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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 22 September 2022 09.15

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Transcript: Transcript for 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.40)	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 Janet Finch-Saunders MS and James Evans MS substituted.
(09.40-10.40)	2.	Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 1 View the background to item 2. Jemma Bere, Policy & Research Manager - Keep Wales Tidy Liz Smith, Advocacy & Policy Officer - Wales Environment Link The Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill 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 - Wales Environment Link , item 2. PDF 521 KB Paper - Keep Wales Tidy , item 2. PDF 322 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Keep Wales Tidy and Wales Environment Link.
(10.50-11.50)	3.	Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 2 View the background to item 3. Brett John, Deputy Head of Policy (Wales) - Federation of Small Businesses David Chapman, Executive Director for Wales - UK Hospitality Wales Supporting documents: Paper - Federation of Small Businesses , item 3. PDF 212 KB Paper - UK Hospitality Wales , item 3. PDF 189 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Federation of Small Businesses, and UK Hospitality Wales.
(12.00-13.00)	4.	Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 3 View the background to item 4. Dr Richard Caddell – Reader in Law, School of Law and Politics - Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University Will Henson, Policy & External Affairs Manager - Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) Megan Thomas, Policy and Research Officer - Disability Wales Supporting documents: Paper - Dr Richard Cadell , item 4. PDF 370 KB View as HTML (4./1) 18 KB Paper - Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) , item 4. PDF 109 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Wales Governance Centre, Institute of Welsh Affairs, and Disability Wales.
(13.30-14.15)	5.	Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 4 View the background to item 5. Ben Maizey, Chair of Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Wales Supporting documents: Paper - Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) , item 5. PDF 307 KB View as HTML (5./1) 31 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Chair of Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Wales.
(14.15)	6.	Papers to note View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The papers will be noted at the Committee’s next meeting on 29 September 2022.
	6.1	Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to Y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee in relation to the Single Use Plastics Bill , item 6.1 PDF 86 KB Response from Y Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair’s letter of 11 July 2022 in relation to the Single Use Plastics Bill , item 6.1 PDF 93 KB
	6.2	Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the scrutiny and proposed timetable for the Single Use Plastics Bill , item 6.2 PDF 67 KB
	6.3	Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill View the background to item 6.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill , item 6.3 PDF 102 KB
	6.4	Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill View the background to item 6.4 Supporting documents: Response from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair’s letter of 30 June 2022 in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill , item 6.4 PDF 223 KB Letter from the Chair to the Chief Executive Officer of the UK Infrastructure Bank in relation to the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill , item 6.4 PDF 81 KB Response from the Chief Executive Officer of the UK Infrastructure Bank to the Chair’s letter of 29 July 2022 in relation to the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill , item 6.4 PDF 138 KB
	6.5	Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change View the background to item 6.5 Supporting documents: Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair's letter of 28 June 2022, following the 15 June Ministerial scrutiny session , item 6.5 PDF 228 KB
	6.6	Renewable energy in Wales View the background to item 6.6 Supporting documents: Welsh Government response to the Committee’s report: Renewable energy in Wales , item 6.6 PDF 285 KB
	6.7	Environmental governance Bill View the background to item 6.7 Supporting documents: Response from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair’s letter of 1 July 2022 in relation to an environmental governance Bill , item 6.7 PDF 122 KB
	6.8	Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View the background to item 6.8 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs meeting held on 20 July 2022. , item 6.8 PDF 210 KB
	6.9	Decarbonisation of housing - Welsh Quality Housing Standard View the background to item 6.9 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair from Community Housing Cymru, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, and Housing Leadership Cymru in relation to the Welsh Quality Housing Standard - WHQS2023 , item 6.9 PDF 182 KB
	6.10	Avian influenza View the background to item 6.10 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to avian influenza , item 6.10 PDF 75 KB
	6.11	House of Lords European Affairs Committee inquiry into the UK’s future relationship with the EU View the background to item 6.11 Supporting documents: Letter from Lord Kinnoull to the Chair in relation to the House of Lords European Affairs Committee inquiry into the UK’s future relationship with the EU. , item 6.11 PDF 48 KB
(14.15)	7.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The motion was agreed.
	8.	Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - consideration of evidence heard under items 2, 3, 4, and 5 View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2, 3. 4 and 5.
	9.	Consideration of the Committee's draft report on operation of the interim environmental protection measures View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 42 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report.
	10.	Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the future of bus and rail in Wales View the background to item 10. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 44 View the reasons why document 10./1 is restricted Minutes: 10.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a few minor amendments.

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