Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 3 Senedd and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

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Public meeting (09.30-12.40)

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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 - Evidence session with transport authorities

(09.30-10.30) (Pages 1 - 50)

Jason Prince, Director - Urban Transport Group

Matt Goggins, Director of Bus Reform - South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Executive

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Bus Services (Wales) Bill
Paper - Urban Transport Group

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Break (10.30-10.35)

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3 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with passenger interests organisations

(10.35-11.35) (Pages 51 - 67)

David Beer, Senior engagement manager - Transport Focus

Barclay Davies OBE, Director for Wales - Bus Users Cymru

Attached Documents:
Paper - Transport Focus
Paper - Bus Users Cymru

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Break (11.35-11.40)

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4 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with civil society organisations

(11.40-12.40) (Pages 68 - 109)

Rhian Bowen-Davies - Older People’s Commissioner for Wales

Rocio Cifuentes - Children's Commissioner for Wales

Llŷr ap Gareth, Head of Policy - Federation of Small Businesses Wales

Nathan Owen, External Affairs Manager - Royal National Institute of Blind People Cymru

Attached Documents:
Paper - Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
Paper - Children's Commissioner for Wales
Paper - Federation of Small Businesses Wales
Paper - Royal National Institute of Blind People Cymru

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5 Papers to note (12.40)

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5.1 Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW)

(Pages 110 - 111)

Attached Documents:
Response from the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales to the Committee's report: Annual scrutiny: National Infrastructure Commission for Wales 2024

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5.2 Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(Page 112)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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5.3 Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030

(Pages 113 - 115)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government to the Chair in relation to the Committee's inquiry on Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030

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5.4 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(Pages 116 - 117)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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5.5 The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill

(Page 118)

Attached Documents:
Letter from y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair in relation to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill

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5.6 The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2025

(Pages 119 - 120)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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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

(12.40)

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Private meeting (12.40-12.50)

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7 Consideration of draft letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to Welsh Government policies on Climate Change

(Pages 121 - 125)

Attached Documents:
Draft letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to Welsh Government policies on Climate Change

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8 The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill

(Pages 126 - 458)

Attached Documents:
Draft Environment ( Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
Explanatory Memorandum to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill timetable

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