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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 18 September 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 18/09/2025 - 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.
(09.30-10.20)	2.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association View the background to item 2. Jean-Francois Dulong, Senior Policy Officer (Climate Change Mitigation & adaptation) - Welsh Local Government Association Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Welsh Local Government Association , item 2. PDF 106 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from a representative of the Welsh Local Government Association.
(10.30-12.00)	3.	Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs View the background to item 3. Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Naomi Matthiessen, Bill Senior Responsible Owner and Policy lead for Governance and Principles, Deputy Director, Landscapes, Nature and Forestry Division - Welsh Government Alice Teague, Deputy Director, Marine and Biodiversity Division, Policy lead for Biodiversity - Welsh Government Dorian Brunt, Lead Lawyer, Legal Services, Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill Lead Lawyer - Welsh Government Joel Scoberg-Evans, Lawyer, Legal Services, Lead Lawyer for the Biodiversity provisions - Welsh Government Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and his officials.
(12.00)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted. 4.2 Delyth Jewell MS drew Members attention to correspondence received by the Committee from Coal Action Network. Members will consider the next steps.
	4.1	Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 4.1 PDF 423 KB Supplementary written evidence from Green Alliance in relation to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 4.1 PDF 193 KB Supplementary written evidence from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) to the Chair in relation to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill , item 4.1 PDF 89 KB
	4.2	Bus Services (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Letter from Newport bus to the Chair in relation to the Committee's Bus Services (Wales) Bill Stage 1 report , item 4.2 PDF 196 KB Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to the Committee's Stage 1 report on the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 4.2 PDF 186 KB Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Bus Services (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 report , item 4.2 PDF 345 KB
	4.3	Deposit Return Scheme View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Deposit Return Scheme , item 4.3 PDF 79 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Deposit Return Scheme , item 4.3 PDF 244 KB
	4.4	Licensing of new coal mines View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Coal Action Network to the Chair in relation to the licensing of new coal mines , item 4.4 PDF 1 MB
	4.5	Restoration of opencast mining sites View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Response from the Chief Executive of Natural Resources Wales to the Chair in relation to the Investigation into Allegations of Illegal Toxic Waste Disposal at Ffos-y-Fran , item 4.5 PDF 178 KB
	4.6	Legislative Consent: Planning and Infrastructure Bill View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandums for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill , item 4.6 PDF 184 KB Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandums for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill , item 4.6 PDF 157 KB
	4.7	Renewable energy developments in Wales View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Letter from Matthew Davies to the Chair in relation to renewable energy developments in Wales , item 4.7 PDF 89 KB Follow up letter from Matthew Davies to the Chair in relation to renewable energy developments in Wales , item 4.7 PDF 2 MB
(12.00)	5.	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 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
	6.	Consideration of key issues arising from Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the key issues paper and agreed conclusions and recommendations.
	7.	Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 and No.4 on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 30 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 31 View the reasons why document 7./2 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 Members considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 and No.4 on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

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