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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 30 January 2025 09.15

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 30/01/2025 - 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.
(09.30-10.30)	2.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission View the background to item 2. Alison Young, Commissioner for Public Law and the law in Wales – Law Commission Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: consultation responses Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Law Commission , item 2. PDF 238 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from witnesses.
(10.40-11.50)	3.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Coal bodies View the background to item 3. Dominic Driver, Acting Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting – Natural Resources Wales Carl Banton, Operations Director – The Mining Remediation Authority Rick Brunt, Health and Safety Executive Divisional Director – Health and Safety Executive Natural Resources Wales: Site-Specific Coal Tip Contingency Plans, Environmental Considerations, Guidance note Supporting documents: Paper - Natural Resources Wales , item 3. PDF 93 KB Paper - Mining Remediation Authority , item 3. PDF 154 KB Paper - Health and Safety Executive , item 3. PDF 170 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from witnesses.
(12.00-13.00)	4.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association and Local Authorities View the background to item 4. Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE, Leader - Welsh Local Government Association Stephen Williams, Director Highways, Streetcare and Transportation Services – Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Jacqueline Mynott, Head of Infrastructure Asset Management – Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Cllr Stephen Thomas, Councillor – Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Kevin Kinsey, Infrastructure Services Manager – Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Supporting documents: Paper - Welsh Local Government Association , item 4. PDF 148 KB Paper - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council , item 4. PDF 113 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received evidence from witnesses.
(13.00)	5.	Papers to note View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The papers were noted.
	5.1	Ministerial scrutiny sessions View the background to item 5.1 Supporting documents: Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning following the 20 November scrutiny session , item 5.1 PDF 103 KB Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair following the 20 November scrutiny session , item 5.1 PDF 324 KB Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales following the 27 November scrutiny session , item 5.1 PDF 134 KB
	5.2	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government regarding the scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s 2025-26 budget , item 5.2 PDF 98 KB Follow up letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s 2025-26 budget , item 5.2 PDF 128 KB Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s 2025-26 budget , item 5.2 PDF 280 KB
	5.3	Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill View the background to item 5.3 Supporting documents: Follow up letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill , item 5.3 PDF 118 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill , item 5.3 PDF 441 KB
	5.4	Review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes View the background to item 5.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair in relation to the Business Committee’s review of the Senedd’s processes relating to Public Bills and Member Bills , item 5.4 PDF 119 KB
(13.00)	6.	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 6. Minutes: 6.1 The motion was agreed.
	7.	Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4 View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4.
	8.	Consideration of draft report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 27 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.	Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.2) on the Great British Energy Bill View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 29 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 Members considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Great British Energy Bill.

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