Agenda and minutes

Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 22 February 2024 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 22/02/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items

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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

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Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Janet Finch-Saunders MS and Joel James MS substituted.

1.3 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson MS and Jayne Bryant MS and Sarah Murphy MS substituted.

1.4 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Jenny Rathbone MS and Adam Price MS made declarations of relevant interest.

(09.30-12.30)

Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings

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Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Neil Hemington, Chief Planner – Welsh Government

Owen Struthers, Head of National Consenting – Welsh Government

Nicholas Webb, Lawyer – Welsh Government

Documents relevant to Stage 2 proceedings will be available on the Bill page.

The Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee agreed on 31 January 2024, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be:

Sections 1-60; Schedule 1; Sections 61-90; Schedule 2; Sections 91-142; Schedule 3; Long Title

Minutes:

2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee disposed of the following amendments to the Bill:

Amendment 95 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant
Delyth Jewell	Huw Irranca-Davies
Llyr Gruffydd	Jenny Rathbone

As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 95 was not agreed.

Amendment 191 (Adam Price MS) was withdrawn.

Amendment 192 (Adam Price MS) was withdrawn.

Amendment 96 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant
Delyth Jewell	Huw Irranca-Davies
Llyr Gruffydd	Jenny Rathbone

As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 96 was not agreed.

Amendment 37 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant	Delyth Jewell
	Huw Irranca-Davies	Llyr Gruffydd
	Jenny Rathbone

Amendment 37 was not agreed.

Amendment 193 (Adam Price MS) was not moved.

Amendment 194 (Adam Price MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant
Delyth Jewell	Huw Irranca-Davies
Llyr Gruffydd	Jenny Rathbone

As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 194 was not agreed.

Amendment 195 (Adam Price MS) was not moved.

Amendment 196 (Adam Price MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant
Delyth Jewell	Huw Irranca-Davies
Llyr Gruffydd	Jenny Rathbone

As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 196 was not agreed.

Amendment 139 (Delyth Jewell MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Delyth Jewell	Jayne Bryant
Llyr Grufydd	Huw Irranca-Davies
	Jenny Rathbone
	Joel James

Amendment 139 was not agreed.

Amendment 97 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 98 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 140 (Delyth Jewell MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Delyth Jewell	Jayne Bryant
Llyr Grufydd	Huw Irranca-Davies
	Jenny Rathbone
	Joel James

Amendment 140 was not agreed.

Amendment 99 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant
Delyth Jewell	Huw Irranca-Davies
Llyr Gruffydd	Jenny Rathbone

As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 99 was not agreed.

Amendment 100 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant
Delyth Jewell	Huw Irranca-Davies
Llyr Gruffydd	Jenny Rathbone

As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 100 was not agreed.

Amendment 101 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Joel James	Jayne Bryant
Delyth Jewell	Huw Irranca-Davies
Llyr Gruffydd	Jenny Rathbone

As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 101 was not agreed.