, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
And with that we're going to go directly now—if I can summon up my own papers here on my laptop—into the first substantive item of today, because we have no apologies; we've got a full turnout from our committee members. We're delighted to have in front of us…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everybody, to this afternoon's session of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. We're meeting here today not in virtual session at all, but actually all present and correct here in committee room 4 in Tŷ Hywel. We have business to get…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, good afternoon to you all.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Brynle Williams, my apologies.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
The Counsel General, the Minister, like me, will have been on many protests of different types over the years. And, in fact, over the decades, and indeed over generations and centuries, in Wales, there has been a vigorous tradition of public protest, and it's…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
5. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the impact of the UK Government's Public Order Bill on Wales? OQ59004
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I thank the Counsel General for that answer and, indeed, there has been progress, working with partners in the legal profession, with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, with colleges and further education providers over the last few years to get to…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
2. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on legal training in Wales? OQ59002
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
You are already having enormous pushback from some of the farming community. You're probably going to get pushback from small-scale hydro schemes. You're probably going to get pushback from building and housing developers and so on. What's your approach going…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
I wouldn't want you to misunderstand me; I think it's beyond that. There is an ongoing need for skills and capacity across the sector to actually deliver this replenishing of biodiversity, restoring nature. So, I'm wondering, is that task and finish group…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Yes. Rather than spring this on you, I'd be grateful if perhaps you could write to the committee. It strikes me that, with all of this work to try and restore nature and enhance nature, a nature-positive future, you're going to need a lot of people with a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Okay, thank you for that. Just one other thing I wanted to ask, it's in respect of the Welsh Government energy service and the £10.5 million increase in capital funding for it. What do you expect the outputs to be on that, how this is going to help achieve a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
It's like one of these BBC Breakfast interviews, where you ask, 'And what's the next series going to look like?' [Laughter.] 'I can't tell you quite yet, but it's coming, it's really exciting.'
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Okay. I'm conscious, Chair, that time is rushing ahead. So, I'm going to try and rattle through some other things. I want to focus on renewables and on energy as well. We had the renewables statement with increased ambition on the floor yesterday there, but…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
If you could, yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Okay, which leads automatically, then, to the next question. The 90 per cent reduction in total emissions suggested in your own net zero strategic plan, to get there on target, based on the 2019-20 baseline, to get there by 2030—can you do this? What's your…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
In terms of this budget specifically, how will it accelerate emissions reduction progress in the sectors where reductions have been minimal or, indeed, where emissions have increased?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
But that becomes very interesting for us as a committee, you see, trying to disaggregate or at least to identify what proportion, whether it's climate change adaptation or emissions reduction, or the zero carbon strategy, comes from Wales or comes from Wales…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
I guess my point is—. We'll look at this as it comes forward, Chair, obviously, in more detail, but my point is that if we're going to have the IPCC report, then followed by our updated adaptation plan, then we need to see an adaptation plan that actually…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
But, if I can just keep the focus on the climate adaptation plan for the moment, which we're anticipating in summer 2023, I understand, if we're still on target with that. Will that reflect not just what Welsh Government is doing, but will it also reflect…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Thanks very much, Chair. Could I just continue with this theme for a moment on climate adaptation? You've commissioned the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to have a good look at where we are on climate adaptation in Wales. All the things that you've…
, Plenary
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Our report on these regulations contains two merits points. I will start with the second, which noted that there had been no consultation on the regulations. In particular, we noted a paragraph in the explanatory memorandum accompanying the regulations that…
, Plenary
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Thank you once again, Llywydd. We also considered these regulations on 16 January and our report is included with this afternoon’s agenda to inform this debate.
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The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Our report on these regulations contains three merits points, and I thank the Minister very much for providing a timely response. I'm going to focus on our third merits point, which I'm going to chalk up as a small but very important piece of progress in…
