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Transcript: Transcript for 20/10/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.40)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to the meeting.

1.2 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Jenny Rathbone MS, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Llyr Gruffydd MS and Huw Irranca-Davies MS made declarations of relevant interests.

(09.40-10.50)

2.

Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 3

Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgages and Housing - Building Societies Association

Emma Harvey, Programme Director - Green Finance Institute

Matthew Jupp, Principal, Mortgages Policy - UK Finance

Cenydd Rowlands, Property Director - Development Bank of Wales

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Building Societies Association, Green Finance Institute, UK Finance, and Development Bank of Wales.

(11.00-12.00)

3.

Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 4

Dan Wilson Craw, Deputy Director - Generation Rent

Gavin Dick, Policy Officer – National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns - Property Mark

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Generation Rent, National Residential Landlords Association, and Property Mark.

(12.10-13.20)

4.

Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 5

David Adams, Sustainability Consultant - UK Green Building Council

Gordon Brown MCIOB, Chair of Cymru Member Hub Committee - Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Sam Rees, Senior Public Affairs Officer- Wales - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 

Andy Sutton, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer - Sero

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the UK Green Building Council, Chartered Institute of Building, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and Sero.

(13.20)

5.

Papers to note

Minutes:

5.1 The papers were noted.

5.1

Decarbonising the private housing sector

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5.2

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill

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5.3

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill

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5.4

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill

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5.5

Welsh Government draft budget 2023-24

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5.6

The Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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5.7

Avian influenza

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5.8

House of Lords European Affairs Committee inquiry into the future UK-EU relationship

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5.9

Gilestone Farm - a biodiversity review

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(13.20)

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

Minutes:

6.1 The motion was agreed.

7.

Decarbonising the private housing sector - consideration of evidence heard under items 2,3 and 4

Minutes:

7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4.

8.

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings

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Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the Order of Consideration.