, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Okay, so we should circumscribe a future Minister's discretion, make clear what flexibility we would allow, and also the question of making sure that it comes back to the Senedd for any changes, ratcheting up and so on. Other than PM2.5, the Bill doesn't…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
So, how would you suggest that we limit that discretion and that we have a good baseline going upwards rather than a baseline that allows flexibility for a future Minister to say, 'This is too tough; we're asking too much of people'?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Let me come on, then, to ask for your views on the Welsh Government's decision, as it stands, to set air quality targets in regulations rather than on the face of the Bill. And their argument is that this will give greater flexibility to respond to the latest…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Rather than delay the committee, then, Chair—and thank you for those answers; so, in principle, you've got no objection and, in fact, you can see the benefits of it—I wonder if I could, perhaps, be cheeky enough to ask you to go away and look at it, perhaps…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. I want to go through a specific point right at the outset, which is the scope of the Bill. You touched on the point about starting from scratch. Well, actually, we have various policies in place. One of them is the Active Travel (Wales) Act…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Chair, could I declare my chairmanship of the active travel cross-party group? They've submitted evidence pertinent to today's inquiry, which I may refer to later on.
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'Decarbonising the private housing sector'
Can I also offer my thanks to colleagues on the committee and clerks and those who gave evidence to the committee, the Minister for her response, and also the Chair? This was, genuinely, I think, a committee operating at its best, trying to constructively…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Can I commend the Minister for taking forward this policy, but also many of our local authorities, who are indeed taking it forward in a very considered, pragmatic way as they look at moving to a default of 20 mph? They are in open public consultation, and…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
So, colleagues, if you're content with that—we've rattled through that at a fair old speed—can I put to you, then, item 8, which is our standard motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting, so we can go…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
And item 7, then, papers to note. So, we have one item to note here today. It's the written statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution and the Minister for Social Justice on 25 April on preparing for devolution of justice. They provide…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Item 6: notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. Here we have a couple of items. The first one is item 6.1. We have correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services in respect of the Healthcare…
, 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
So, we'll move on then to item 5, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that we've previously considered. This is a standing part of our agenda, but we have nothing under this section today, Members will…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Okay, so quite straightforward. Content with that? We are.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
So, we go on to item 4, where we have instruments that raise reporting issues under Standing Order 21.7. We have one draft report here. It's a draft negative resolution instrument: item 4.1, SL(6)344, 'The Curriculum for Wales—Statements of What Matters…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.7
So, we move on to item 3, instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.7. Here, we have one item. It's a draft negative resolution instrument under item 3.1, SL(6)347, the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care (Transfer of Staff…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
That's great, so fairly straightforward. Are we content with that, colleagues? We are. Good.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Okay. And the technical reporting point?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
So, we move first of all to item No. 2, the first substantive item on the agenda, which are instruments to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3. And we have one to look at today. It's a made negative resolution instrument, SL(6)349, the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
This is this morning's session of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee here in the Senedd. Welcome to this meeting. We've got a full turnout of our members, so we have no apologies. We're broadcasting this meeting live on Senedd.tv, and the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome to this session.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Right, good. Good. Good. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
To short-circuit this, you're happy that this can be done in a way that also hits the net-zero targets, that you're not arguing for a delay, an extension of those net-zero transition—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Luke and others will come in on issues around just transition and dig a little deeper, but I just want to get some clarity, because my reading would be: in order to get to secure jobs in the future, we've got to go through this transition. I get your point on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Yes. Thanks.
