, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, interesting.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Thanks, Peredur. James, before I bring you in, can I just ask—? One of the things—because I sit on the other committee looking at this from a policy context—on your reluctance, which you've just explained the reasons why, to fix targets on the face of the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, good. Thank you. Peredur.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, lovely. Now then, one interesting thing here, if I could turn to the explanatory memorandum; it doesn't discuss human rights, so, can I ask you what account you've taken of human rights in preparing the Bill, what assessments have been undertaken in…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, and that might evolve over the coming weeks and months as well.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
That's really excellent. Well, it's good to hear, and you've touched there on the common frameworks thing, which is really helpful as well. So, as far as you're aware at the moment, there are no niggles, no wrinkles you need to iron out with either UK…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Very good. And the second one again is a standard question we ask of anybody bringing a Bill forward: what discussions have you had with the UK Government in relation to the Bill, and have they made any observations?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
So, with that, we're going to go straight into the first substantive item today, which is the scrutiny of the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill; the evidence session we have with the Minister for Climate Change, Julie James. Minister…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Croeso, pawb. Welcome to this in-person meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. Just as a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. So, we're not expecting a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
In which case, under item 7, under Standing Order 17.42, could I ask you if you are happy to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting? You are, so we will go into private, please. It will take us about 10 seconds, so don't say anything…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Could I ask Members if they are happy to note the papers today, items 6.1 to 6.3 in today's meeting pack? Are you happy to note those? You are. Good.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Lis, thank you. Thank you all very much indeed. It has been a very useful evidence session, it really has. As I said to the previous sessions today, if there are any other thoughts that you have going away from here that you think have been left unsaid, drop…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Okay. Lis. Joyce, I can see that your hand has gone up as well. Hold on just for a moment. We are going over time. Stay with us for a moment. Lis, your thoughts.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Okay, brilliant. Thanks, Andrew. David and then Lis. Then, we had better wrap up.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Thank you, Joyce. We're into the last couple of minutes. With apologies to colleagues, because I think we've covered so much ground, but in this last couple of minutes, our intention is, I understand from the Chair—I'm stepping in for the Chair today—this…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Diolch, Keith. I don't know if anybody has anything to add to the other part of Joyce's question, which is whether the situation we find ourselves in, coming to the end of the BES funding and the other challenges that we have, is going to have an impact on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Thanks, David. Keith, we'll go to you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Andrew—I'll bring David in, Joyce, to answer as well, but, Andrew, can I just ask you, how does that work for local authorities that are tied in to, if you like, those more old-fashioned, traditional school transport contracts?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Thanks, Joyce. So, quite a bundle of issues within that. Who'd like to start off?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Thanks, Heledd. Joyce, we'll come to you, and what I'm going to suggest, Joyce, is—there are a couple of areas that you wanted to cover; I'm quite happy if you want to go for the whole lot together now, and let's give you a chunk of time to explore them.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Okay, thank you. Heledd, was there anything else you wanted to add, or I can pass on to Joyce?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Andrew.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
David and Andrew, who'd like to go first? David, go ahead.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government
Let me bring Carolyn in for a moment, and, Heledd, I wonder if you can take us on to Transport for Wales and their role, then, as well. But Carolyn first.
