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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 20 November 2025 09.30

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Contact: Manon George

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Transcript: Transcript for 20/11/2025 - 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.
(09.30-11.00)	2.	Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs View the background to item 2. Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Claire Bennett, Director of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability - Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Welsh Government Draft Budget scrutiny 2026-27 , item 2. PDF 498 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and his official.
(11.00)	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Bus Services (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Leader of the Welsh Local Government Association to the Chair in relation to the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , item 3.1 PDF 262 KB Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to the Chair following consideration of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill during Stage 2 proceedings on 22 October , item 3.1 PDF 184 KB
	3.2	Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Llywydd and Chair of the Chairs' Forum in relation to the Chairs’ Forum’s review of committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd , item 3.2 PDF 80 KB
	3.3	Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Response from Gareth Thomas, Louise Steel and Luci Attala to the Committee's Stage 1 report on the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 3.3 PDF 85 KB Interim letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee’s Stage 1 report on the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill , item 3.3 PDF 186 KB
	3.4	Inter-ministerial Group on UK-EU Relations View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , item 3.4 PDF 202 KB
	3.5	The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: Follow up letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 , item 3.5 PDF 195 KB
	3.6	Sixth Senedd Legacy Report View the background to item 3.6 Supporting documents: Letter from Public Health Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee’s Sixth Senedd Legacy Report , item 3.6 PDF 158 KB
	3.7	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 3.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2026-27 , item 3.7 PDF 129 KB Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2026-27 , item 3.7 PDF 106 KB
	3.8	Inter-ministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change View the background to item 3.8 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change , item 3.8 PDF 201 KB
	3.9	Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025 View the background to item 3.9 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 , item 3.9 PDF 177 KB
	3.10	Independent Intergovernmental Relations View the background to item 3.10 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 Independent Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat annual reports , item 3.10 PDF 188 KB
	3.11	Monitoring financial resilience and performance related executive pay View the background to item 3.11 Supporting documents: Letter from Ofwat to the Chair in relation to monitoring financial resilience and performance related executive pay , item 3.11 PDF 48 KB
(11.00)	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.	Consideration of evidence received under item 2 View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2.
	6.	Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration at Stage 2 View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 32 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed the Order of Consideration.

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