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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 13 September 2023 09.45

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Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 13/09/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.45)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
(09.45-10.45)	2.	Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with academics View the background to item 2. Hannah Hickman – Associate Professor of Planning Practice, University of the West of England, Bristol Kelvin MacDonald – Senior Teaching Associate, University of Cambridge Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 2./2 is restricted Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 2./3 is restricted Paper - Hannah Hickman , item 2. PDF 123 KB Paper - Kelvin MacDonald , item 2. PDF 97 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from Hannah Hickman and Kelvin MacDonald.
(10.55-11.55)	3.	Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with local planning authorities View the background to item 3. Sara Morris – Director of Placemaking, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Steve Ball – Development Management, Cardiff Council Peter Morris – Professional Lead, Planning, Powys County Council Supporting documents: Paper - Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority , item 3. PDF 357 KB Paper - Welsh Local Government Association , item 3. PDF 70 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Cardiff Council and Powys County Council.
(11.55)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Statement of Policy Intent View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Infrastructure (Wales) Bill – Statement of Policy Intent , item 4.1 PDF 673 KB
	4.2	The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - Welsh Government response to the Committee’s Stage 1 report View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Welsh Government response to the Committee’s Stage 1 report on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill , item 4.2 PDF 346 KB
	4.3	The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - General Principles debate View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd in relation to the General Principles debate on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill , item 4.3 PDF 185 KB
	4.4	Downgrade of Dwr Cymru View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Dwr Cymru in relation to the downgrade of Dwr Cymru , item 4.4 PDF 81 KB Letter from Jane Dodds MS to the Chair in relation to the downgrade of Dwr Cymru , item 4.4 PDF 107 KB Response from Dwr Cymru in relation to the letter from the Chair , item 4.4 PDF 864 KB View as HTML (4.4/3) 116 KB
	4.5	Energy Bill LCM View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Climate Change regarding the UK Energy Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum , item 4.5 PDF 160 KB Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Energy Bill , item 4.5 PDF 188 KB Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Energy Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum , item 4.5 PDF 78 KB Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the attention of Mr Andrew Bowie MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Energy Bill , item 4.5 PDF 138 KB
	4.6	Decarbonisation of housing: decarbonising the private housing sector View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to decarbonisation of housing: decarbonising the private housing sector , item 4.6 PDF 103 KB Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to decarbonisation of housing: decarbonising the private housing sector , item 4.6 PDF 258 KB
	4.7	Net Zero Wales:Carbon Budget 2 - Welsh Government Heat Strategy for Wales consultation View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the chair in relation to the Welsh Government Heat Strategy for Wales consultation. , item 4.7 PDF 149 KB
	4.8	Electric vehicle charging View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to electrical vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure , item 4.8 PDF 157 KB
(11.55)	5.	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 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
	6.	Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3 View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.
	7.	Interim Environmental Governance Measures in Wales - consideration of the Committee's draft report View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 35 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.

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