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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 4 June 2025 09.15

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 04/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

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(09.15)

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

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Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

(09.15-13.00)

Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings

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Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Mining Legacy and Reservoir Safety - Welsh Government

Madeline Rees, Lawyer - Welsh Government

Documents relevant to Stage 2 proceedings will be available on the Bill page.

The Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee agreed on 7 May 2025, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be:

Section 1; Schedule 1; Sections 2-48; Schedule 2; Section 49; Schedule 3; Sections 50-88; Long Title.

Minutes:

2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee disposed of the following amendments to the Bill:

Amendment 74 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 74 was not agreed.

Amendment 75 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 75 was not agreed.

Amendment 88 (Delyth Jewell MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 88 was not agreed.

Amendment 16 (Huw Irranca-Davies MS) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 2 (Delyth Jewell MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 (Delyth Jewell MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 3 was not agreed.

Amendment 4 (Delyth Jewell MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Delyth Jewell	Janet Finch-Saunders
Llyr Gruffydd	Carolyn Thomas
	Julie Morgan
	Joyce Watson
Amendment 4 was not agreed.

Amendment 32 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 32 was not agreed.

Amendment 76 (Delyth Jewell MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 76 was not agreed.

Amendment 33 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 33 was not agreed.

Amendment 34 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 34 was not agreed.

Amendment 35 (Janet Finch-Saunders MS)

In Favour	Against	Abstain
Janet Finch-Saunders	Carolyn Thomas
Delyth Jewell	Julie Morgan
Llyr Gruffydd	Joyce Watson
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his ... view the full minutes text for item 2.
(13.00)	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Candidate in relation to the pre-appointment hearing of Chair of Natural Resources Wales , item 3.1 PDF 127 KB
	3.2	Cardiff Airport View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to subsidy support to Cardiff Airport , item 3.2 PDF 132 KB
	3.3	Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , item 3.3 PDF 113 KB
	3.4	Legislative Consent: Planning and Infrastructure Bill View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter from Wildlife Trusts Wales to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Motion for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill , item 3.4 PDF 2 MB Letter from RSPB Cymru to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Motion for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill , item 3.4 PDF 254 KB Letter from Wales Environment Link to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Motion for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill , item 3.4 PDF 700 KB Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Motion for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill , item 3.4 PDF 154 KB
	3.5	The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: Response from the Chair to the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee, in relation to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 3.5 PDF 73 KB
(13.00)	4.	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 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
	5.	The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Consideration of scope and approach to Stage 1 scrutiny View the background to item 5. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 17 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered and agreed its approach to Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bill.
	6.	Chair of Natural Resources Wales - consideration of approach to pre-appointment hearing View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 19 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered and agreed its approach to the pre-appointment hearing.

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