Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 3 Senedd and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15534


Hybrid

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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:

Dr Viviane Gravey, Queens University, Belfast

Dr Victoria Jenkins, Swansea University

Professor Bob Lee, University of Birmingham

Professor Steve Ormerod, Cardiff University

Natalie Prosser, Office for Environmental Protection

Mark Roberts, Environmental Standards Scotland

Dame Glenys Stacey, Office for Environmental Protection

Lynda Warren, Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales

John Henderson, Deputy Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Claire Butterworth (Legal Adviser)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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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 Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill  - Evidence session with academics

2.1 The Committee received evidence from academics.

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3       Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with environmental bodies

3.1 The Committee received evidence from environmental bodies.

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4       Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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4.1   General scrutiny of the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

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4.2   Bus Services (Wales) Bill

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4.3   Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Transport for Wales

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4.4   Transport Inter-Ministerial Group

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4.5   Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

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4.6   Legislative Consent: Bus Services (No. 2) Bill

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

6.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2 and 3.

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7       Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill

7.1 Members considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill.

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8       Consideration of draft report on storm response

8.1 Members agreed the draft report.

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