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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 11 February 2026 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 11/02/2026 - 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. 1.2 Apologies were received from Delyth Jewell MS and Sioned Williams MS substituted.
(09.30-11.30)	2.	General scrutiny of the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs View the background to item 2. 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 Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 2./2 is restricted Paper - Welsh Government , item 2. PDF 150 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and official.
(11.30)	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 3.1 Supporting 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 , item 3.1 PDF 575 KB 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 , item 3.1 PDF 484 KB
	3.2	Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure View the background to item 3.2 Supporting 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 , item 3.2 PDF 291 KB 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 , item 3.2 PDF 163 KB
	3.3	The Aarhus Convention and its importance in Wales View the background to item 3.3 Supporting 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 , item 3.3 PDF 409 KB
	3.4	A charter for a just transition to net-zero View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter from Non Davies to the Chair in relation to the charter for a just transition to net-zero , item 3.4 PDF 4 MB
	3.5	Petition P-06-1566 Welsh Government must legislate for full regard to Local Nature Reserves including Cosmeston LNR View the background to item 3.5 Supporting 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 , item 3.5 PDF 83 KB
(11.30)	4.	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 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
	5.	Consideration of evidence received under item 2 View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2.
	6.	Forward work programme View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 20 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

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