Information between 24th June 2025 - 22nd October 2025
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Thursday 16th October 2025 Lord Blackwell (Conservative - Life peer) Short debate - Grand Committee Subject: Maintaining affordable access to specialist music and dance schools for talented children of all social backgrounds View calendar - Add to calendar |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 181 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 73 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 127 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 171 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 161 Conservative Aye votes vs 2 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 239 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Business of the House - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 183 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 261 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 167 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 160 |
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2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 249 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 243 |
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2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 23 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 263 |
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9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blackwell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 251 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 239 |
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Lord Blackwell speeches from: Music and Dance Schools: Affordable Access
Lord Blackwell contributed 2 speeches (894 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Grand Committee |
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Lord Blackwell speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Lord Blackwell contributed 1 speech (174 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
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Lord Blackwell speeches from: Music and Dance Scheme
Lord Blackwell contributed 1 speech (110 words) Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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22 Jul 2025, 7:30 p.m. - House of Lords "Griffiths, the noble Lady, Baroness Hogg, my noble friend, Lord Blackwell, the noble Lord, Lord " Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jul 2025, 7:41 p.m. - House of Lords "and it's going to get bigger. I disagree with Lord Blackwell that " Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Music and Dance Schools: Affordable Access
45 speeches (8,497 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Baroness Wheeler (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, just before the noble Lord, Lord Blackwell, starts, I emphasise that the timings on this debate - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Con - Life peer) I send my warmest congratulations to my noble friend Lord Blackwell and my appreciation of his dedicated - Link to Speech 3: Lord Lingfield (Con - Life peer) I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Blackwell for his long-term championship of the music and dance - Link to Speech 4: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Blackwell and all noble Lords for their valuable contributions - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I start with an enormous thank you to the noble Lord, Lord Blackwell, for bringing forward - Link to Speech |
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Universal Credit Bill
56 speeches (25,002 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell (Con - Life peer) Lord Donoughue and Lord Adonis, the noble Baroness, Lady Hogg, my noble friends Lord Griffiths, Lord Blackwell - Link to Speech |
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
129 speeches (26,113 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Viscount Thurso (LD - Excepted Hereditary) I rather disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Blackwell, that people should be enabled to come here for - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025
Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, HM Treasury, and HM Treasury Preparing for an Ageing Society - Economic Affairs Committee Found: pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Wood of Anfield (The Chair); Lord Agnew of Oulton; Lord Blackwell |
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Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, HM Treasury, and HM Treasury Economic Affairs Committee Found: pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Wood of Anfield (The Chair); Lord Agnew of Oulton; Lord Blackwell |
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Tuesday 1st July 2025
Oral Evidence - Office for Budget Responsibility, Office for Budget Responsibility, and Office for Budget Responsibility Preparing for an Ageing Society - Economic Affairs Committee Found: pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Wood of Anfield (The Chair); Lord Agnew of Oulton; Lord Blackwell |
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Tuesday 24th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Bank of England Economic Affairs Committee Found: Lord Blackwell: It grew at 3.5% or more over the decade but slowed down recently. |
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Tuesday 2nd September 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th September 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 22nd July 2025 2 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Chancellor’s Annual Scrutiny Session for 2024-2025 At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP - Chancellor of the Exchequer at HM Treasury Beth Russell - Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury Stephen Farrington - Director of Fiscal Policy at HM Treasury View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Preparing for an Ageing Society At 3:00pm: Oral evidence James Murray MP - Chief Secretary to the Treasury at HM Treasury Laura Webster - Director of Personal Tax, Welfare and Pensions at HM Treasury Antonia Williams - Director of Public Services at HM Treasury View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 15th July 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s fiscal framework At 3:00pm: Oral evidence James Smith - Research Director at Resolution Foundation Gemma Tetlow - Chief Economist at Institute for Government View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 28th October 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s fiscal framework At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Helen Miller - Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Ben Zaranko - Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 18th November 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s fiscal framework View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 11th November 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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16 Oct 2025
The UK’s fiscal architecture Economic Affairs Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |
