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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 12 March 2025 09.30

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Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 12/03/2025 - 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.
(09.30-10.50)	2.	Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 2. Ceri Davies, Acting Chief Executive Officer – Natural Resources Wales Sir David Henshaw, Chair – Natural Resources Wales Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director for Finance & Corporate Services – Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024 (PDF 2MB) Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Natural Resources Wales , item 2. PDF 145 KB Paper - Natural Resources Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024 , item 2. PDF 2 MB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Natural Resources Wales.
(11.00-12.00)	3.	Storm response inquiry - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 3. Gareth O’Shea, Executive Director of Operations – Natural Resources Wales Jeremy Parr, Head of Flood Risk Incident Management – Natural Resources Wales Tim England, Operations Manager, Flood & Water Management – Natural Resources Wales Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 8 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Paper - Natural Resources Wales , item 3. PDF 138 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Natural Resources Wales.
(12.00)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Response from Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report on Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 , item 4.1 PDF 322 KB
	4.2	Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Response from the Chair to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to the Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure Committee inquiry , item 4.2 PDF 70 KB
	4.3	Bus Services (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Llywydd in relation to the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 4.3 PDF 156 KB
	4.4	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Coal Action Network to the Chair in relation to the Commiottee's inquiry on the restoration of opencast mining sites , item 4.4 PDF 59 KB
(12.00)	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this 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 heard under items 2 and 3.
	7.	Consideration of draft report on the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 19 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report.
	8.	Consideration of draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Data (Use and Access) Bill View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 21 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report subject to a few minor amendments.
	9.	Forward work programme View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 23 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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