Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 March 2026

Meeting time: 09.28 - 12.49
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15770


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

Witnesses:

Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

Neil Hemington, Welsh Government

Edward Sherriff, Welsh Government

Roch Cheroux, Dŵr Cymru - Welsh Water

Committee Staff:

Manon George (Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Francesca Howorth (Researcher)

Lorna Scurlock (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson MS.

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2       General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning and officials.

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3       Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water.

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4       Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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4.1   Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

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4.2   Restoration of opencast mining sites

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4.3   Legislative Consent: Railways Bill

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4.4   The Deposit Return Scheme

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4.5   Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales

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4.6   The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant Health) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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4.7   Challenges and opportunities for Welsh public services

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4.8   Legislative Consent: Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

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

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) 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 key issues: Legacy report

7.1 The Committee considered the key issues paper and agreed conclusions and recommendations.

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