Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 12/01/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2  Apologies were received from Delyth Jewell MS and Heledd Fychan MS substituted.

(09.30-10.45)

2.

Electric vehicle charging - evidence session 1

Dr Paul Bevan - Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) Cymru

Professor Liana Cipcigan - Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence, Cardiff University

Olly Craughan, UK Head of Sustainability - DPD Group

David Wong, Senior Innovation and Technology Manager - The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) EV Group

 

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) Cymru, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence at Cardiff University, DPD Group, and, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) EV Group

 

 

(10.55-11.55)

3.

Electric vehicle charging - evidence session 2

Cllr Andrew Morgan – Leader of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Goeff Ogden, Chief Transport Planning and Development Officer - Transport for Wales

Roisin Willmott, Director of Wales and Northern Ireland and Planning Aid England - Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

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Minutes:

3.1 Apologies were received from Cllr Morgan.

3.2 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Transport for Wales, and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

 

(12.05-13.05)

4.

Electric vehicle charging - evidence session 3

Malcom Bebbington, Head of Future System Strategy - SP Energy Networks

Benjamin Godfrey, Director of Distribution System Operator - National Grid

Dr Neil Lewis, Manager - Carmarthenshire Energy, and also representing TrydaNi; Charge Place Wales Ltd, and the Community Energy Sector’s Car Club 

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of SP Energy Networks, National Grid, and Carmarthenshire Energy, TrydaNi, Charge Place Wales Ltd, the Community Energy Sector’s Car Club.

(13.05)

5.

Papers to note

Minutes:

5.1 The papers were noted.

5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in relation to public appointments (agenda item 5.9).

5.1

The future of bus and rail in Wales

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5.2

Storm overflows in Wales

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5.3

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

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5.4

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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5.5

Scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills - correspondence between the First Minister and the Chair of the Finance Committee

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5.6

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill

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5.7

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

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5.8

Climate adaptation and carbon budgets

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5.9

Public Appointments

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5.10

Prioritising committee business

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5.11

Ministerial scrutiny sessions

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5.12

The Plant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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5.13

Waste and Resources Common Framework

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5.14

Inter-institutional relations agreement

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(13.05)

6.

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

Minutes:

6.1 The motion was agreed.

7.

Electric vehicle charging - consideration of evidence heard under items 2,3 and 4

Minutes:

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

8.

Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill

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Minutes:

8.1 Members considered and agreed its draft report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill.