Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 2 Senedd and video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 20 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Manon George

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 (09.30-11.00)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

(09.30-11.00) (Pages 1 - 74)

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

Claire Bennett, Director of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability - Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief - Scrutiny of the Draft Climate Change Budget
Paper - Welsh Government Draft Budget scrutiny 2026-27

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3 Papers to note (11.00)

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3.1 Bus Services (Wales) Bill

(Pages 75 - 83)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Leader of the Welsh Local Government Association to the Chair in relation to the Bus Services (Wales) Bill
Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to the Chair following consideration of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill during Stage 2 proceedings on 22 October

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3.2 Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd

(Pages 84 - 86)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Llywydd and Chair of the Chairs' Forum in relation to the Chairs’ Forum’s review of committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd

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

(Pages 87 - 90)

Attached Documents:
Response from Gareth Thomas, Louise Steel and Luci Attala to the Committee's Stage 1 report on the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
Interim letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee’s Stage 1 report on the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill

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3.4 Inter-ministerial Group on UK-EU Relations

(Page 91)

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

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3.5 The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

(Pages 92 - 93)

Attached Documents:
Follow up letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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3.6 Sixth Senedd Legacy Report

(Pages 94 - 97)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Public Health Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee’s Sixth Senedd Legacy Report

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3.7 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 98 - 104)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2026-27
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2026-27

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3.8 Inter-ministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

(Page 105)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

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3.9 Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025

(Page 106)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

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3.10 Independent Intergovernmental Relations

(Page 107)

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 Independent Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat annual reports

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3.11 Monitoring financial resilience and performance related executive pay

(Pages 108 - 109)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Ofwat to the Chair in relation to monitoring financial resilience and performance related executive pay

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

(11.00)

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Private meeting (11.00-11.30)

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5 Consideration of evidence received under item 2

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6 Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration at Stage 2

(Pages 110 - 111)

Attached Documents:
Stage 2: Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration

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