Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel 

and video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 18 March 2026

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Manon George

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting (09.25-09.30)

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Public meeting (09.30)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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2 Papers to note (09.30)

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2.1 The UK-Germany Treaty on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation

(Pages 1 - 3)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the First Minister of Wales in relation to the UK Germany Treaty on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation
Response from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the UK Germany Treaty on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation

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2.2 The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026

(Pages 4 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026

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2.3 The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning (Amendment) Regulations 2026

(Pages 7 - 8)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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2.4 The Welsh Government's Mining Legacy Group

(Page 9)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Coal Action Network to the Chair in relation to the Welsh Government's Mining Legacy Group

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2.5 Onshore petroleum licensing

(Page 10)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Memorandum of Understanding on onshore petroleum licencing

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2.6 Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

(Pages 11 - 17)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to Transport for Wales following the annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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2.7 Proposed relocation at Natural Resources Wales

(Pages 18 - 25)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Public and Commercial Services Union to the Chair in relation to the proposed relocation at Natural Resources Wales and industrial relations
Letter from Natural Resources Wales to the Public and Commercial Services Union in relation to the proposed relocation at Natural Resources Wales and industrial relations
HR1 Form: Advance Notification of Redundancies

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2.8 Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales

(Pages 26 - 28)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales to the Chair in relation to the annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales

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2.9 Ministerial scrutiny sessions

(Pages 29 - 38)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales following the 25 February general scrutiny session
Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning following the 5 March general scrutiny session

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2.10 Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

(Page 39)

Attached 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 Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

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2.11 Legislative Consent: Railways Bill

(Pages 40 - 46)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Railways Bill

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2.12 Session with Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

(Pages 47 - 48)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Chief Executive Officer of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water following the 5 March session

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2.13 UK Emissions Trading Scheme

(Pages 49 - 50)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the UK ETS Authority consultation on regulating cross-boundary CCS pipeline

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3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

(09.30)

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Private meeting (09.30-11.00)

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4 Consideration of draft report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Railways Bill

(Pages 51 - 64)

Attached Documents:
Draft report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Railways Bill

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5 Consideration of the Committee's draft legacy report for the Sixth Senedd

(Pages 65 - 122)

Attached Documents:
Draft Sixth Senedd Legacy Report

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