Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 30 April 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

Private, Hybrid

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At its meeting on 27 March 2025, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from today's meeting.

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

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Private meeting (09.30-12.15)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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2 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Technical briefing

(09.30-10.15) (Pages 1 - 317)

Alex Walters, Deputy Director, Public and Integrated Transport - Welsh Government

James Burgess, Head of Bus and Community Transport - Welsh Government

Catrin Dellar, Head of Bus Reform - Welsh Government

Nathalie Wickens, Bus Bill Policy Lead - Welsh Government

Bus Services (Wales) Bill – Bill Summary (PDF 951KB)

Bus Services (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 356KB)

Explanatory Memorandum (incorporating the Regulatory Impact Assessment) (PDF 2.3MB)

Attached Documents:
Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Bill Summary
Bus Services (Wales) Bill, as introduced
Explanatory Memorandum (incorporating the Regulatory Impact Assessment)

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Break (10.15-10.25)

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3 The Crown Estate’s Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 - Briefing

(10.25-10.55)

Rebecca Williams, Devolved Nations Director, The Crown Estate

David Jones, Public Affairs & Policy Manager (Wales), The Crown Estate

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Break (10.55-11.00)

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4 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill

(Pages 318 - 330)

Attached Documents:
Legal note on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill

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5 Consideration of draft report on Natural Resources Wales

(Pages 331 - 354)

Attached Documents:
Draft report on Natural Resources Wales: Annual scrutiny 2024-25

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6 Consideration on draft letter to the Business Committee in relation to the review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes

(Pages 355 - 359)

Attached Documents:
Draft letter to the Business Committee in relation to the review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes
Letter from the Older People's Commissioner for Wales to the Chair in relation to the Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill

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

(Pages 360 - 371)

Attached Documents:
Implementation review of the UK-EU Trade & Cooperation Agreement: Key issues

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8 Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Summer 2025

(Pages 372 - 375)

Attached Documents:
Forward work programme - Summer 2025

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