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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 13 December 2023 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 13/12/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 Apologies were received from Llyr Gruffydd MS, and in accordance with standing order 17.22, Delyth Jewell MS was elected temporary Chair for this meeting and Luke Fletcher MS substituted. 1.2 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
(09.30-10.30)	2.	Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change View the background to item 2. Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change Peter McDonald, Director Economic Infrastructure - Welsh Government Ruth Conway, Deputy Director Public and Integrated Transport – Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Welsh Government , item 2. PDF 244 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials.
(10.40-11.30)	3.	Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change View the background to item 3. Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change Peter McDonald, Director Economic Infrastructure - Welsh Government Ruth Conway, Deputy Director Public and Integrated Transport – Welsh Government Minutes: 3.1 The Committee continued to receive evidence from the Minister for Climate Change and officials.
(11.30)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted. 4.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine.
	4.1	Cable ploughing View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to A Thomas Plant Hire Ltd in relation to cable ploughing , item 4.1 PDF 80 KB Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to cable ploughing , item 4.1 PDF 77 KB Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to cable ploughing , item 4.1 PDF 108 KB
	4.2	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: 40th British-Irish Council Summit , item 4.2 PDF 151 KB Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the inter-institutional relations agreement , item 4.2 PDF 179 KB
	4.3	Sewage discharge and storm overflows View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter from Mr Wynne Jones to the Chair in relation to sewage overflows , item 4.3 PDF 115 KB
	4.4	Environmental Information Regulations in relation to Wales View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to Environmental Information Regulations in relation to Wales , item 4.4 PDF 80 KB Letter from Guy Linley-Adams to the Petitions Committee in relation to the Environmental Information Regulations in relation to Wales , item 4.4 PDF 324 KB
	4.5	Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Coal Action Network to the Chair in relation to Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine , item 4.5 PDF 138 KB Letter from the Coal Authority to the Welsh Government in relation to Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine , item 4.5 PDF 146 KB Ministerial advice in relation to Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine , item 4.5 PDF 164 KB
(11.40)	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
	6.	Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3 View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 Members considered the evidence received from the Minister for Climate Change and Welsh Government officials, under items 2 and 3.
	7.	Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2024 View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 23 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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