Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 11 February 2026

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 (09.30-11.30)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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2 General scrutiny of the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

(09.30-11.30) (Pages 1 - 42)

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

Claire Bennett, Director, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability - Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research brief - General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Research brief - Water Green Paper
Paper - Welsh Government

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3 Papers to note (11.30)

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3.1 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 43 - 111)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Committee's report: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to the Committee's report: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

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3.2 Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure

(Pages 112 - 114)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Road Haulage Association to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to the Holyhead Port closure
Response from the Irish Road Haulage Association to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to the Holyhead Port closure

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3.3 The Aarhus Convention and its importance in Wales

(Pages 115 - 130)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales to the Chair in relation to the IEPAW report on Aarhus Convention and its importance in Wales

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3.4 A charter for a just transition to net-zero

(Pages 131 - 134)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Non Davies to the Chair in relation to the charter for a just transition to net-zero

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3.5 Petition P-06-1566 Welsh Government must legislate for full regard to Local Nature Reserves including Cosmeston LNR

(Pages 135 - 136)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to Petition P-06-1566 Welsh Government must legislate for full regard to Local Nature Reserves including Cosmeston LNR

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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

(11.30)

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Private meeting (11.30-12.30)

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5 Consideration of evidence received under item 2

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6 Forward work programme

(Pages 137 - 149)

Attached Documents:
Forward work programme - Spring 2026

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