Meeting Venue:
Video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 3 February 2022
Meeting time: 09.30 - 13.30
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12603
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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: |
David Black, Ofwat James Jesic, Hafren Dyfrdwy Eleri Rees, Dŵr Cymru Gwenllian Roberts, Ofwat Mark Squire, Natural Resources Wales Sian Williams, Natural Resources Wales Steve Wilson, Dŵr Cymru |
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Committee Staff: |
Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
1.2 The Chair stated that if for any reason he dropped out of the meeting, the Committee agreed that Delyth Jewell MS would become Temporary Chair.
1.3 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Huw Irranca-Davies MS made a declaration of relevant interest.
2 Water quality and sewage discharges - evidence session 1
2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Ofwat and Natural Resources Wales.
3 Water quality and sewage discharges - evidence session 2
3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Hafren Dyfrdwy and Welsh Water.
4 Papers to note
4.1 The papers were noted.
4.1 The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
4.2 The Pesticides (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
4.3 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23
4.4 Marine environment management
4.5 Nature and climate emergencies
4.6 Welsh Government Roads Review
4.7 Future Wales: the national plan 2040
5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
5.1 The motion was agreed.
6 Water quality and sewage discharges - consideration of evidence heard under items 2 and 3
6.1 Members considered the evidence heard during evidence sessions 2 and 3.
7 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23
7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a minor amendment.
8 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on marine environment management
8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a minor amendment.
9 Consideration of the letter from the Llywydd in relation to the review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UK Government, the Welsh Government, Senedd Cymru and Ofcom
9.1 Members considered the draft Memorandum of Understanding and raised no concerns regarding its content.