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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 5 February 2025 09.30

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Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 05/02/2025 - 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.
(09.30-10.15)	2.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) View the background to item 2. Professor Robert Lee, Director of Education for the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice at the University of Birmingham – on behalf of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: consultation responses Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - UKELA , item 2. PDF 202 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA).
(10.20-11.10)	3.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with environmental organisations View the background to item 3. Daniel Therkelsen, Campaigner - The Coal Action Network Haf Elgar, Director - Friends of the Earth Cymru Supporting documents: Paper - The Coal Action Network , item 3. PDF 80 KB Paper - Friends of the Earth Cymru , item 3. PDF 87 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from environmental organisations.
(11.15-12.00)	4.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Mineral Products Association Wales and the British Aggregates Association View the background to item 4. Nick Horsley, Director of Planning, Industrial Minerals and MPA Wales – Mineral Products Association Wales John Carlon, Planning, Permitting and Environmental Director – British Aggregates Association Supporting documents: Paper - Mineral Products Association Wales , item 4. PDF 214 KB Paper - British Aggregates Association , item 4. PDF 83 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received evidence from the Mineral Products Association and the British Aggregates Association.
(12.00)	5.	Papers to note View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The papers were noted.
	5.1	Temporary Closure of Holyhead Port View the background to item 5.1 Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to the temporary closure of Holyhead Port – 20 December 2024 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to the temporary closure of Holyhead Port , item 5.1 PDF 204 KB
	5.2	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair in relation to the scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s 2025-26 budget , item 5.2 PDF 170 KB
	5.3	Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) View the background to item 5.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the review of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales , item 5.3 PDF 420 KB
(12.00)	6.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The motion was agreed.
	7.	Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4 View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4.
	8.	UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 19 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 Members were presented with evidence following their participation in a cross-committee inquiry in relation to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).
	9.	Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data (Use and Access) Bill View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 21 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Date (Use and Access) Bill.

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