Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.40
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15413


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Julie Morgan MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales

Peter McDonald, Welsh Government

Alex Walters, Welsh Government

Gareth Evans, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Manon George (Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Claire Butterworth (Legal Adviser)

Andrew Minnis (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       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales

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

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3       Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.1   Bus Services (Wales) Bill

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3.2   Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill

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3.3   Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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3.4   Renewable energy figures and environmental assessment processes

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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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Consideration of evidence received under item 2

5.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2.

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6       Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.2 on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill

6.1 The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.2 on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill.

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7       Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2026

7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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