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Agenda and minutes

Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee - Sixth Senedd (Hybrid) - Thursday, 9 October 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/10/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee - Sixth Senedd

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 Carolyn Thomas MS.
(09.30)	2.	Papers to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	UK Emissions Trading Scheme View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority , item 2.1 PDF 196 KB
	2.2	P-06-1506 We call for an end to further public funding for cycle paths and cycle Infrastructure in Wales View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to Petition P-06-1506 (We call for an end to further public funding for cycle paths and cycle Infrastructure in Wales) , item 2.2 PDF 83 KB
	2.3	Rail investment announcements in the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to rail investment announcements in the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 98 KB Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair in relation to rail investments in Wales , item 2.3 PDF 219 KB Letter from the Chair to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE in relation to rail infrastructure following the UK Government funding announcements , item 2.3 PDF 71 KB
	2.4	Rulings on greener homes advertisement View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Advertising Standards Authority to the Chair in relation to rulings on greener homes ads , item 2.4 PDF 112 KB
	2.5	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the 43rd British-Irish Council Summit , item 2.5 PDF 175 KB Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the 16 September meeting of the Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee , item 2.5 PDF 184 KB Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the 21 October Interministerial Group meeting on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change , item 2.5 PDF 185 KB Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the 17 September Interministerial Group meeting on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change , item 2.5 PDF 181 KB Follow up letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the cancellation of the 17 September Interministerial Group meeting on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change , item 2.5 PDF 178 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 8 September meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , item 2.5 PDF 195 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 2.5
	2.6	Announcement of the Dwr Cymru Welsh Water transformation programme View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chief Executive of Dŵr Cymru to the Chair in relation to the announcement of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water's transformation programme , item 2.6 PDF 146 KB
	2.7	The response to recent storms View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Association of British Insurers to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: The response to recent storms , item 2.7 PDF 83 KB
	2.8	Great British Energy View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to Great British Energy , item 2.8 PDF 178 KB
	2.9	Welsh Government staffing capacity and delivery of the Programme for Government View the background to item 2.9 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in relation to Welsh Government staffing capacity and delivery of the Programme for Government , item 2.9 PDF 99 KB
	2.10	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 2.10 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2026-27 , item 2.10 PDF 143 KB Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2026-27 , item 2.10 PDF 111 KB
	2.11	Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 2.11 Supporting documents: Response from the Chair to British Mountaineering Council Cymru in relation to the scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales , item 2.11 PDF 83 KB
	2.12	Independent Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales - SPA network in Wales View the background to item 2.12 Supporting documents: Letter from the Independent Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales to the Chair in relation to work on the SPA network in Wales , item 2.12 PDF 276 KB
	2.13	Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 2.13 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change to the Chair following the 18 September meeting in relation to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 2.13 PDF 214 KB
	2.14	Scrutiny of Transport for Wales View the background to item 2.14 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair Transport for Wales to the Chair in relation to upcoming plans for Transport for Wales , item 2.14 PDF 679 KB
(09.30)	3.	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 16 October 2025 View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The motion was agreed.
	4.	Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration at Stage 2 View the background to item 4. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 41 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted Minutes: 4.1 The Committee agreed the Order of Consideration.
	5.	Chair's Forum consultation: Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd View the background to item 5. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 43 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Letter from the Chair of Business Committee to the Chair in relation to the Chair's Forum consultation: Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd , item 5. PDF 179 KB Letter from the First Minister for Wales to the Chair of the Chair's Forum in relation to the Chairs’ Forum review of Committee operations in the sixth Senedd , item 5. PDF 172 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the review of Committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd and agreed to write back to the Chair’s forum with its views.

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