Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 23 January 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

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At its meeting on 8 January 2025, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting.

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Private meeting (09.15-10.15)

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1 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Technical briefing

(09.30-10.15)

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Break (10.15-10.30)

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Public meeting (10.30-12.30)

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(10.30)

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3 Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

(10.30-11.30) (Pages 1 - 31)

James Price, Chief Executive - Transport for Wales

Jan Chaudhry-Van Der Velde, Chief Operations Officer - Transport for Wales

Heather Clash, Chief Finance, Governance and Corporate Services Officer - Transport for Wales

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Annual Scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Paper - Transport for Wales

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Break (11.30-11.40)

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Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales - continued

(11.40-12.30)

James Price, Chief Executive - Transport for Wales

Jan Chaudhry-Van Der Velde, Chief Operations Officer - Transport for Wales

Heather Clash, Chief Finance, Governance and Corporate Services Officer - Transport for Wales

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4 Papers to note (12.30)

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4.1 Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030

(Page 32)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Cardiff Civic Society to the Chair in relation to preserving and enhancing biodiversity

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4.2 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(Pages 33 - 35)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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4.3 Temporary Closure of Holyhead Port

(Pages 36 - 37)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to the temporary closure of Holyhead Port

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4.4 Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

(Pages 38 - 40)

Attached Documents:
Update from Natural Resources Wales in relation to the Committee's report: Natural Resources Wales - Annual Scrutiny 2023-24

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4.5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

(Pages 41 - 44)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Ramblers Cymru to the Chair in relation to the scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

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4.6 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

(Pages 45 - 51)

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

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4.7 Interparliamentary forum

(Pages 52 - 53)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair in relation to the Interparliamentary forum

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4.8 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(Pages 54 - 57)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to forthcoming intergovernmental meetings
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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4.9 Legislative Consent: Data Use and Access Bill

(Page 58)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the Legislative Consent: Data Use and Access 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

(12.30)

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Private meeting (12.30-12.50)

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6 Consideration of evidence received under items 3 and 4

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7 Storm response inquiry

(Pages 59 - 64)

Attached Documents:
Paper - Consideration of approach to work on storm response inquiry
Paper - Engagement Proposal

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