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
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)
Janet Finch-Saunders MS
Delyth Jewell MS
Julie Morgan MS
Carolyn Thomas MS
Joyce Watson MS
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Witnesses:
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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
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Committee Staff:
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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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<AI1>
1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions,
and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the
meeting.
</AI1>
<AI2>
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.
</AI2>
<AI3>
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.
</AI3>
<AI4>
4
Papers to note
4.1 The papers were noted.
</AI4>
<AI5>
4.1
General scrutiny of the Deputy First
Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural
Affairs
</AI5>
<AI6>
4.2
Bus Services (Wales) Bill
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<AI7>
4.3
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of
Chair of Transport for Wales
</AI7>
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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
</AI10>
<AI11>
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.
</AI11>
<AI12>
6
Consideration of evidence received under
items 2 and 3
6.1 Members considered the
evidence heard under items 2 and 3.
</AI12>
<AI13>
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.
</AI13>
<AI14>
8
Consideration of draft report on storm
response
8.1 Members agreed the draft report.
</AI14>
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