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Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 26 April 2023 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones

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Transcript: Transcript for 26/04/2023 - 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 Joyce Watson MS. 1.3 Apologies were received from Delyth Jewell MS and Luke Fletcher MS substituted. 1.4 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Jenny Rathbone MS and Luke Fletcher MS made declarations of relevant interests.
(09.30-10.45)	2.	Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel View the background to item 2. Martin Brunnock, Director of Communications and Public Affairs – Tata Steel Huw Morgan, Director of Decarbonisation – Tata Steel Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Tata Steel UK.
(10.55-12.10)	3.	Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions View the background to item 3. Alasdair McDiarmid, Assistant General Secretary - Community Union Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB National Officer – GMB Trade Union Shavanah Taj, General Secretary - Wales TUC Tony Brady, Unite Wales Regional Coordinating Officer with responsibility for Tata nationally – Unite the Union Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of trade unions.
(12.10)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Minister for Climate Change with follow up questions following the Ministerial evidence session on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill , item 4.1 PDF 104 KB
	4.2	Decarbonising the private housing sector View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Response from the Welsh Government to the Committee's report on Decarbonising the private housing sector , item 4.2 PDF 457 KB
	4.3	Natural Resources Wales View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair in relation to Natural Resources Wales’s funding gap , item 4.3 PDF 151 KB
	4.4	Fuel Poverty View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee in relation to Fuel Poverty and the Warm Homes Programme , item 4.4 PDF 123 KB
	4.5	The South Wales Metro View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chief Executive Officer of Transport for Wales to the Chair regarding an update on the delivery of the South Wales Metro , item 4.5 PDF 205 KB
	4.6	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Finance Committee in relation to improvements to documentation provided by the Welsh Government to support scrutiny of future draft budgets , item 4.6 PDF 76 KB
	4.7	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - engagement strategy View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Letter from the Finance Committee in relation to the engagement strategy for scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 , item 4.7 PDF 121 KB
	4.8	Audit Wales report: Digital Inclusion in Wales View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee to the Chair in relation to Audit Wales report: Digital Inclusion in Wales , item 4.8 PDF 120 KB
	4.9	Resources and Waste Common Framework View the background to item 4.9 Supporting documents: Response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chairs letter of 3 March in relation to the Resources and Waste Common Framework , item 4.9 PDF 200 KB
	4.10	Water company executive bonuses View the background to item 4.10 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chief Executive of Ofwat to the Chair in relation to water company executive bonuses , item 4.10 PDF 97 KB
	4.11	Nature Positive Bill View the background to item 4.11 Supporting documents: Briefing from Wales Environment Link on a Nature Positive Bill , item 4.11 PDF 643 KB
(12.10)	5.	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 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
	6.	Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - consideration of evidence received View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.

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