Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 13.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13926

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Julie Morgan MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Claire Bennett, Welsh Government

Gian Marco Currado, Welsh Government

Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport

Peter McDonald, Welsh Government

Steven McGregor, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

 

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1       Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Autumn 2024

1.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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2       Consideration of draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to Wales' progress towards emissions reduction

2.1 Members agreed the draft letter.

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3       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

3.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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4       General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

4.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and Welsh Government officials.

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5       General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport and Welsh Government officials.

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6       Papers to note

6.1 The papers were noted.

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6.1   Decarbonisation of housing

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6.2   Report on rail services and Transport for Wales’ performance 2023-24

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6.3   International agreements

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6.4   Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

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6.5   Performance of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water

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6.6   Climate emissions in Wales

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7       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the start of the meeting on 18 July

7.1 The motion was agreed.

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