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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 20 February 2025 09.30

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Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 20/02/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
(09.30-11.00)	2.	Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales View the background to item 2. Dr David Clubb, Chair - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales Dr Jenifer Baxter, Deputy Chair - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales Dr Eurgain Powell, Commissioner - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales Eluned Parrott, Commissioner - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales National Infrastructure Commission for Wales - Annual Report 2024 (PDF 3.4MB) National Infrastructure Commission for Wales - Building resilience to flooding in Wales by 2050 (PDF 6.5MB) Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Annual report 2024 - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales , item 2. PDF 3 MB Storm response paper - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales , item 2. PDF 171 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Chair and Commissioners of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.
(11.15-12.10)	3.	Storm response inquiry - evidence session with forecasting bodies View the background to item 3. Simon Brown, Director of Services - Met Office Russell Turner, Head of Centre - Flood Forecasting Centre Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 8 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Paper - Met Office , item 3. PDF 224 KB Paper - Flood Forecasting Centre , item 3. PDF 308 KB Post Event Summary: Storm Bert - Flood Forecasting Centre , item 3. PDF 1 MB Restricted enclosure 12 View the reasons why document 3./5 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from forecasting bodies.
(12.15-13.10)	4.	Storm response inquiry - evidence session with local authorities View the background to item 4. Cllr Andrew Morgan, Leader - The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Andrew Stone, Service Director, Highways and Engineering - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Huw Percy, Head of Highways, Property and Waste Services - Isle of Anglesey County Council Supporting documents: Paper - Isle of Anglesey County Council , item 4. PDF 57 KB Paper - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council , item 4. PDF 617 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received evidence from local authorities.
(13.10)	5.	Papers to note View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The papers were noted.
	5.1	Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 View the background to item 5.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the President of the Catalan Parliament in relation to Wales’ Well-being of Future Generations Act , item 5.1 PDF 354 KB Response from the President of the Catalan Parliament to the Chair in relation to Wales’ Well-being of Future Generations Act , item 5.1 PDF 180 KB
	5.2	Storm response View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Heledd Fychan MS in relation to flooding in Wales , item 5.2 PDF 68 KB Letter from the Chair to Andrew RT Davies MS in relation to flooding in Wales , item 5.2 PDF 68 KB
	5.3	HS2 Funding View the background to item 5.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Chair in relation to HS2 Funding , item 5.3 PDF 306 KB
	5.4	International agreements View the background to item 5.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Chair in relation to the Protocol to the Interbus Agreement concerning the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus , item 5.4 PDF 100 KB
	5.5	Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 5.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to the annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales and pollution at Watchtower Bay and Ogmore by Sea , item 5.5 PDF 279 KB Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Chair in relation to the scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales , item 5.5 PDF 112 KB
	5.6	Legislative Consent: Data (Use and Access) Bill View the background to item 5.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee in relation to the TCA for the (LCM) on the Data (Use and Access) Bill , item 5.6 PDF 289 KB
	5.7	Holyhead Port storm damage and closure View the background to item 5.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee to the Chair in relation to the inquiry into Holyhead Port storm damage and closure , item 5.7 PDF 195 KB
	5.8	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 View the background to item 5.8 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair following the 8 January 2025 scrutiny session in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 , item 5.8 PDF 165 KB
	5.9	Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill View the background to item 5.9 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - summary guidance , item 5.9 PDF 681 KB Letter from the Coal Action Network to the Chair in relation to the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill , item 5.9 PDF 206 KB
	5.10	The UK Emissions Trading Scheme View the background to item 5.10 Supporting documents: Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme - 10 February 2025 , item 5.10 PDF 194 KB Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme - 12 February 2025 , item 5.10 PDF 216 KB
	5.11	Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill View the background to item 5.11 Supporting documents: Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Committee's report: Report on Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Water (Special Measures) Bill , item 5.11 PDF 165 KB
	5.12	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 5.12 Supporting documents: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee , item 5.12 PDF 164 KB
(13.10)	6.	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 6. Minutes: 6.1 The motion was agreed.
	7.	Consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4 View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2, 3 and 4.

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