17 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 6
That's brilliant. Thank you; diolch.
17 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 6
Yes. Haf.
17 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 6
So, if it was something simply like a couple of amendments to do with the duty to promote active travel and it fell within the measures described within the purposes of this, that would be okay, as long as it wasn't—
17 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to pick up on the fact that this has taken a long time of campaigning to get to this point, and we don't want to unnecessarily delay the Bill by adding lots of things in. However, you mentioned the issue of active travel. I…
17 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Only normal declarations about cross-party groups on air quality and active travel, in case it's relevant later.
17 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Appointment of temporary Chair
I nominate Delyth.
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 4: Provision of support for farmers (Amendments 4, 52, 53, 54, 38, 55)
I won't reiterate at length the support for the encouraging of effective energy management. I think that's really welcome—to have something explicit there within the Bill. Many of the farmers in my constituency, in Ogmore, were early adopters of renewable…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 1: The Sustainable Land Management Objectives (Amendments 48, 49, 50, 39)
I don't think we're talking at cross purposes, Sam, because I think with that detailed work going on underneath this—and you are right—that's exactly the phrase I always use when I meet with farmers and farming representatives: that's where you burn the…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 1: The Sustainable Land Management Objectives (Amendments 48, 49, 50, 39)
This is very much a landmark moment as we come to Stage 3 of this Bill. The Bill isn't the be-all and end-all of where we are either in terms of farming and farming support, and rural livelihoods, or in terms of nature recovery, nature restoration and…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
& 9. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 and The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023
I will speak very briefly on the first of the regulations, which I will refer to as the consequential amendments regulations. Our report on the consequential amendments regs contains just one merits point, which highlights a letter we received from the…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
& 9. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 and The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023
Thank you, Llywydd, and the Minister as well. We considered these regulations on 9 May and our reports are available from today’s agenda to inform Members in this afternoon’s debate.
16 May 2023 , Plenary
The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration) (Wales) Order 2023
Our report on the Order contained two technical points and two merits points, all of which required a response from Welsh Government, and I take the opportunity to thank the Minister for the response, which we were able to consider at our meeting yesterday…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration) (Wales) Order 2023
Thank you. We considered this Order on 9 May, and our report was laid to inform Members in this afternoon's debate. The Government's response to our report is also available to Members.
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, let me be the first to say I absolutely love local development plans. I sit there into the wee small hours in the winter evenings poring over them, because it is one of the few chances you have to actually—[Interruption.]—no, no; bear with…
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Could I ask you, under item 6, then, if you are happy to agree with a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting? And we are, so we'll go into private session, please.
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
There are several items here under item No. 5. First of all, item 5.1, we have a letter from the Minister for Climate Change in respect of the Welsh Government's response to the committee's report on the legislative consent memoranda on the Levelling-up and…
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Then we go on to item No. 4 then, notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement, and we have two items here to note. First of all is item 4.1, correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change in respect of the…
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
No, okay. Colleagues, are we happy to note that? We are.
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
Okay. Are we happy to note it, or are there any comments from colleagues? No. Okay. That takes us on then, under the same section, to item 3.2, SL(6)353, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations…
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
We're back in public session again after our evidence session with Julie James, the Minister for Climate Change. We now proceed to the rest of the business on our public agenda today, and we begin with item No. 3, instruments that raise issues to be reported…
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
Croeso nôl.
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Colleagues, we've just run a little bit over time. Can I check is there anything else that you want to raise at this time? No. Well, Minister, and your colleagues, can I thank you very much indeed for coming in front of us today? Obviously, the…
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes.
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
So, do you feel that, albeit with that refining of the definition that's currently going on, and the development of the technical guidance—? Do you think there's any scope for more precision on the face of the Bill, or is it as far as you can push it at the…
15 May 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. It's a good explanation of why you've chosen that route. Thank you for that. In the last minute, we're going to turn to the issue of soundscapes. The only question I'm going to ask you—we'll probably write to you with other matters—is on the lack of a…
