Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid: Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13325

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Haf Elgar, Friends of the Earth

Jenny Hawley, Wales Environment Link

Nadia De Longhi, Natural Resources Wales

Eirian Macdonald, Natural Resources Wales

Colin Cobbing, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Kristian James, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Llyr Gruffydd MS, and in accordance with standing order 17.22, Delyth Jewell MS was elected temporary Chair for this meeting.

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2       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 6

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Friends of the Earth Cymru, Wales Environment Link, and Natural Resources Wales

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3       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

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4       Papers to note

4.1 The paper was noted.

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4.1   Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

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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.

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6       The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.

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7       Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - legal briefing

7.1 Due to time constraints Members agreed to carry forward the legal briefing to the Committee’s next meeting.

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