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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 20/11/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
	1.	Consideration of Committee visits on 7 November 2024 View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 Members considered the 7 November visits.
	2.	Consideration of report on Cross-Committee visit to Ireland View the background to item 2. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 Members considered the visit report: Cross-Committee visit to Ireland.
(10.15-11.00)	3.	Active Travel - technical briefing from Audit Wales View the background to item 3. Audit Wales – Active Travel Report, September 2024 Welsh Government response, November 2024 Matthew Mortlock, Audit Director – Audit Wales Seth Newman, Senior Auditor – Audit Wales Rachel Davies, Audit Lead – Audit Wales Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Active travel report - Audit Wales , item 3. PDF 4 MB Response - Welsh Government , item 3. PDF 360 KB Minutes: 3.1 Members received a technical briefing from Audit Wales.
(11.15)	4.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. 4.2 Apologies were received from Delyth Jewell MS and Cefin Campbell MS substituted. Apologies were also received from Carolyn Thomas MS and John Griffiths MS substituted.
(11.15-12.15)	5.	Scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning on energy, planning, Cardiff airport and ports View the background to item 5. Rebecca Evans MS - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning Stephen Rowan, Deputy Director, National & International Connectivity - Welsh Government Neil Hemington, Chief Planner - Welsh Government Edward Sherriff, Deputy Director Energy - Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 10 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Paper - Welsh Government , item 5. PDF 175 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning and officials.
(12.15)	6.	Papers to note View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The papers were noted.
	6.1	Inquiry on waste View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into waste in Wales , item 6.1 PDF 166 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the the Committee's inquiry into waste in Wales , item 6.1 PDF 248 KB Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 , item 6.1 PDF 156 KB
	6.2	Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Stakeholders in relation to the Water (Special Measures) Bill , item 6.2 PDF 328 KB Response from OFWAT to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Water (Special Measures) Bill , item 6.2 PDF 73 KB Follow up letter from OFWAT to the Chair in relation to OFWAT's consultation on Rules of Remuneration and Governance of water companies , item 6.2 PDF 51 KB Response from Natural Resources Wales to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Water (Special Measures) Bill , item 6.2 PDF 171 KB Response from Welsh Water to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Water (Special Measures) Bill , item 6.2 PDF 145 KB Response from the Consumer Council for Water to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Water (Special Measures) Bill , item 6.2 PDF 539 KB Response from Hafren Dyfrdwy to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Water (Special Measures) Bill , item 6.2 PDF 171 KB
	6.3	Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme View the background to item 6.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Sustainable Farming Scheme , item 6.3 PDF 99 KB Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to the Sustainable Farming Scheme , item 6.3 PDF 155 KB
	6.4	Wales-Ireland relations View the background to item 6.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Brian Leddin TD, Chair of the Committee on Environment and Climate Action, in relation to a Cross committee exchange visit to Oireachtas , item 6.4 PDF 77 KB Response from Brian Leddin TD, Chair of the Committee on Environment and Climate Action, to the Chair in relation to the Cross committee exchange visit to Oireachtas , item 6.4 PDF 153 KB
	6.5	Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales on topical issues View the background to item 6.5 Supporting documents: Evidence from Natural Resources Wales to the Chair following the session on the scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales on topical issues , item 6.5 PDF 149 KB
	6.6	Legislative Consent: Great British Energy Bill View the background to item 6.6 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Great British Energy Bill , item 6.6 PDF 173 KB Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee in relation to reporting timetables for Legislative Consent Memoranda , item 6.6 PDF 100 KB
	6.7	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 View the background to item 6.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Draft Budget 2025-26 , item 6.7 PDF 158 KB Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to Draft Budget 2025-26 , item 6.7 PDF 117 KB Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to the Draft Budget 2025-26 , item 6.7 PDF 117 KB
	6.8	Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 View the background to item 6.8 Supporting documents: Letter from RSPB Cymru to the Chair in relation to the Committee's inquiry on halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 , item 6.8 PDF 76 KB Additional evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Committee's inquiry on halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 , item 6.8 PDF 216 KB
	6.9	Marine Conservation Zones View the background to item 6.9 Supporting documents: Letter from RSPB Cymru Wales to the Chair in relation to Marine Conservation Zones , item 6.9 PDF 320 KB
	6.10	The climate and nature crisis View the background to item 6.10 Supporting documents: Joint letter from WWF Cymru and RSPB Cymru to the Chair in relation to the climate and nature crisis , item 6.10 PDF 421 KB
	6.11	Legislative Consent: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill View the background to item 6.11 Supporting documents: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Report on Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill , item 6.11 PDF 143 KB
(12.15)	7.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The motion was agreed.
	8.	Consideration of evidence received under items 3 and 5 View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 3 and 5.

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