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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 13 June 2024 09.30

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Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 13/06/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

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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. 1.2 Apologies were received from Julie Morgan MS. 1.3 Apologies were also received from Carolyn Thomas MS and from Joyce Watson MS for items 2 and 3. Rhianon Passmore MS substituted for Carolyn Thomas MS for those items.
(09.30-10.30)	2.	Inquiry on waste - evidence session with policy experts View the background to item 2. Jemma Bere, Policy & Research Manager - Keep Wales Tidy Gwen Frost, Director - Resource Futures Keith James, Head of Policy & Insights - WRAP Cymru Clarissa Morawski, Chief Executive Officer - Reloop UK and Ireland Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Keep Wales Tidy , item 2. PDF 407 KB Paper - Resource Futures , item 2. PDF 170 KB Paper - Reloop UK and Ireland , item 2. PDF 236 KB Paper - Benthyg Cymru , item 2. PDF 89 KB Paper - Repair Cafe Wales , item 2. PDF 126 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from policy experts.
(10.40-11.40)	3.	Inquiry on waste - evidence session with local government representatives View the background to item 3. Craig Mitchell, Head of Waste Support - Welsh Local Government Association Paul Jones, Strategic Director - Newport City Council Ashley Collins, Senior Manager of Waste and Recycling Services - Powys County Council Supporting documents: Paper - Welsh Local Government Association , item 3. PDF 125 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from local government representatives.
(11.50-12.40)	4.	Inquiry on waste - evidence session with the Chartered Institute of Waste Management View the background to item 4. Ben Maizey, Chair - Chartered Institute of Waste Management Lee Marshall, Director of Innovation and Technical Services - Chartered Institute of Waste Management Supporting documents: Paper - The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management , item 4. PDF 152 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Chartered Institute of Waste Management.
(13.20-14.10)	5.	Inquiry on waste - evidence session with the Federation of Small Businesses View the background to item 5. Llyr ap Gareth, Head of Policy - Federation of Small Businesses Wales Supporting documents: Paper - Federation of Small Businesses Wales , item 5. PDF 206 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Federation of Small Businesses Wales.
(14.10)	6.	Papers to note View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The papers were noted. 6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (agenda item 6.8).
	6.1	Inquiry on waste View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to Waste - Circular economy strategy, Beyond recycling (March 2021) , item 6.1 PDF 87 KB Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to Waste - Circular economy strategy, Beyond recycling (March 2021) , item 6.1 PDF 273 KB
	6.2	Legislative Consent: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: Letter from Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure at DSIT to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee in relation to the National Underground Asset Register , item 6.2 PDF 122 KB
	6.3	The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 View the background to item 6.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language to the Chair in relation to the Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 , item 6.3 PDF 147 KB
	6.4	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 6.4 Supporting documents: Additional evidence from Sue Jordan, former Cross-Valleys Group - Swansea , item 6.4 PDF 98 KB Additional evidence from Merthyr Tydfil Heritage Trust , item 6.4 PDF 116 KB
	6.5	Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) View the background to item 6.5 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales: 2023 , item 6.5 PDF 167 KB
	6.6	The UK Emissions Trading Scheme View the background to item 6.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme , item 6.6 PDF 164 KB
	6.7	Establishment and remits of committees View the background to item 6.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair in relation to Committee Remits following the recent reconfiguration of the Welsh Government Cabinet , item 6.7 PDF 73 KB
	6.8	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 View the background to item 6.8 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Retained EU Law (REUL) , item 6.8 PDF 209 KB
(14.10)	7.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the start of the meeting on 26 June View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The motion was agreed.
	8.	Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3, 4 and 5 View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2, 3, 4 and 5.
	9.	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 35 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 36 View the reasons why document 9./2 is restricted Restricted enclosure 37 View the reasons why document 9./3 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 Members considered the evidence received under item 9.

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