Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 3 Senedd and

video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 9 November 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.10
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13818

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

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

Witnesses:

Peter Perry, Welsh Water

Mike Davis, Welsh Water

Steve Wilson, Welsh Water

Gareth O’Shea, Natural Resources Wales

Mark Squire, Natural Resources Wales

David Black, Ofwat

Gwenllian Roberts, Ofwat

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

Lorna Scurlock (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2       Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water.

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3       Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Natural Resources Wales.

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4       Water quality - Evidence session with Ofwat

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Ofwat.

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5       Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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5.1   The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill

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5.2   Draft Budget 2024-25

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5.3   Impact of the UK Government’s announcement on net zero policies on the delivery of Wales’ climate change commitments

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5.4   The Palma Protocol

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5.5   Infrastructure (Wales) Bill

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5.6   The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Prior Notification) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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5.7   Legislative Consent: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

 

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

6.1 The motion was agreed.

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7       Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4.

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8       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Key issues paper

8.1 The Committee considered the key issues paper.

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