, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We're analysing it. We do think a significant part of this is to do that bounce-back from the pandemic, undoubtedly, and consumer behaviour in bouncing back from the pandemic as well, and the way that the economy has behaved in that bounce-back from the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
If you took it alone and in isolation and said, 'We have to adjust everything on the back of that'—. What we do need is to have cognisance of that, take it into account, and say, 'Right, what do we learn from that? Are we still on the right track to achieve…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, indeed. My predecessor in this post mentioned that we would reasonably anticipate a bounce-back factor after the pandemic, where there was not simply a 'back to what was before', but, in some ways, the economy bouncing back, like a springboard. I think…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We start from the base that we're not going to suddenly find buckets of new and additional money. It isn't—. But we also start from the basis that this isn't new, we've been on this pathway, working on this with a shared objective, for quite some time. So…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
So, particularly for local government, or wider across the piece?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
It’s a really good point, and it’s a genuine challenge across all the sectors and across all of society, and there is good work going on. If you look at what we’ve done, for example—. We might touch on this later, but what we’ve done—. One of the areas within…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
To be clear, we've already got some good mechanisms in place right here, right now, so we don't have to reinvent or create new mechanisms. So, for example, at a director level, we have a director-level climate change portfolio board. The director general of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We do have a number of carrots and sticks. One is the commitment of the First Minister. I'm familiar with this as a former Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Minister as well. If you have the commitment of the Prime Minister and if you, as we…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I can say with the—. First of all, on the ambitions and the targets, both within the second carbon budget but also moving on to No. 3 and then beyond, we've always taken this approach, and it probably chimes with Lord Stern's original words about taking the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you for that question, Janet. The priorities of Government remain exactly the same. We have to deliver on the carbon budgets that we've set out, on the ambition that we've set out as well, and keep on working together across Government to achieve that…
, Plenary
The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (Wales) Regulations 2024
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd, and thank you to everybody who has contributed to this debate, and can I thank everybody for their support as well? I’ll deal with the questions that have arisen in a moment. But, James, thank you so much for the way you’ve…
, Plenary
The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (Wales) Regulations 2024
Diolch, Llywydd. Animal welfare is a priority for this Welsh Government. We want our farmed animals to have a good life, and we take welfare at slaughterhouses seriously. The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (Wales) Regulations…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
Cefin, look, it's a fair point, but can I suggest—? There is a requirement on officials, cross-Government, to undertake an integrated impact assessment, including rural-proofing. Officials have to consider every policy in the context of rural-proofing. If it…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
Yes, indeed.
, Plenary
Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Diolch, Cefin. Thank you, Cefin, for tabling this short debate on rural poverty, and also Mabon and Siân and Sam for their contributions as well. I think we can all agree that this a crucial issue, because we know that, across Wales…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Nice to have you back. Llywydd, it’s helpful if I can restate our approach here and in Net Zero Wales—it’s how we increase renewable energy in Wales whilst also committing to phasing out unabated gas-fired generation, and it’s for the reasons that you…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Siân, and it's nice to have you back.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Carolyn, thank you very much. You are right that this could be something of a step change in the way that we deal with bTB, which is such a devastating illness for cattle but also for the farmers who see so many of their cattle then destroyed as a result of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Field trials to collect data for the use of TB cattle are continuing. In tandem with this research and development work, we are considering strategies for incorporating cattle vaccination into our TB eradication programme. The future scale of use would be…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We often look outside the boundaries of Wales, and we should sometimes, to look at what other areas are doing to see if it works, but there are different approaches as well that we can do, bespoke to Wales. A national flood forum isn't an approach we take…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Heledd. We will provide more than £75 million to flood risk management authorities across Wales this financial year. This includes £5,706 million to risk management authorities in South Wales Central, which will be used for improvement works to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, John, and thank you for hosting that event last week, because it was truly excellent. It was a real pleasure and a privilege to speak with Leeanne. She, of course, addressed from the main stage in the Pierhead those who were gathered there. I think…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, John. I was honoured to announce last week a newfound partnership between Water Safety Wales and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. This partnership enhances our combined efforts in reducing water-related accidents, and the Welsh…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. Gareth. You raise some important points. I mentioned how we do the monitoring of the efficacy in my initial response, but that wider question about how we go beyond public resource to actually attract ethical green investment with real integrity…
