Meeting Venue:
Committee room 4
Tŷ Hywel and video
Conference via
Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Meeting time: 09.30 - 14.30
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15535
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)
Janet Finch-Saunders MS
Delyth Jewell MS
Carolyn Thomas MS
Joyce Watson MS
Luke Fletcher MS
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Witnesses:
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Ruth Chambers, Green Alliance
Annie Smith, RSPB Cymru
Alexander Phillips, WWF Cymru
Mary Lewis, Natural Resources Wales
Neil Parker, Natural Resources Wales
Beth Stoker, Joint Nature Conservation
Committee (JNCC)
Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner
for Wales, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Rhiannon Hardiman, Office of the Future
Generations Commissioner
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Committee Staff:
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Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)
Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)
Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)
Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)
Gruffydd Owen
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<AI1>
1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions,
and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the
meeting.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment
(Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales)
Bill - Evidence session with environmental
organisations
2.1 The Committee received evidence from
environmental organisations.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment
(Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill -
Evidence session with public bodies
3.1 The Committee received evidence from
public bodies.
</AI3>
<AI4>
4
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment
(Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill -
Evidence session with the Future Generations Commissioner for
Wales
4.1 The Committee received evidence from the
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.
</AI4>
<AI5>
5
Papers to note
5.1 The papers were noted.
</AI5>
<AI6>
5.1
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural
Resources Wales
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5.2
Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs
</AI7>
<AI8>
5.3
Environment (Principles, Governance and
Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
</AI8>
<AI9>
6
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi)
and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of
this meeting
6.1 The motion was agreed.
</AI9>
<AI10>
7
Consideration of evidence received under
items 2, 3 and 4
7.1 Members considered the
evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4.
</AI10>
<AI11>
8
Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Consideration
of the Committee's Stage 1 draft report
8.1 The Committee considered and agreed its
draft report.
</AI11>
<AI12>
9
Consideration of draft report on the
UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation
Agreement
9.1 The Committee considered and agreed its
draft report.
</AI12>
<AI13>
10
Consideration of the Committee's forward
work programme - Autumn 2025
10.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its
Forward Work Programme.
</AI13>
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