Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 17 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

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Public meeting (09.30-13.40)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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2 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill  - Evidence session with environmental organisations

(09.30-10.45) (Pages 1 - 82)

Ruth Chambers, Senior Fellow - Green Alliance

Annie Smith, Head of Nature Policy and Casework - RSPB Cymru

Alexander Phillips, Policy & Advocacy Manager - WWF Cymru

Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill: consultation responses

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
Legal note - Advice to Members on the requirement to “have regard” to specified factors
Paper - Green Alliance
Paper - RSPB Cymru
Paper - WWF Cymru

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Break (10.45-10.55)

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3 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with public bodies

(10.55-11.55) (Pages 83 - 96)

Mary Lewis, Head of Natural Resource Management Policy - Natural Resources Wales

Neil Parker,  Team Leader, Biodiversity Policy & Strategy - Natural Resources Wales

Beth Stoker, Director of International Evidence and Advice - Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Attached Documents:
Paper - Natural Resources Wales
Paper - Joint Nature Conservation Committee

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Lunch break (11.55-12.40)

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4 Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

(12.40-13.40) (Pages 97 - 101)

Derek Walker - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Rhiannon Hardiman, Policy Lead Climate, Nature, Economy and Food - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Attached Documents:
Paper - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

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5 Papers to note (13.40)

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5.1 Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural Resources Wales

(Pages 102 - 103)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural Resources Wales

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5.2 Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(Page 104)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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5.3 Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill

(Pages 105 - 111)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) 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 this meeting

(13.40)

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Private meeting (13.40-14.30)

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

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8 Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the Committee's Stage 1 draft report

(Pages 112 - 198)

Attached Documents:
Draft Stage 1 report - Bus Services (Wales) Bill

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9 Consideration of draft report on the UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

(Pages 199 - 306)

Attached Documents:
Draft report on the UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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10 Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Autumn 2025

(Pages 307 - 312)

Attached Documents:
Forward work programme - Autumn 2025

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