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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 22 May 2024 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 22/05/2024 - 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 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
(09.30-10.45)	2.	Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs View the background to item 2. Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Claire Bennett, Director of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Welsh Government Jon Oates, Head of Clean Growth - Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and Welsh Government officials.
(11.00-12.30)	3.	Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6 View the background to item 3. Geraint Thomas, Leader of the Council - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Ellis Cooper, Chief Executive - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Judith Jones, Director of Neighbourhood Services - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Carwyn Morris, Head of Engineering - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council David Cross, Principal Planning Officer - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Geraint Morgan, Solicitor - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.
(12.30)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	Environment Food and Rural Affairs Interministerial Group View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Interministerial Group , item 4.1 PDF 150 KB Follow up letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Interministerial Group , item 4.1 PDF 106 KB
	4.2	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Additional evidence from The Coal Authority in relation to the inquiry on the restoration of opencast coalmining sites , item 4.2 PDF 253 KB Additional evidence from United Valleys Action Group in relation to the inquiry on the restoration of opencast coalmining sites , item 4.2 PDF 444 KB Additional evidence from Protecting and Conserving Together (PACT) in relation to the inquiry on the restoration of opencast mining sites , item 4.2 PDF 101 KB Letter from Friends of the Earth Cymru to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in relation to the Ffos Y Fran Land Reclamation Scheme - 19 April 2024 , item 4.2 PDF 161 KB Response from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council to Friends of the Earth Cymru in relation to the Ffos Y Fran Land Reclamation Scheme - 14 May 2024 , item 4.2 PDF 761 KB
	4.3	Committee remits following the recent reconfiguration of the Welsh Government Cabinet View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Business Committee in relation to Committee Remits following the recent reconfiguration of the Welsh Government Cabinet , item 4.3 PDF 94 KB
	4.4	Impacts of the fashion industry on the environment View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from Faye Baugh to the Chair in relation to the impacts of the fashion industry on the environment , item 4.4 PDF 1 MB
	4.5	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2024 , item 4.5 PDF 160 KB
	4.6	Infrastructure (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill , item 4.6 PDF 153 KB
	4.7	Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Response from the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales to the Committee's report - Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales: 2023 , item 4.7 PDF 337 KB

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