A Welsh Government Bill, introduced by Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change. The Business Committee has remitted the Bill to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee.

 

About the Bill

 

The key purposes of the Bill are:

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>>>to establish a unified infrastructure consenting process for specified types of major infrastructure both on and offshore (up to territorial seaward boundary), including energy, transport, waste, water and gas projects. The new form of consent will be known as an “infrastructure consent” (“IC”) and will be issued in relation to projects which are prescribed as a “Significant Infrastructure Project” (“SIP”);

>>>to provide that developers must obtain an IC for a SIP. The IC is intended to contain the full range of authorisations required to enable the development to be implemented; and

>>>to therefore replace, either fully or partially, a number of existing statutory regimes for the consenting of infrastructure projects and rationalise the number of authorisations required to construct and operate such development into a single consent.

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Further details about the Bill (PDF 698KB) can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 1.5MB).

 

Current Stage

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The Bill is currently at Stage 1. An explanation of the various stages of Senedd Bills is available in the Guide to the Stages of Public Bills and Acts.

 

Record of Passage in the Welsh Parliament

The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the Senedd.

 

¬¬¬Stage 1, Committee consideration of the general principles (Current)

The Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee considered its approach to Stage 1 consideration on 21 June 2023.

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>>>    Consultation responses

>>>    Stage 1 Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change in relation to communication with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up regarding the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: 27 June 2023 (PDF 655KB)

 

Committee dates

The Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

Date and Agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.TV
21 June 2023	Consideration of approach to Stage 1 scrutiny	Private	Private
6 July 2023	Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change	Transcript	View meeting
13 September 2023	Evidence sessions	Transcript	View meeting
20 September 2023	Evidence sessions	Transcript	View meeting
28 September 2023	Evidence sessions	Transcript	View meeting
18 October 2023	Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change	Transcript	View meeting

 

The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

Date and Agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.TV
25 September 2023	Ministerial evidence session

 

The Finance Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

Date and Agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.TV
28 June 2023	Ministerial evidence session	Transcript	View the meeting

 

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¬¬¬Bill introduced (12 June 2023)

The Infrastructure (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 698KB)

 

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 1.5MB)

 

Presiding Officer’s Statement: 12 June 2023 (PDF 119KB)

 

Business Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill (PDF 39KB)

 

Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) Methodology Paper (PDF 878KB)

 

Statement of Policy Intent (PDF 674KB)

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Contact information

Clerk: Marc Wyn Jones

Phone: 0300 200 6363

 

Postal address:

Welsh Parliament

Cardiff Bay

Cardiff     CF99 1SN

 

e-mail: SeneddClimate@senedd.wales