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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 9 May 2024 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/05/2024 - 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.	Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4 View the background to item 2. Alyson Austin, resident, United Valleys Action Group - Merthyr Tydfil Chris Austin, resident, United Valleys Action Group - Merthyr Tydfil Sue Jordan, resident, former Cross-Valleys Group - Swansea Owen Jordan, resident, former Cross-Valleys Group - Swansea Gaynor Ball, resident, former Protecting and Conserving Together (PACT) - Margam Suzanne De Celis, resident, former Protecting and Conserving Together (PACT) - Margam 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 Paper - Merthyr residents , item 2. PDF 442 KB Paper - Swansea residents , item 2. PDF 1 MB Paper - Margam residents , item 2. PDF 124 KB Appendix A - Merthyr residents , item 2. PDF 3 MB There are a further 5 documents.View the full list of documents for item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from local residents.
(10.50-11.30)	3.	Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5 View the background to item 3. Hugh Towns, Senior Manager Development & Enforcement - Carmarthenshire County Council Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from Carmarthenshire County Council.
(11.40-12.40)	4.	Roadmap to Bus Reform - Technical briefing View the background to item 4. Lee Robinson, Executive Director for Regional Transport and Integration - Transport for Wales Robbie Thomas, Head of Bus Legislation - Welsh Government Joseph Dooher, Head of Bus and Community Transport - Welsh Government § Welsh Government road map to bus franchising Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 12 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received evidence from Transport for Wales and Welsh Government officials.
(13.25-14.25)	5.	Roadmap to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities View the background to item 5. Stephen Rhodes, Director of Bus - Transport for Greater Manchester Jason Prince, Director - Urban Transport Group Supporting documents: Paper - Urban Transport Group , item 5. PDF 239 KB Annex 1 - Urban Transport Group , item 5. PDF 176 KB Paper - Transport for Greater Manchester , item 5. PDF 88 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of English transport authorities.
(14.25)	6.	Papers to note View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The papers were noted.
	6.1	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Leader and the Chief Executive for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in relation to the Restoration of opencast mining sites , item 6.1 PDF 84 KB Letter from Merthyr Tydfil Heritage Trust to the Chair in relation to the Ffos y Fran opencast aftercare , item 6.1 PDF 137 KB
	6.2	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (“The Regulations”) , item 6.2 PDF 172 KB
	6.3	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 View the background to item 6.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to Retained EU Law (REUL) , item 6.3 PDF 94 KB
	6.4	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 6.4 Supporting documents: Response from the Chief Executive of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council to the Chair in relation to Ffos-y-Fran opencast coalmine , item 6.4 PDF 52 KB Response from Merthyr South Wales Limited to the Chair in relation to Ffos-y-Fran opencast coalmine , item 6.4 PDF 39 KB
(14.25)	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.	Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3 View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 Members considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.
	9.	Consideration of evidence received under items 4 and 5 View the background to item 9. Minutes: 9.1 Members considered the evidence received under items 4 and 5.
	10.	Consideration of draft letter on Committee remits View the background to item 10. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 10./1 is restricted Minutes: 10.1 Members agreed the draft letter subject to a few minor amendments.

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