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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Remote) - Thursday, 11 May 2023 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 11/05/2023 - 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.	The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4 View the background to item 2. Chris Ashley, Policy Lead, Environment and Vehicles - Road Haulage Association (RHA) Christine Boston, Director - Sustrans Cymru Joshua James, Public Affairs Manager - Living Streets Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Road Haulage Association , item 2. PDF 110 KB Paper - Sustrans Cymru , item 2. PDF 195 KB Paper - Living Streets , item 2. PDF 187 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Road Haulage Association, Sustrans Cymru, and Living Streets.
(10.50-11.50)	3.	The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5 View the background to item 3. Stephen Turner, Immediate Past President – Institute of Acoustics Peter Rogers, Chair - Institute of Acoustics Parliamentary and Public Liaison Group Rosie Pitt, Chair - Institute of Acoustics Welsh Branch Supporting documents: Paper - Institute of Acoustics , item 3. PDF 233 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Institute of Acoustics.
(12.20-13.20)	4.	Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with bus operators View the background to item 4. Scott Pearson, Chair - Coach and Bus Association Cymru (CABAC) Aaron Hill, Director - Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Cymru Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 11 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Coach and Bus Association Cymru, and the Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru.
(13.30-14.30)	5.	Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government View the background to item 5. Cllr Andrew Morgan, Leader, and Climate Change Spokesperson – Welsh Local Government Association Cllr Keith Henson, Chair of the Mid Wales Transport Group – Welsh Local Government Association Cllr David Bithell, Chair of the North Wales Transport Group – Welsh Local Government Association Cllr Lis Burnett, Rural Affairs Spokesperson – Welsh Local Government Association Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Welsh Local Government Association.
(14.30)	6.	Papers to note View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The papers were noted.
	6.1	Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: Briefing note from Natural Resources Wales following their annual scrutiny session with the Committee on 9 February 2023 , item 6.1 PDF 139 KB
	6.2	Decarbonisation of the steel industry in south Wales View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: Letter from Tata Steel UK to the Chair following their evidence session at the Committee's meeting of 26 April 2023 , item 6.2 PDF 235 KB
	6.3	Inter-Ministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change View the background to item 6.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group , item 6.3 PDF 101 KB
(14.30)	7.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The motion was agreed.
	8.	The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3 View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.
	9.	Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - consideration of evidence received under items 4 and 5 View the background to item 9. Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 4 and 5.

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