Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 3 Senedd and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 30 January 2025

Meeting time: 09.15
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 (09.30-13.00)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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

(09.30-10.30) (Pages 1 - 47)

Alison Young, Commissioner for Public Law and the law in Wales – Law Commission

Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: consultation responses

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill
Paper - Law Commission

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Break (10.30-10.40)

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

(10.40-11.50) (Pages 48 - 70)

Dominic Driver, Acting Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting – Natural Resources Wales

Carl Banton, Operations Director – The Mining Remediation Authority

Rick Brunt, Health and Safety Executive Divisional Director  – Health and Safety Executive

Natural Resources Wales: Site-Specific Coal Tip Contingency Plans, Environmental Considerations, Guidance note

Attached Documents:
Paper - Natural Resources Wales
Paper - Mining Remediation Authority
Paper - Health and Safety Executive

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Break (11.50-12.00)

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4 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association and Local Authorities

(12.00-13.00) (Pages 71 - 84)

Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE, Leader - Welsh Local Government Association

Stephen Williams, Director Highways, Streetcare and Transportation Services – Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Jacqueline Mynott, Head of Infrastructure Asset Management – Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Cllr Stephen Thomas, Councillor – Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Kevin Kinsey, Infrastructure Services Manager – Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Attached Documents:
Paper - Welsh Local Government Association
Paper - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

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5 Papers to note (13.00)

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5.1 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

(Pages 85 - 108)

Attached Documents:
Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning following the 20 November scrutiny session
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair following the 20 November scrutiny session
Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales following the 27 November scrutiny session

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5.2 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

(Pages 109 - 135)

Attached Documents:
Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government regarding the scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s 2025-26 budget
Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s 2025-26 budget
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s 2025-26 budget

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5.3 Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill

(Pages 136 - 159)

Attached Documents:
Follow up letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill
Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill

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5.4 Review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes

(Pages 160 - 163)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair in relation to the Business Committee’s review of the Senedd’s processes relating to Public Bills and Member Bills

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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

(13.00)

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Lunch break (13.00-13.30)

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Private meeting (13.30-14.45)

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7 Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4

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8 Consideration of draft report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

(Pages 164 - 216)

Attached Documents:
Draft report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

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