, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality and sewage discharges - evidence session 1
Can you hear me now?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality and sewage discharges - evidence session 1
Yes, thanks. I'm just wondering—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'm not sure if I need to declare this, but I'm the species champion for the Atlantic salmon. Whether that heightens my already existing interest in river and water quality, I do not know, but I'd better put it on record.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 70th Anniversary of the accession
I welcome this debate today, called by Darren Millar, to mark the seventieth anniversary of the accession. It's a simple one-line motion, and sometimes the simplest are the most effective. The motion reads: 'To propose that the Senedd:'— our Senedd— 'Extends…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister, for that answer. I'm giving at the outset full credit and any royalties that accrue from any mention hereof to Sam Kurtz for a statement of opinion he laid yesterday, fully supported on a cross-party basis by Mabon ap Gwynfor and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
8. How will the sustainable farming scheme help tackle the nature emergency? OQ57546
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The Senedd should be really interested in the matter of the quantum and the effective targeting of Welsh Government resources on legislation, because we note the unprecedented increase in the use of the legislative consent process, where Welsh Government…
, Plenary
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
As the Minister has explained already, these regulations amend the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 and the Meat Preparations (Amendment and Transitory Modification) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 following the UK's exit from…
, Plenary
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you, Minister. We considered these regulations at our meeting on 17 January and our report to the Senedd includes one merits reporting point.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Wales and Europe—Managing a new relationship
Diolch, Llywydd, and I, like others, welcome the appointment of Derek Vaughan as the Welsh Government representative on Europe. Any fair-minded observer will recognise his vast relevant experience and his knowledge, and the reputation he brings with him…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Let me begin by echoing the calls from Alun Davies today on the need for a statement on NHS dentistry. It's been an ongoing issue for some time, and we do need to understand how Welsh Government will work with the dentistry sector to increase accessibility…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We turn then to item No. 9, which brings us to motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting so we can go into private session. Are we content to do so? We are. We'll move into private session and we will…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
And then we've got several papers to note, colleagues. Item 8.1, we have correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice stating that the Minister will be withholding laying a supplementary legislative consent memorandum regarding an amendment to the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Written statements under Standing Order 30C
Ah, I see. Okay. So, is that something that we just need to gently pick up with Ministers again, just to remind them of that? I think—. I can see our senior clerk nodding there. We'll pick it up in private if necessary, but we'll go ahead and do that, Gareth…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Written statements under Standing Order 30C
We then move to item 7, written statements under Standing Order 30C. The first of these is item 7.1, WS-30C(6)005, the Waste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2021. The written statement notifies the Senedd that the Welsh Government has…
, 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
So, we move then to item 6, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that have been previously considered, and the first of these is item 6.1, SL(6)087, the Education (European University Institute) (Wales)…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Okay. Thank you very much for that. I think we're content with that, looking at colleagues.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Item 5, then, instruments that do raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7, and the first of these is item 5.1, SL(6)137, 'Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authority Publicity', which provides guidance on the content and the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Gareth. Colleagues, any comments, or are we happy with that? We're content with those reporting points. Thank you, Gareth.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thanks, Gareth. So, colleagues, purely on those reporting points, are we content? We are. Okay, thank you very much. We turn now, then, to affirmative resolution instruments: item 4.6, we have SL(6)133, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Listen, I think it's quite helpful to have that on record, and it's something we might return to in private as well, because the next item in front of us as well also has issues relating to those impact assessments, and points that we've challenged Government…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
That's great. Thank you. Peter.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Yes. There we are.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Yes, thank you, Alun, and I think that's something we could explore, perhaps if we want to revisit this when we go into private session and look at the best way of doing this, but it might well be going to the policy committee and suggesting they have a look…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Gareth. Alun, did I see you wanting to come in then? Yes.
