, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
No, no, that's fine.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Okay. It also shows the scale.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Because the challenge for me seems to be, from what we've had in written evidence, and what you're saying, that this is almost like a doomsday book experience—every private property being assessed in the country. We're looking at the figures of the number of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Yes, just to ask what's been the experience of other countries where they've used building passports. In terms of the speed at which they've been able to do the assessments, have they taken a decade and more to do this, or do we know there are countries where…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Listen, I'm going to rattle through some very quick things. First of all, well done on this and well done to the people who put this together with the biodiversity deep-dive. This is significant—every word in this statement carries us on a significant way…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
I'm looking forward to the wolves in Singleton park, Mike. [Laughter.]
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Cymraeg 2050 Annual Report 2021-22
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I agree with my friend and colleague Alun Davies in terms of the tone and the message. Minister, I welcome the statement today and the continuing efforts of the Welsh Government to create a living language in Wales that is part…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
That brings us to item 6, a motion under Standing Order 17.42 resolving to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting. Are we happy to do so, colleagues? We are, so we'll move into private and we'll just wait for the confirmation from our clerks that…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Then we have some papers to note under item 5. The first of these, under item 5.1, is for Members to note the joint letter from the Women's Equality Network Wales and Oxfam Cymru, providing an outline of the key recommendations from their report, 'Feminist…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional Relations Agreement
That takes us to item 4, notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. Under item 4.1, if we can note the letter from the Minister informing us that an inter-ministerial group for housing, local government and communities…
, 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
We'll move on now to item 3, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that we have previously considered. We have here item 3.1, SL(6)257, the Food Information (Amendment of Transitional Provisions) (Wales)…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
We'll just leave our guests for a moment to virtually leave us. We'll return to that, obviously, in private session for some discussion.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, indeed. Okay. I'm just going to check across colleagues as to whether we have any other questions. It's rare of us to finish a session early, but I think, from our perspective, we've probably covered everything that we need to do. Because we don't delve…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
No, Rhys, you're asking exactly the questions that were flying through my mind there as well; it's these practical considerations. And it shows, of course, Minister, the necessity, then, for detailed guidance that flows from this legislation to make it clear…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Minister. Rhys, back to you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
a good vehicle to test those boundaries, to a position now where there's absolute clarity that what we're trying to do here, what you're trying to do here as Welsh Government doesn't have any—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Peter, thank you very much indeed. Minister, before we go back to Rhys, can you enlighten us on—? It's welcome, your robustness today, it really is, the clarity: this falls firmly within the devolution settlement, there is no need to resort to any legal…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Alun. I think, indeed, the Minister has been very, very clear that this falls clearly within competence, which is helpful for us—as with the Llywydd as well. We'll go on to Peter to take us forward on other aspects of enforcement. Peter.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, okay. Thank you, Nick. Thank you, Minister. Alun, we'll go on to you, please.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, that's good, but sorry, the question is about the expedited procedure.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay, that's interesting. Look, I suspect you'll have a lot of allies on this committee in arguing that same urgency for dealing with this, and other environmental issues as well. The challenge that we have as a committee is actually looking at whether the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Croeso nôl. Welcome back to the proceedings of our committee this afternoon. We had a short break there for technical interruptions. Just to clarify that if we do have any further interruptions of that nature, then Alun Davies, it's been agreed with the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Diolch, Rhys. Minister, I just wonder if I can come back to a couple of your responses there to Rhys. It would be helpful if the committee could understand the grounds on which the argument was put to the Business Committee to accept an expedited procedure…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay, that's really helpful. Thank you very much. Rhys, we'll go to you, then, to take us on a little bit.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Were there any particular tricky issues within this, or was it fairly straightforward in your consideration of the human rights balances that you always have to judge?
