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Transcript: Transcript for 09/02/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

(09.30-10.30)

2.

Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales

Lord Deben, Chair – Climate Change Committee

Marili Boufounou, Devolved Administrations Analyst - Climate Change Committee

James Tarlton, Senior Analyst, Carbon Budgets - Climate Change Committee

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the UK Climate Change Committee.

(10.40-11.40)

3.

Bus and coach net zero - briefing by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)

Graham Vidler, Chief Executive - Confederation of Passenger Transport

 

Report: Bus and Coach: the route to net zero in Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received a briefing and asked questions to the representative of the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

(11.40)

4.

Papers to note

Minutes:

4.1 The papers were noted.

4.1

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Supporting documents:

4.2

The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Supporting documents:

4.3

Public Appointments

Supporting documents:

(11.40)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6,7,8,9,10 and 12 of today's meeting

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

6.

Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 2.

6.2 The Committee considered the evidence received under item 3.

7.

Areas of Research Interest - technical briefing

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Senedd’s Areas of Research Interest project.

8.

Provisional Common Framework: Resources and waste - technical briefing

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee received a briefing on the provisional common framework for resources and waste.

9.

Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report subject to a few minor amendments.

10.

Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a minor amendment.

(13.30-15.00)

11.

Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

Clare Pillman, Chief Executive – Natural Resources Wales

Ceri Davies, Executive Director for Evidence, Policy & Permitting - Natural Resources Wales

Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director for Finance and Corporate Service - Natural Resources Wales

 

Natural Resources Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2021-2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

11.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Natural Resources Wales.

12.

Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales - consideration of evidence received under item 11

Minutes:

12.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 11.