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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 7 May 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 07/05/2025 - 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. 1.2 Apologies were received from Janet Finch-Saunders MS.
(09.30-11.00)	2.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales View the background to item 2. Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Alex Walters, Deputy Director, Public and Integrated Transport - Welsh Government Hannah Dudley, Lawyer - Welsh Government Catrin Dellar, Head of Bus Reform - Welsh Government Bus Services (Wales) Bill – Bill Summary (PDF 951KB) Bus Services (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 356KB) Explanatory Memorandum (incorporating the Regulatory Impact Assessment) (PDF 2.3MB) 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 Transport and North Wales and his officials.
(11.00)	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Bus Services (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Business Committee in relation to the proposed timetable for scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 3.1 PDF 80 KB Letter from the Older People's Commissioner for Wales to the Chair in relation to the Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 3.1 PDF 421 KB Response from the Chair to the Older People's Commissioner for Wales in relation to the Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 3.1 PDF 73 KB Letter from the Chair to Transport for Greater Manchester in relation to the Committee's recent visit to Manchester , item 3.1 PDF 71 KB
	3.2	Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government in relation to the Committee's inquiry on Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 , item 3.2 PDF 100 KB
	3.3	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , item 3.3 PDF 157 KB Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs meeting , item 3.3 PDF 111 KB Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair and the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change , item 3.3 PDF 155 KB Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the British Irish Council (BIC) Environment Ministerial meeting , item 3.3 PDF 112 KB Letter from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Celtic Heritage Agreement , item 3.3 PDF 155 KB
	3.4	Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Sir David Henshaw, Chair of Natural Resources Wales in relation to the visitor centres at Ynyslas, Coed y Brenin and Nant yr Arian , item 3.4 PDF 90 KB Response from Sir David Henshaw, Chair of Natural Resources Wales to the Chair in relation to the visitor centres at Ynyslas, Coed y Brenin and Nant yr Arian , item 3.4 PDF 88 KB Letter from Jane Dodds MS to the Chair in relation to the Ynyslas Visitor Centre and the role of Visitor Centre Wardens , item 3.4 PDF 106 KB Response from the Chair to Jane Dodds MS in relation to the Ynyslas Visitor Centre and the role of Visitor Centre Wardens , item 3.4 PDF 71 KB
	3.5	Independent Commission for Water - Call for Evidence View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Independent Commission for Water in relation to the Independent Commission for Water’s call for evidence , item 3.5 PDF 89 KB
	3.6	Storm response inquiry View the background to item 3.6 Supporting documents: Letter from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to the Chair in relation to the Committee's storm response inquiry , item 3.6 PDF 204 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair following the 27 March scrutiny session , item 3.6 PDF 275 KB
	3.7	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 View the background to item 3.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to all Committee Chairs in relation to Scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence provided by the Welsh Government , item 3.7 PDF 119 KB
	3.8	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 3.8 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Committee's inquiry on the restoration of opencast mining sites , item 3.8 PDF 209 KB
	3.9	Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.9 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the forthcoming Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 3.9 PDF 76 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the forthcoming Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 3.9 PDF 161 KB Follow up letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the forthcoming Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 3.9 PDF 73 KB
	3.10	Dwr Cymru Welsh Water View the background to item 3.10 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chief Executive of Dŵr Cymru to the Chair in relation to changes in the executive leadership of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water , item 3.10 PDF 96 KB
	3.11	The Advertising Standards Authority View the background to item 3.11 Supporting documents: Letter from the Advertising Standards Authority to the Chair in relation to advertising, ad regulation and the consumer protection landscape in Wales , item 3.11 PDF 63 KB
	3.12	Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill View the background to item 3.12 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Data (Use and Access) Bill , item 3.12 PDF 129 KB
(11.00)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and from the start of the meeting on 15 May 2025 View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
	5.	Consideration of evidence received under item 2 View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2.
	6.	Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 43 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
	7.	Consideration of draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 45 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.
	8.	Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration at Stage 2 View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 47 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee agreed the Order of Consideration.

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