Meeting Venue:
Hybrid – Committee room 3 Senedd
and video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 9 November 2023
Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:
Marc Wyn Jones
Committee Clerk
0300 200 6565
SeneddClimate@senedd.wales
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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)
Public meeting (09.30-12.00)
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
(09.30)
2 Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
(09.30-10.20) (Pages 1 - 58)
Peter Perry, Chief Executive Officer, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Mike Davis, Chief Financial Officer, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Steve Wilson, Managing Director of Wastewater Services, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Attached Documents:
Research brief - Water quality
Paper - Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Break (10.20-10.30)
3 Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
(10.30-11.10) (Pages 59 - 116)
Gareth O’Shea, Executive Director of Operations, Natural Resources Wales
Mark Squire, Principal Advisor, Strategic Projects, Natural Resources Wales
Attached Documents:
Paper - Natural Resources Wales
Break (11.10-11.20)
4 Water quality - Evidence session with Ofwat
(11.20-12.00) (Page 117)
David Black, Chief Executive, Ofwat
Gwenllian Roberts, Director of Wales, Ofwat
Attached Documents:
Paper – Ofwat
5 Papers to note (12.00)
5.1 The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
(Pages 118 - 137)
Attached Documents:
Additional response from the Welsh Government to the
Committee’s Stage 1 report on the Environment (Air Quality
and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to the
Chair in relation to the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes)
(Wales) Bill Group 5 amendments
5.2 Draft Budget 2024-25
(Pages 138 - 145)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister and Deputy Minister for
Climate Change in relation to the Draft Budget scrutiny
2024-25
Letter from Disability Wales to the Chair in relation to the Draft
Budget scrutiny 2024-25
5.3 Impact of the UK Government’s announcement on net zero policies on the delivery of Wales’ climate change commitments
(Pages 146 - 147)
Attached Documents:
Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in
relation to the impact of the UK Government’s announcement on
net zero policies on the delivery of Wales’ climate change
commitments
5.4 The Palma Protocol
(Pages 148 - 149)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Chair of
Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the
Palma Protocol
5.5 Infrastructure (Wales) Bill
(Pages 150 - 151)
Attached Documents:
Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in
relation to the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill
5.6 The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Prior Notification) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2023
(Pages 152 - 153)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and
Trefnydd to the Chair in relation to the Official Controls (Plant
Health) (Prior Notification) and Phytosanitary Conditions
(Amendment) Regulations 2023
5.7 Legislative Consent: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
(Pages 154 - 158)
Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee to the Chair in relation to the Levelling-up and
Regeneration Bill
Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
(12.00)
Private meeting (12.00-12.10)
7 Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4
8 Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Key issues paper
(Page 159)
Attached Documents:
Key issues paper
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