Meetings
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
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Meeting: 05/10/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)
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- Transcript for 05/10/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
7 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 3 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a few minor amendments.
Meeting: 29/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)
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3 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Matt Davies, Head of Public & Environmental Affairs – British Plastics Federation (BPF)
Natalia Lewis-Maselino, Industrial Issues Executive; Plastics & Flexible Packaging – British Plastics Federation (BPF)
The Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 7 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Paper - British Plastics Federation, item 3 PDF 486 KB View as HTML (3/2) 6 KB
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the British Plastics Federation.
Meeting: 29/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 8)
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence heard under items 3, 4 and 5
Minutes:
8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 3,4 and 5.
Meeting: 29/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)
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4 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 6
Judith Parry, Chair - Trading Standards Wales, and, Trading Standards and Registrar Service Manager - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Craig Mitchell, Head of Waste Support - Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
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Minutes:
4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of local government.
Meeting: 29/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change
Elen Shepard, Deputy Director, Environmental Protection –
Welsh Government
Nick Howard, Senior Government Lawyer – Welsh Government
Richard Clark, Head of Local Environment Quality – Welsh Government
Minutes:
5.1 1 Members heard evidence from the Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials.
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)
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6 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Chair to Y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee in relation to the Single Use Plastics Bill, item 6 PDF 86 KB
- Response from Y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair’s letter of 11 July 2022 in relation to the Single Use Plastics Bill, item 6 PDF 93 KB
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)
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6 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)
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3 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 2
Brett John, Deputy Head of Policy (Wales) - Federation of Small Businesses
David Chapman, Executive Director for Wales - UK Hospitality Wales
Supporting documents:
- Paper - Federation of Small Businesses, item 3 PDF 212 KB
- Paper - UK Hospitality Wales, item 3 PDF 189 KB
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Federation of Small Businesses, and UK Hospitality Wales.
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 8)
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - consideration of evidence heard under items 2, 3, 4, and 5
Minutes:
8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2, 3. 4 and 5.
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)
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4 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 3
Dr Richard Caddell – Reader in Law, School of Law and Politics - Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University
Will Henson, Policy & External Affairs Manager - Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA)
Megan Thomas, Policy and Research Officer - Disability Wales
Supporting documents:
- Paper - Dr Richard Cadell, item 4 PDF 370 KB View as HTML (4/1) 18 KB
- Paper - Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), item 4 PDF 109 KB
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Wales Governance Centre, Institute of Welsh Affairs, and Disability Wales.
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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5 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 4
Ben Maizey, Chair of Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Wales
Supporting documents:
- Paper - Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), item 5 PDF 307 KB View as HTML (5/1) 31 KB
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Chair of Chartered
Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Wales.
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)
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2 Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 1
Jemma Bere, Policy & Research Manager - Keep Wales Tidy
Liz Smith, Advocacy & Policy Officer - Wales Environment Link
The Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 45 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 46 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
- Paper - Wales Environment Link, item 2 PDF 521 KB
- Paper - Keep Wales Tidy, item 2 PDF 322 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Keep Wales Tidy and Wales Environment Link.