, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
I do agree with that, but if you look at seatbelts or using mobile phones in cars, there is enforcement as a backstop to everything else. But I do get what you're saying—it's a long educational and cultural change as well. Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you, Chair. It's in respect of the move to civil sanctions, but any other measures as well, in these smoke control areas. Could you or your officials tell us whether you've drawn on any UK or international experience where the move to civil sanctions…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Just as an option, Minister, I wonder whether it would be an appropriate way to proceed to put a reasonable date within the legislation, but one that also gave you the power to slip that date and to bring it back with justification to the Senedd, because then…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I'm just wondering, Minister, if this is the moment, through this Bill, where we get truly serious about decongesting school runs. You mentioned there 20 mph issues, but, actually, the best solution to tackling air quality is to genuinely get serious about…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Minister, that's very helpful indeed, because it's not only this Government we're thinking about but future Governments, and holding some form of lock there that would challenge them to come back and justify if they were going to significantly reduce or even…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Janet has explored this quite well already, but I just want to seek a little bit more reassurance from the Minister, because the people who've campaigned so long and hard for this legislation will probably have some, if not worries—. This balancing with the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
That's really good. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I wonder whether I could ask you or the Minister what happens then when the evidence changes. Will you come back to the primary legislation then? Because if we are left with a statute book that sets on the face of primary legislation the requirement for some…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
That's brilliant. When they do answer, could I just add—? Because we're not asking you to set the target on the Bill; we've been through that already. What we're asking is the requirement to set the target once you've had the evidence, once you know what it…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Diolch, Llyr. Chair, you asked at the beginning whether or not we had any declarations. I'm not sure if I should, but I'm chair of the cross-party group on air quality. But then again, we've got so many members on this committee who are also members of that…
, Plenary
Debate: Final Stage of the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. It's because I'm not in the Chamber waving my arms at you. I think that's why it is. I've only got a few brief comments, but I do welcome the opportunity to say a few brief remarks this evening, as we conclude our consideration of the very…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. Our committee has produced one report on the first three memoranda for this Bill. We weren't able to report on memorandum No. 4 and produce something that could have meaningfully assisted Members during this afternoon’s debate. Whilst this is…
, Plenary
& 12. Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill: Motion 1, and Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill: Motion 2
Minister, I think I'm right in saying that we still have not received a formal written response to the three recommendations we made in our second report to better inform this debate today. But I do thank you for the detailed opening remarks you've already…
, Plenary
& 12. Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill: Motion 1, and Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill: Motion 2
We produced two reports covering the five consent memoranda that have been laid by the Minister on this Bill, and we laid the first report in October 2022, and our second report on 14 March this year.
, Plenary
& 12. Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill: Motion 1, and Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill: Motion 2
Thank you, Llywydd, and good afternoon, Minister.
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill
I'm going to keep my comments brief on this item this afternoon, and I think that some of my comments have actually been prefigured by the remarks of the Minister, and, indeed, my fellow Chair, John Griffiths. When we spoke last month, during the first debate…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill
Thank you, Llywydd and Minister.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Could I ask for two statements, please? The first is on the support that's available for swimming pools to get us through the runaway costs that they are facing at the moment. Swimming pools tend to be something of a money pit to run at normal times; at the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
And on that basis, then, if we turn to item No. 7, which is our regular motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are you happy to go into private session? We are. We will go into private session…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
But what we might want to do, Alun—and we can return to this in private session—we might want to follow this up with the Minister to request that clarity at the earliest possible opportunity. I'm sure that the Minister will be seeking that. And there is a…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Let me throw it open to either our lawyers or to Gareth there. I suspect the answer will be, at the moment, until the Minister comes back with greater detail or further analysis, we don't have a clear idea. But, Gareth, Kate, would I be right on that?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
So, we go on to item 6, where we have papers to note. First of all, here we have under 6.1 a written statement by the Minister for Climate Change in respect of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. This statement has been laid under Standing Order 30, and…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
I think it takes us to some interesting follow-up interrogation of the Ministers when they're in front of us, including with Mick as well, because I agree with you. As Peredur will notice as well, it's very different in that response. So, good, okay; we'll…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Indeed. It's not only different in tone, but different in—[Inaudible.]
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Item 5, then, takes us on to notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. This is one of our regular agenda items. We have one item here to note, and it is a written statement and correspondence from the Minister for…
