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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 9 July 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/07/2025 - 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.
(09.30-10.40)	2.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with academics View the background to item 2. Professor Steve Ormerod, Professor in Ecology - Cardiff University Dr Victoria Jenkins, Associate Professor, Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law - Swansea University Dr Viviane Gravey, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics - Queens University Belfast Professor Robert Lee, Director of Education for the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice at the University of Birmingham – on behalf of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill: consultation responses Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Professor Steve Ormerod , item 2. PDF 117 KB Paper - Dr Victoria Jenkins , item 2. PDF 180 KB Paper - Dr Viviane Gravey and Prof Ludivine Petetin , item 2. PDF 193 KB Paper - UK Environmental Law Association , item 2. PDF 286 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from academics.
(10.50-12.00)	3.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with environmental bodies View the background to item 3. Lynda Warren, Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales - IEPAW John Henderson, Deputy Interim Environmental Protection Assessor - IEPAW Dame Glenys Stacey, Chair - Office for Environmental Protection Natalie Prosser, Chief Executive Officer - Office for Environmental Protection Mark Roberts, Chief Executive - Environmental Standards Scotland Supporting documents: Paper - Office for Environmental Protection , item 3. PDF 263 KB Paper - Environmental Standards Scotland , item 3. PDF 117 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from environmental bodies.
(12.00)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	General scrutiny of the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs following the 27 March general scrutiny session , item 4.1 PDF 140 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair following the 27 March general scrutiny session , item 4.1 PDF 347 KB
	4.2	Bus Services (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Letter from Cardiff Council to the Chair in relation to the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 4.2 PDF 515 KB
	4.3	Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Transport for Wales View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Transport for Wales , item 4.3 PDF 95 KB
	4.4	Transport Inter-Ministerial Group View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Transport Inter-Ministerial Group , item 4.4 PDF 115 KB
	4.5	Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the British Mountaineering Council Cymru to the Chair in relation to the scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales , item 4.5 PDF 104 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Natural Resources Wales - Annual Scrutiny 2024-25 , item 4.5 PDF 149 KB Response from Natural Resources Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Natural Resources Wales - Annual Scrutiny 2024-25 , item 4.5 PDF 150 KB
	4.6	Legislative Consent: Bus Services (No. 2) Bill View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill , item 4.6 PDF 198 KB
(12.00)	5.	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 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
	6.	Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3 View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2 and 3.
	7.	Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 Members considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill.
	8.	Consideration of draft report on storm response View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 30 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 Members agreed the draft report.

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