Meeting Venue:
Video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 15 July 2021
Meeting time: 10.30 - 13.00
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12399
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair) Janet Finch-Saunders MS Huw Irranca-Davies MS Delyth Jewell MS Jenny Rathbone MS Joyce Watson MS |
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Witnesses: |
Howard Davies, Welsh Government Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change Bernadette Payne, Welsh Government Olwen Spiller, Welsh Government Eifiona Williams, Welsh Government Jo Stevens, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk) Craig Griffiths (Legal Adviser) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) Chloe Corbyn (Researcher) Andrew Minnis (Researcher) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the inaugural meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee.
2 Remit of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee
2.1 The Committee noted the paper on its remit.
3 Paper(s) to note
3.1 The papers were noted.
3.1 The Welsh Government's priorities for climate change, environment and infrastructure
3.2 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill
4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 6 of today's meeting
4.1 The motion was agreed.
5 Discussion on early business and future work planning
5.1 The Committee considered and discussed its paper on early business and strategic planning.
5.2 The Committee agreed to launch a consultation to gather views on its priorities over the summer recess.
6 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill
6.1 Members received a legal briefing and considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill.
7 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
7.1 Members questioned the Minister for Climate Change on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill.
8 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 9 of today's meeting
8.1 The motion was agreed.
9 Consideration of evidence received under item 7 and discussion on next steps in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill
9.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 7 and agreed to write to the Minister for Climate Change to request further information on some of the issues raised during the session.