Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


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


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Joyce Watson MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Witnesses:

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

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

Lukas Evans Santos (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

Gruffydd Owen

 

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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       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.

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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.

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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

4.1 The Committee received evidence from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

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5       Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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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

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5.3   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

6.1 The motion was agreed.

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

7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4.

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

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.

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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.

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

10.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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