Information between 11th October 2025 - 20th November 2025
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13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 4 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 134 |
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13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 5 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 175 |
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13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 5 Crossbench No votes vs 7 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 189 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Business of the House - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 47 Crossbench No votes vs 10 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 261 |
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22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 26 Crossbench No votes vs 10 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 236 |
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28 Oct 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 21 Crossbench Aye votes vs 5 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 143 |
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28 Oct 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 41 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 153 |
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28 Oct 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 27 Crossbench Aye votes vs 6 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 249 Noes - 142 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 26 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 135 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 33 Crossbench Aye votes vs 6 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 150 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 34 Crossbench Aye votes vs 9 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 147 |
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Lord Burns speeches from: Employment Rights Bill
Lord Burns contributed 3 speeches (1,127 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Monday 17th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Lord Burns speeches from: Employment Rights Bill
Lord Burns contributed 3 speeches (1,132 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Tuesday 28th October 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:20 p.m. - House of Lords "for over 70 years, I beg to move. >> Question is that motion be agreed to motion L1 Lord Burns. " Baroness Lloyd of Effra, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:20 p.m. - House of Lords "agreed to motion L1 Lord Burns. >> My Lords, I beg to move motion. >> L1 as an amendment. " Baroness Lloyd of Effra, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:26 p.m. - House of Lords "motion L1 be agreed to. >> As I rise to support Lord Burns amendment. And of course, welcome the new team to the front bench. " Amendment: L1 Lord Burns (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:26 p.m. - House of Lords "same debate in 2016, albeit we were facing in different directions. It's Lord Burns referenced the " Lord Leigh of Hurley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:37 p.m. - House of Lords "to this point now, as the noble Lord Lord Burns made new members " Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:30 p.m. - House of Lords "support Lord Burns. >> My Lords. I'm going to advance a different argument rather than the " Lord Leigh of Hurley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:30 p.m. - House of Lords "it's rather a more, more of a philosophical one and one that was touched on by the noble Lord Burns. And he mentioned the word inertia, " Lord Leigh of Hurley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:31 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Sorry. >> My Lords, I have to say I shall be very brief because I completely agree with noble Lord Lord Burns. " Lord Fox (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:31 p.m. - House of Lords "agree with noble Lord Lord Burns. And actually I find myself in agreement with the noble Lord Lord Fox as well. And should the noble " Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:31 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord seek no Lord Burns, that is, to seek to test the opinion of the House, he will have the support of " Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:31 p.m. - House of Lords "and concerns in a particular way, which was the noble Lord Burns highlighted, is highly regulated. " Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:32 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Burns, expressed to me when we " Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:35 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Burns proposed a sort of soft landing so that it wouldn't be something that would impact on " Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Oct 2025, 6:36 p.m. - House of Lords "collective voice. I agree with noble Earl Lord Burns. They're not, you know, a national trust. They're " Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Nov 2025, 11:20 a.m. - House of Lords " Lord Burns would agree that there are two particular areas that might benefit from insourcing when " Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Nov 2025, 4:03 p.m. - House of Commons "Amendment 61 and 72 on political funds are a case in point. Now, in the other place, the noble Lord Burns gently questioned whether " Laurence Turner MP (Birmingham Northfield, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 4:17 p.m. - House of Lords "speak to motion E1 relating to the noble Lord Lord Burns amendment in " Government Spokes. Amendment:B Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 4:46 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Burns that I won't attempt to improve on, but I will make the point that I think when he talked " Lord Fox (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 5:01 p.m. - House of Lords "know, I know, you know, the noble Lord Burns has a a very strong view " Government Spokes. Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 5:03 p.m. - House of Lords "these benches. I should say to the noble Lord Lord Burns, we entirely agree with you. It's not just the noble Lord who is obsessed with " Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 5:36 p.m. - House of Lords ">> That motion be agreed to. Motion E one Lord Burns. >> To test the opinion of the House. " Lord Collins of Highbury, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Employment Rights Bill
