Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 3 Senedd

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 27 November 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 General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales

(09.30-11.00) (Pages 1 - 29)

Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales

Peter McDonald, Director of Transport and Digital Connectivity - Welsh Government

Steven McGregor, Deputy Director, North Wales - Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Transport Scrutiny
Paper - Welsh Government

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3 Papers to note (11.00)

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3.1 Petition P-06-1439 Improve vital late night public transport infrastructure in South and South West Wales

(Page 30)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to late night public transport infrastructure in South and South West Wales

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3.2 Transport scrutiny

(Pages 31 - 42)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to transport
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair in relation to transport

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3.3 National Seagrass Action Plan proposal for Wales

(Page 43)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Chair to Joel James MS in relation to the National Seagrass Action Plan for Wales

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3.4 The Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(Pages 44 - 47)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Letter from the Chair of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to the Chair in relation to engagement in areas of shared policy
Response from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee to the Chair of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to engagement in areas of shared policy

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3.5 Interim Environmental Governance Measures in Wales

(Pages 48 - 55)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Report on operation of the interim environmental protection measures 2023-24
Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Report on operation of the interim environmental protection measures 2023-24

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3.6 The UK Emissions Trading Scheme

(Pages 56 - 57)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2024

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3.7 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

(Pages 58 - 59)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Water (Special Measures) Bill

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3.8 Petition P-06-1474 Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres and Petition P-06-1447  Stop Natural Resources Wales closing the visitor centre at Ynyslas National Nature Reserve

(Pages 60 - 63)

Attached Documents:
Follow up letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to Petition P-06-1474 and Petition P-06-1447
Follow up letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the CEO of Natural Resources Wales in relation to Petition P-06-1474 and Petition P-06-1447

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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 (11.00-11.30)

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5 Consideration of evidence received under item 2

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

(Pages 64 - 69)

Attached Documents:
Legal note on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

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7 The Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Consideration of approach to Stage 1 scrutiny

(Pages 70 - 79)

Attached Documents:
Papur – Dull craffu ar Fil Tomenni Mwyngloddiau a Chwareli Nas Defnyddir (Cymru) (Saesneg yn unig)

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