Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 19 June 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 14.35
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15122

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Julie Morgan MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Lee Robinson, Transport for Wales

Richard Marwood, Transport for Wales

Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales

Catrin Dellar, Welsh Government

Hannah Dudley, Welsh Government

Alex Walters, Welsh Government

Vernon Everitt, Welsh Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Transport for Wales

James Burgess, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Sam Mason (Legal Adviser)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

Elfyn Henderson (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 Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Transport for Wales

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Transport for Wales.

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3       Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales and his officials.

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4       Chair of Transport for Wales - pre-appointment hearing

4.1 The Committee conducted a pre-appointment hearing with Vernon Everitt, the Welsh Government preferred candidate for the position of Chair, Transport for Wales.

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5       Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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5.1   Bus Services (Wales) Bill

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5.2   Marine environment management

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5.3   Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

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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 and 3

7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2 and 3.

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8       Consideration of evidence received under item 4

8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 4.

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9       Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.2 on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

9.1 The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No2 on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

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