, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
But does it take away—? Sorry, Chair. Does it take away the focus from what could be done in the 30 to 40 to 50 year—?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Yes, indeed; something that Janet's already picked up. Just two short supplementaries. One is: on the move from 30 to 80 years, I understand the logic with that. In your discussions with the ministerial team and with others, did you see any risks with that…
, Plenary
Group 7: Products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic (Amendments 34, 20, 22)
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Thank you very much. Just speaking in support of Jenny's points, to probe the Minister a little further, one of the things that the Co-op particularly say is that they work with local authorities on this, that it is compostable…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Bus Reform
I really welcome this statement, and again setting out the vision of where this Welsh Government wants to go, but would he agree with me that one of the acid tests of this will be whether we, here in the Senedd, support the prioritisation of public transport…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, you've laid out some of the tensions between the UK Government and the Welsh Government and, indeed, I have to say, this nation of sanctuary over the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. But, surely, it should be impossible for the Home…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Colleagues, if you're happy, we will now move to the next item, which means that we will need to move into private session. Are you happy to do so? We will, please.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you. Counsel General, thank you very much for your time. We'll send you the transcript as normal. We might follow up in writing with a few points of detail as well, but thank you very much for your frank exchange of views as always. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Are you hopeful?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
We've got to let you go, but let me just end where we began. You wrote, together with Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the constitution, in an open letter in the Times, urging the UK Government to withdraw the Bill. Have you had a response?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
It certainly is. We've focused a lot on inter-governmental stuff and how this is going to work and, to some extent, interparliamentary. But can we finish just with a question from James on the wider groups of people out there who do want to be involved in…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
It's going to be very busy for Ministers, isn't it, with—what is it—a regular, reliable rhythm of meetings and discussions.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. If I could simply ask you: in all of this, how does this at all now tie in to discussions around things like common frameworks? What are the implications of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 on the Bill's operation? All of this is happening…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Peredur, did you have any other questions?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
We could go through similar questions in terms of environmental concerns on this as well.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
We've had a range of stakeholders raise—from different angles, by the way—concerns about the legislation, regulatory ceilings, this, that and the other. But let me just focus on one of them, because it's interesting for this committee, bearing in mind the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. Just one other question from me, and then, if you've got time, we've just got a couple of other short ones then.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I guess what we're getting at here is that you may need to actually take steps to bring forward more legislation to deal with some of these aspects. But of course, just an observation: we have the agriculture Bill currently going through, in which there is…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Under the current situation, as opposed to any constitutional changes, give us a practical illustration of how you can protect something such as retained EU law areas such as Schedule 1 to the Agriculture (Wales) Bill, which falls squarely here at the moment…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thanks, Peredur. Alun, did you want to return to issues around the regulatory landscape?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
You’re being very frank with us. Peredur.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Right, okay. Sorry, Alun, did you want to—? James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Do you have some idea in your discussions or your officials' discussions as to how this timetable is panning out? Are we talking about February? Because December 2023 in legislative terms is a blink of the eye. Any idea?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Oh my god. [Laughter.]
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. So, my second question would be—because if people are listening in on this, what they will not have, they’ll have heard your commitment to do everything, to move heaven and earth to do it, but it’s not an absolute guarantee, which may be well…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Minister, can I just follow up on Peredur’s question? Because I’ve tried to listen with interest, and I recognise everything you’ve said about the uncertainty at the moment, but are you saying that the full legislative programme that we currently understand…
