Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 29 January 2026

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Manon George

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 (09.30-12.15)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry

(09.30-10.30)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 35)

Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity - School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Rail reform and scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Paper - Professor Mark Barry

 

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Break (10.30-10.45)

 

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3       Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

(10.45-12.15)                                                                           (Pages 36 - 53)

James Price, Chief Executive - Transport for Wales

Vernon Everitt, Chair - Transport for Wales

Heather Clash, Chief of Finance, Governance and Corporate Services - Transport for Wales

Attached Documents:
Paper - Transport for Wales

 

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4       Papers to note (12.15)

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4.1   Renewable energy generation in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 54 - 55)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Chair to Jane Dodds MS in relation to renewable energy figures and environmental assessment processes
Response from the Chair to Matthew Davies in relation to Renewable Energy Development Figures

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4.2   Inter-institutional Relations Agreement

                                                                                                 (Pages 56 - 57)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice, and Constitution Committee in relation to funding for Local and Community Energy in Wales as part of the work of Great British Energy
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

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

                                                                                                           (Page 58)

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

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4.4   Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure

                                                                                                 (Pages 59 - 62)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to Holyhead Port Closure
Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee to the Road Haulage Association in relation to Holyhead Port Closure

 

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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

(12.15)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (12.15-13.00)

 

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6       Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

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7       Consideration of draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 63 - 74)

Attached Documents:
Draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

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