The Infrastructure (Wales) Bill was introduced into the Senedd on 12 June 2023.
This page pulls together key Senedd Research publications to support scrutiny of the Bill. It will be updated as the Bill makes its way through the Senedd’s legislative process.
You can follow the Bill’s progress on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee’s Infrastructure (Wales) Bill page. This includes the Bill itself and the Explanatory Memorandum, which includes Explanatory Notes and a Regulatory Impact Assessment.
Senedd Research publications:
- Senedd Research article: Senedd to debate amendments to the Infrastructure Bill (15 March 2024)
- Senedd Research article: Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: scrutiny highlights issues (1 December 2023)
- Senedd Research Summary of evidence: Provides a summary of written evidence received by the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee in response to its consultation on the Bill at stage 1 (September 2023).
- Senedd Research Bill Summary. Provides an overview of the Bill and signposts to further information. (19 September 2023).
- Senedd Research Bilingual Glossary. Provides a list of technical and novel terms used in the Bill. It’s intended to help bilingual scrutiny (28 June 2023).
- Senedd Research article: Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: what does it do and what happens next? (20 June 2023).
- Senedd Research quick guide: Consenting energy infrastructure. Sets out the current processes for consenting energy infrastructure on land and in the sea (June 2023).
- Senedd Research quick guide: Developments of National Significance. Sets out the current process for consenting certain types of infrastructure on land (September 2022).
- Senedd Research article: A new infrastructure consenting process for Wales. Summarises the 2018 consultation that preceded the Bill (7 June 2018).
Article by Elfyn Henderson, Senedd Research, Welsh Parliament
