Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Meeting time: 09. - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14820


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

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Professor Robert Lee, Cardiff University

Haf Elgar, Friends of the Earth

Daniel Therkelsen, Coal Action Network

Nick Horsley, Mineral Products Association Wales

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Sam Mason (Legal Adviser)

Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

Matthew Sutton (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2       Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill  - Evidence session with the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA)

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA).

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3       Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with environmental organisations

3.1 The Committee received evidence from environmental organisations.

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4       Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Mineral Products Association Wales and the British Aggregates Association

4.1 The Committee received evidence from the Mineral Products Association and the British Aggregates Association.

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5       Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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5.1   Temporary Closure of Holyhead Port

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5.2   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

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5.3   Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW)

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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, 3 and 4

7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4.

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8       UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

8.1 Members were presented with evidence following their participation in a cross-committee inquiry in relation to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).

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9       Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data (Use and Access) Bill

9.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Date (Use and Access) Bill.

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