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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 15 May 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 15/05/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30-10.15)	1.	The UK Climate Change Committee - Carbon Budget 4 Briefing View the background to item 1. Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive - UK Climate Change Committee Dr Eoin Devane, Head of Carbon Budgets - UK Climate Change Committee Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 1./1 is restricted Minutes: 1.1 The Committee received a private briefing from The UK Climate Change Committee.
(10.20)	2.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. 2.2 Apologies were received from Julie Morgan MS and Joyce Watson MS. Apologies were also received from Delyth Jewell MS and Heledd Fychan MS substituted.
(10.20-11.20)	3.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Bus Operators View the background to item 3. Aaron Hill, Director – Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru Scott Pearson, Chair – Coach and Bus Association Cymru Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Paper - Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru , item 3. PDF 126 KB Paper - Coach and Bus Association Cymru , item 3. PDF 105 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from Confederation of Passengers Transport Cymru and Coach and Bus Association Cymru.
(11.30-12.30)	4.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community Transport Association and transport operators View the background to item 4. Gemma Lelliott, Director for Wales – Community Transport Association Cymru Caroline Wilson, General Manager – Green Dragon Community Transport Richard Davies MBE - Voluntary Emergency Services Transport (VEST) Beverley Mather, Manager – Denbighshire Dial-a-Ride Supporting documents: Paper - Community Transport Association Cymru , item 4. PDF 116 KB Paper - Green Dragon Community Transport , item 4. PDF 92 KB Paper - Denbighshire Dial-a-Ride , item 4. PDF 83 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received evidence from Community Transport Association Cymru, Green Dragon Community Transport, Voluntary Emergency Services Transport and Denbighshire Dial-a-Ride.
(12.30)	5.	Papers to note View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The papers were noted.
	5.1	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 5.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025 , item 5.1 PDF 169 KB
	5.2	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to all Committee Chairs in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Engagement , item 5.2 PDF 107 KB
(12.30)	6.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 7 and 9 of this meeting View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The motion was agreed.
	7.	Consideration of evidence received under items 1, 3 and 4 View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 1, 3 and 4.
(14.00-15.15)	8.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association and Local Authorities View the background to item 8. Cllr David Bithell, Welsh Local Government Association Transport Spokesperson and Vice Chair of Wrexham County Borough Council Executive Board - Welsh Local Government Association Richard Cope, Chair of ATCO Cymru and Team Manager Passenger Trasport Unit - Newport City Council Katie Wilby, Chief Officer, Streetscene and Transportation - Flintshire County Council John Forsey, Head of Highways, Transport and Recycling - Powys County Council Supporting documents: Paper - Welsh Local Government Association , item 8. PDF 330 KB Minutes: 8.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association, Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers Cymru, Flintshire County Council and Powys County Council.
	9.	Consideration of evidence received under item 8 View the background to item 9. Minutes: 9.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 8.

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