55 speeches (9,538 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Monday 17th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: None place relate to political funds, and Motion E1 relates to the amendment in lieu of the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 2: None We also heard a compelling speech from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, that I will not attempt to improve - Link to Speech 3: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) key to future fair and open collective bargaining.I turn to the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 4: None I know that the noble Lord, Lord Burns, has a strong view about this, but, if we can make progress in - Link to Speech 5: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) We entirely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Burns. - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
116 speeches (17,140 words) Consideration of Lords message Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Laurence Turner (Lab - Birmingham Northfield) In the other place, the noble Lord Burns gently questioned whether this was a manifesto issue, but the - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
113 speeches (18,654 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Tuesday 28th October 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) I ask noble Peers to bear this in mind when considering whether to support the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 2: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) It is rather more philosophical and was touched on by the noble Lord, Lord Burns. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) If the noble Lord, Lord Burns, seeks to test the opinion of the House, he will have the support of the - Link to Speech 4: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) In fact, such concern was expressed across all parties that it resulted in the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Institute for Government, and Resolution Foundation The UK’s fiscal architecture - Economic Affairs Committee Found: meeting Members present: Lord Wood of Anfield (The Chair); Lord Agnew of Oulton; Lord Blackwell; Lord Burns |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025
Declarations of interest - Economic Affairs Committee Declaration of Interests as of 24 October 2025 Economic Affairs Committee Found: of Oulton No relevant interests to declare Lord Blackwell No relevant interests to declare Lord Burns |
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Tuesday 28th October 2025
Oral Evidence - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) The UK’s fiscal architecture - Economic Affairs Committee Found: meeting Members present: Lord Wood of Anfield (The Chair); Lord Agnew of Oulton; Lord Blackwell; Lord Burns |
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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: meeting Members present: Lord Wood of Anfield (The Chair); Lord Agnew of Oulton; Lord Blackwell; Lord Burns |
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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 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 11th November 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting 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 At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Xavier Debrun - Head of Economics and Research at National Bank of Belgium Prof. Ethan Ilzetzki - Associate Professor in Economics at London School of Economics (LSE) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 16th December 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 2nd December 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s fiscal framework At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Sir Robert Chote - President at Trinity College, Oxford Andy King - Specialist Partner at Flint Global View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s fiscal framework At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Simon French - Chief Economist and Head of Research at Panmure Liberum Rupert Harrison - Senior Advisor at PIMCO Sanjay Raja - Chief UK Economist at Deutsche Bank 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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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 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 |
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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 (09.30-11.00) 2. Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales (11.00) 3. Papers to note (11.00) 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 6. Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.2 on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 7. Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2026 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 Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30-11.00) 2. Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs (11.00) 3. Papers to note 3.1 Bus Services (Wales) Bill 3.2 Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd 3.3 Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill 3.4 Inter-ministerial Group on UK-EU Relations 3.5 The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 3.6 Sixth Senedd Legacy Report 3.7 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 3.8 Inter-ministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change 3.9 Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025 3.10 Independent Intergovernmental Relations 3.11 Monitoring financial resilience and performance related executive pay (11.00) 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 6. Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Order of consideration at Stage 2 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 - 11.00 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 (09.30-11.00) 2. Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales (11.00) 3. Papers to note (11.00) 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 6. Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.2 on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 7. Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2026 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 - 12.00 Private pre-meeting Public meeting (09.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest (09.30-11.00) 2. Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales (11.00) 3. Papers to note 3.1 Bus Services (Wales) Bill 3.2 Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill 3.3 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales 3.4 Renewable energy figures and environmental assessment processes (11.00) 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 6. Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.2 on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 7. Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme - Spring 2026 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025 10:30 a.m. Meeting of Informal, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 10/12/2025 10.30 - 11.30 (10.30-11.30) 1. Meeting with the Chair of the Climate Change Committee's Adaptation Committee 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 - 16.00 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 |
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Thursday 11th December 2025 9:15 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, 11/12/2025 09.15 - 18.00 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 |