, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes. Good, okay, because it might flow into some of the other questions about the way this Bill is making its way through, but thank you for that. Secondly, can I ask you whether you've made a human rights assessment of the implications of this Bill?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
That's brilliant. I'm just going to ask a slightly odd follow-up for you: with that welcome clarification, you are clear and very satisfied that this is within the Senedd's competence.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
So, on that basis, we'll move straight to the substantive item in front of us, which is item No. 2 on your agenda, the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill, and our ministerial evidence session. We have in front of us today, as…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this afternoon's session of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. We're shortly going to be going into the substantive part of this meeting, which will be the evidence session with the Minister, Julie James, and her officials, but…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon. Welcome to you all.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 6
Thank you very much. Thanks, Chair.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 6
Thank you, both. We may want to return to this as a committee. Could I just ask you on that broad point just to reflect to the committee your feelings on the quality of engagement that you've had, and the quantum of engagement you've had with the Welsh…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 6
That is really informative—thank you for that—particularly on the advice and information, and the engagement that you might need to have with the Welsh Government. But, on the enforcement, you've come back a couple of times to the use of the word 'may'…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair; I've unmuted. Good morning, both; thanks for your evidence so far. The issues of capacity in trading standards and local government have been well covered by Janet, and we know the squeeze on local government and trading standards. I guess…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 6
I think you've mainly covered it, so I might skirt over this when I come to it later on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
That's brilliant. Thanks.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Matt, this may be a little bit unfair, but, whilst you're on, I'll take the opportunity to ask you, because you've got a UK-wide perspective as well. As I mentioned before, this has been a long time coming, and, if we delayed it for another 12 or 24 months…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Thanks very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Matt—sorry, Chair—do you think enough is being done on that at the moment, both by Government and industry and other partners? You said there you’d be interested in that, in supporting a Welsh Government-led initiative. Are we doing enough now? And if we move…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
That’s helpful for us to flag with Ministers as well—that the door is open from your perspective to engage on that. One other thing, and you touched on it a little bit earlier on, is the wider issue of consumer behaviour, not just in respect of single-use…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
That’s brilliant; we’re not picking up any huge warning signals there that have been bypassed, or that there are significant concerns that have been overlooked. And again, this is part of the process now for us to get into some of the detail on this. Let me…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
So, in that case, Matt, do you think that the views of not just the sector as a whole but individual businesses have been reflected in the deliberations of the Welsh Government in what you currently see in the proposals? Obviously, it's never going to be a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Thanks, Chair. Good morning, both. This Bill has been quite interesting, because we've been waiting for it for quite some time. There are reasons behind that; part of it was looking to see what the UK would do and so on, and Ministers have explained, you…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The reform agenda that's currently on to adjust and make a little bit more progressive the current tax system we have is welcome, and in fact it's long overdue, but it's why I'm also having letters from my constituents, because there will always be winners…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Agriculture (Wales) Bill
Minister, can I just say 'congratulations', not just to you, but to all those who have helped bring it to this stage? This is a significant moment and, as a member of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee and the Legislation, Justice…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
Minister, I welcome this update on Ukraine, as, indeed, I welcome the continuing commitment of the people of Wales and the Welsh Government to be a nation of sanctuary in actions as well as words for refugees and those fleeing conflict. Part of the way…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Response to the UK Government Financial Statement
Minister, this week, the people of Wales watched the UK Chancellor hand grotesquely unfair and, I would say, immoral tax cuts to the super rich; uncap the bonuses for bankers; protect the profits of big energy companies; lose control of sterling, which has…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Can I ask for two statements, please, Trefnydd? One is in respect of the arrangements for groups travelling out of the country post Brexit, and arrangements for carnets to avoid costs being incurred for charities and other groups. She'll be very well aware…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
That's good to hear. Well, can I thank you all very much for this evidence session? It's been really helpful indeed and has given us some great detail, which will help in our consideration of this, which we are genuinely very excited about as a committee as…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thank you very much for that offer, and I think we will take that up there, and certainly we'll put our thinking caps on now as well, in terms of future potential ideas for projects. Sir Nicholas.
