport

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9 Consideration of draft report on halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030

(Pages 38 - 85)

Attached Documents:
Draft report on halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030

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10 Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2025

(Pages 86 - 91)

Attached Documents:
Forward work programme - Spring 2025

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