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Thursday 18th September 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 18/09/2025 09.30 - 13.40 Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30-10.20) 2. Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association Break (10.30-12.00) 3. Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs (12.00) 4. Papers to note 4.1 Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill 4.2 Bus Services (Wales) Bill 4.3 Deposit Return Scheme 4.4 Licensing of new coal mines 4.5 Restoration of opencast mining sites 4.6 Legislative Consent: Planning and Infrastructure Bill 4.7 Renewable energy developments in Wales (12.00) 5. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Lunch break Private meeting 6. Consideration of key issues arising from Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill 7. Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 and No.4 on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 22/10/2025 09.30 - 13.00 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest 2. Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings 3. Papers to note 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 9th October 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 09/10/2025 09.30 - 15.00 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30) 2. Papers to note (09.30) 3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 9th October 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 09/10/2025 09.30 - 10.30 Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30) 2. Papers to note 2.1 UK Emissions Trading Scheme 2.2 P-06-1506 We call for an end to further public funding for cycle paths and cycle Infrastructure in Wales 2.3 Rail investment announcements in the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025 2.4 Rulings on greener homes advertisement 2.5 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement 2.6 Announcement of the Dwr Cymru Welsh Water transformation programme 2.7 The response to recent storms 2.8 Great British Energy 2.9 Welsh Government staffing capacity and delivery of the Programme for Government 2.10 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 2.11 Scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales 2.12 Independent Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales - SPA network in Wales 2.13 Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill 2.14 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales (09.30) 3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and from the start of the meeting on 16 October 2025 Private meeting 4. Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration at Stage 2 5. Chair's Forum consultation: Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 16th October 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 16/10/2025 09.30 - 15.00 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest 2. Papers to note 3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 4. Consideration of evidence received under item 2 5. Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the Committee's Stage 1 draft report View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 16th October 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 16/10/2025 09.30 - 12.10 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest 2. Papers to note 3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 4. Consideration of evidence received under item 2 5. Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the Committee's Stage 1 draft report View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 16th October 2025 1 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 16/10/2025 13.00 - 15.45 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest 2. Papers to note 3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 4. Consideration of evidence received under item 2 5. Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the Committee's Stage 1 draft report View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 16th October 2025 1 p.m. Meeting of Remote, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 16/10/2025 13.00 - 15.45 At its meeting on 9 October 2025, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting. Private meeting 1. Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the Committee's Stage 1 draft report Break Public meeting (14.30) 2. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (14.30-15.30) 3. Implications of UK rail policy for Wales - Evidence session with the Minister of State at the Department for Transport (15.30) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 5. Consideration of evidence received under item 3 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 9:15 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 22/10/2025 09.15 - 12.30 Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.15) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.15-12.30) 2. Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings (12.30) 3. Papers to note 3.1 Rewilding Wales 3.2 Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 26th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 26/11/2025 09.30 - 11.30 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30-11.10) 2. Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales (11.10) 3. Papers to note (11.10) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 5. Consideration of evidence received under item 2 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 20th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 20/11/2025 09.30 - 11.30 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30-11.10) 2. Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs (11.10) 3. Papers to note (11.10) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 5. Consideration of evidence received under item 2 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 5th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 05/11/2025 09.30 - 12.00 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30-10.45) 2. Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (10.45) 3. Papers to note (10.45) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 5. Consideration of evidence received under item 2 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 5th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 05/11/2025 09.30 - 11.00 Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30-10.45) 2. Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (10.45) 3. Papers to note 3.1 Legislative Consent: Planning and Infrastructure Bill 3.2 The response to recent storms 3.3 Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 3.4 Office for National Statistics and Government Statistical Service consultations 3.5 UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement 3.6 Cardiff Airport 3.7 United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025 (10.45) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 5. Consideration of evidence received under item 2 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 11th December 2025 9 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 11/12/2025 09.00 - 15.00 This is a draft agenda. Details are subject to change. A full agenda and all papers will be published at least 2 working days before the meeting. Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest 2. Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 Proceedings 3. Papers to note 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Private meeting 5. Consideration of draft report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View calendar - Add to calendar |