Meeting Venue:
Committee room 4
Tŷ Hywel and video
Conference via
Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.50
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14851
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Janet Finch-Saunders MS
Delyth Jewell MS
Julie Morgan MS
Carolyn Thomas MS
Joyce Watson MS
Heledd Fychan MS (In place of Llyr Gruffydd
MS)
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Witnesses:
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Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister
and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Claire Bennett, Welsh Government
Gian Marco Currado, Welsh Government
Clare Fernandes, Welsh Government
Andy Fraser, Welsh Government
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Committee Staff:
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Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)
Richard Thomas (Clerk)
Katy Orford (Researcher)
Matthew Sutton (Researcher)
Hannah Jenkins (Researcher)
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions,
and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the
meeting.
1.2 Apologies were received from Llyr Gruffydd
MS and Heledd Fychan MS substituted.
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General scrutiny of 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
Storm response inquiry - 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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Papers to note
4.1 The papers were noted.
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4.1
Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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4.2
Bus Services (Wales) Bill
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4.3
Legislative Consent: Bus Services (No. 2)
Bill
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4.4
The Environment (Air Quality and
Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024
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4.5
Holyhead Port Storm Damage and
Closure
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4.6
Storm response
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4.7
Halting and reversing the loss of nature
by 2030
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4.8
Restoration of opencast mining
sites
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4.9
Scrutiny of Natural Resources
Wales
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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 from the meeting on 30 April
5.1 The motion was agreed.
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6
Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill
- Consideration of the Committee's Stage 1 draft Report
6.1 Members agreed the draft report subject to
a few minor amendments.
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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
Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Consideration
of scope and approach to Stage 1 scrutiny
8.1 The Committee considered and agreed its
approach to Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bill.
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9
Restoration of opencast mining
sites
9.1 The Committee considered the evidence
received under item 9.
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10
Forward work programme
10.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its
Forward Work Programme.
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