, 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?
, 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'…
