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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 14 January 2026 09.30

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Contact: Manon George

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Transcript: Transcript for 14/01/2026 - 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.	Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 2. Ceri Davies, Interim Chief Executive Officer - Natural Resources Wales Neil Sachdev, Chair - Natural Resources Wales Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director for Finance and Corporate Services - Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 (PDF 2.8MB) Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper - Natural Resources Wales , item 2. PDF 208 KB Paper - Natural Resources Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 , item 2. PDF 3 MB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Natural Resources Wales.
(11.00)	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Dwr Cymru’s Trawsnewid Programme View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Chief Executive of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water in relation to Dŵr Cymru’s Trawsnewid Programme and other matters , item 3.1 PDF 97 KB Response from the Chief Executive of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to the Chair in relation to Dŵr Cymru’s Trawsnewid Programme and other matters , item 3.1 PDF 320 KB
	3.2	Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Response from Natural Resources Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Natural Resources Wales - Annual scrutiny 2024-25 , item 3.2 PDF 367 KB
	3.3	Scrutiny of Transport for Wales View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Follow up letter from the Chair of Transport for Wales to the Chair in relation to Transport for Wales' approach to aspects of bus franchising , item 3.3 PDF 247 KB
	3.4	Petition P-06-1521: Give park home residents in Wales the right to a water meter View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to Petition P-06-1521: Give park home residents in Wales the right to a water meter , item 3.4 PDF 99 KB
	3.5	Petition P-06-1541 Produce a Clean Water Bill for Wales and for Welsh Rivers View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to: Petition P-06-1541 Produce a Clean Water Bill for Wales and for Welsh Rivers , item 3.5 PDF 81 KB
	3.6	Petition P-06-1552 Stop building industrial solar ‘farms’ close to residential buildings and within village boundaries View the background to item 3.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to: Petition P-06-1552 Stop building industrial solar ‘farms’ close to residential buildings and within village boundaries , item 3.6 PDF 133 KB
	3.7	Petition P-06-1553 Increase investment and action in nature-based flood management to protect Welsh communities View the background to item 3.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to: Petition P-06-1553 Increase investment and action in nature-based flood management to protect Welsh communities , item 3.7 PDF 137 KB
	3.8	Deposit return scheme View the background to item 3.8 Supporting documents: Letter from Matthew Kay to the Chair in relation to the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme , item 3.8 PDF 412 KB View as HTML (3.8/1) 16 KB
	3.9	Renewable energy development figures View the background to item 3.9 Supporting documents: Letter from Matthew Davies to the Chair in relation to renewable energy development figures , item 3.9 PDF 1013 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.	Consideration of draft report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 27 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 6./2 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No. 3 on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill. 6.2 The Committee agreed to amend the draft report to take account of its views on Memorandum No. 3 and for those amendments to be agreed outside of committee to ensure the reporting deadline could be met.

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