Agenda and minutes

Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 26 June 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 26/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

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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 Delyth Jewell MS and Cefin Campbell MS substituted. 1.3 Apologies were also received from Julie Morgan MS.
(09.30-11.00)	2.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs View the background to item 2. Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Naomi Matthiessen, Bill Senior Responsible Owner and Policy lead for Governance and Principles, Deputy Director, Landscapes, Nature and Forestry Division - Welsh Government Alice Teague, Deputy Director, Marine and Biodiversity Division, Policy lead for Biodiversity - Welsh Government Dorian Brunt, Lead Lawyer, Legal Services, Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill Lead Lawyer - Welsh Government Joel Scoberg-Evans, Lawyer, Legal Services, Lead Lawyer for the Biodiversity provisions - Welsh Government Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill – Bill Summary (PDF 1.05MB) Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 413KB) Explanatory Memorandum (incorporating the Regulatory Impact Assessment) (PDF 2.2MB) Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs 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: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair in relation to the Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 3.1 PDF 280 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 meeting on 2 July 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 draft report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 8 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.

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