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Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones 

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Transcript: Transcript for 28/04/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        Delyth Jewell MS was elected Chair for today’s meeting under standing order 17.22.

1.2        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.3        Apologies were received from Llyr Gruffydd MS.

1.4        The Chair stated that if for any reason she dropped out of the meeting, the Committee agreed that Huw Irranca-Davies MS would become Temporary Chair.

(09.30-10.40)

2.

Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1

Chris Jofeh, Chair - Welsh Government Independent Implementation Group on Residential Decarbonisation

Dr Jo Patterson, Senior Research Fellow - Welsh School of Architecture

Dr Ed Green, Senior Lecturer - Welsh School of Architecture

 

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Minutes:

2.1  The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Welsh Government’s Independent Implementation Group on Residential Decarbonisation; and the Welsh School of Architecture.

(10.50-11.50)

3.

Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 2

Scott Sanders, Chief Executive – Linc-Cymru

Louise Attwood, Executive Director Property - Linc-Cymru

Neil Barber, Executive Director Property & Investment - Pobl Group

Wayne Harris, Director of Strategic Asset Management - Pobl Group

Tom Boome Head of Development, Innovation and Climate Change - ClwydAlyn

David Lewis, Executive Director of Assets - ClwydAlyn

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Linc-Cymru; Pobl Group, and ClwydAlyn.

(12.20-13.15)

4.

Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 3

Clarissa Corbisiero, Director of Policy and Deputy Chief Executive - Community Housing Cymru

Gavin Dick, Policy Officer – National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)

Matthew Dicks, Director - Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Community Housing Cymru; National Residential Landlords Association, and Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru.

(13.25-14.15)

5.

Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 4

Mark Bodger, Partnership Director, Wales – Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Cat Griffith-Williams, Chief Executive – Construction Excellence in Wales (CEWales)

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), and Construction Excellence in Wales (CEWales).

 

(14.15)

6.

Papers to note

Minutes:

6.1 The papers were noted.

6.1

Decarbonisation of housing

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6.2

Decarbonisation of housing

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6.3

Marine environment management

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6.4

Common Frameworks

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6.5

Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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6.6

Committee Report on storm overflows

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6.7

UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

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6.8

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UK Government, the Welsh Government, Senedd Cymru and Ofcom

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6.9

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Engagement

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6.10

Biodiversity: Protecting and enhancing the natural environment

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6.11

Scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner

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(14.15)

7.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

Minutes:

7.1 The motion was agreed.

8.

Decarbonisation of Housing - consideration of evidence heard under items 2,3,4 and 5

Minutes:

8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2,3,4 and 5.

9.

Renewable energy in Wales - consideration of the Committee's draft report

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Minutes:

9.1 Due to a lack of time the Committee agreed to consider its draft report on renewable energy in Wales at its next meeting on 11 May.