Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 2 Senedd and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 5 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Manon George

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 (09.30-10.45)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Evidence session with Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

(09.30-10.45)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 22)

Peter Perry, Chief Executive Officer, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Sam James, Managing Director, Commercial, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Martin Driscoll, Business Support & People Director, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s Trawsnewid programme
Paper - Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

 

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3       Papers to note (10.45)

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3.1   Legislative Consent: Planning and Infrastructure Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 23 - 24)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandums for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

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3.2   The response to recent storms

                                                                                                 (Pages 25 - 46)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: The response to recent storms
Response from Natural Resources Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: The response to recent storms

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3.3   Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 47 - 48)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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3.4   Office for National Statistics and Government Statistical Service consultations

                                                                                                           (Page 49)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the UK Statistics Authority to the Chair in relation to the Office for National Statistics and Government Statistical Service consultations

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3.5   UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

                                                                                                 (Pages 50 - 69)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Energy and Planning to the Cross Committee report on UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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3.6   Cardiff Airport

                                                                                                 (Pages 70 - 72)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to subsidy support to Cardiff Airport

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3.7   United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                           (Page 73)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025

 

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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

(10.45)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (10.45-11.00)

 

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5       Consideration of evidence received under item 2

                                                                                                                          

 

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