31 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. That's very good. Thank you.
31 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
And yet—.
31 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Let me put it another way. If it was a delivery unit that was tasked with exactly the same thing, but with the support of a First Minister and the Cabinet that said, 'Whatever these people come up with', it says, 'This is what we need to deliver'…
31 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Got it, got it.
31 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Yes. We're still getting used to you—I say that in a nice way. We're still getting used to your function and what you're set up to do. Are you there—to use a sporting analogy—to look at those areas where there are 100 areas where there can be marginal gains…
30 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: White Paper for a proposed Bill on environmental principles, environmental governance and biodiversity targets
Minister, you promised that after COP15 and after the biodiversity deep-dive you would come back to us with something better, more meaningful, more well focused on really positive outcomes for nature, so here we are today. I really welcome the statement and…
30 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
I really thank all those who have contributed to bringing forward this report. It's a very serious report. It's intellectually robust. I think it's very well balanced in its considerations, and it is worthy of serious consideration by all those who think…
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Colleagues, that concludes all the respective business that we need to cover in public session today, so, can I ask—? We've got a fair bit of business to get through in private now, so, under Standing Order 17.42, are you happy to exclude the public now for…
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
And with that, colleagues, we go on to item No. 7, where we have several items under the papers to note. The first of those, under item 7.1, is correspondence and a written statement from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in relation to…
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Okay, colleagues, we'll head on, then, to item No. 6, which are notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. Now, we start with item 6.1, where we have to note the written statement and correspondence from the Minister…
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered
And I say that, because, as we come to item No. 5, the instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 that we've previously considered, there are none, so, I'm getting my thanks in to you, Kate, and the legal people…
29 January 2024 , 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
Colleagues, if you're in agreement with that, I think we should; this is often a case when our interpretation of what's appropriate to be dealt with in which way, by correction slips and so on, is quite pertinent. So, if you're happy to take up that…
29 January 2024 , 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 go on, then, to item No. 4, which is instruments that do raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that we've previously considered. There's only one item in this section, colleagues, and it's item 4.1, SL(6)437, the…
29 January 2024 , 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, Kate. Are we content, colleagues? We are; thank you.
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Lovely. Thank you, Kate. Colleagues, I assume you're content with those reporting points. Okay, we'll go on, then, to the final item in this section, which is item 3.6, SL(6)448, the Non-Domestic Rating (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments to Secondary…
29 January 2024 , 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, Kate. Those issues around translation are a common theme that we can pick up in our subsequent reports and analysis as well. But, colleagues, if you're content with that, we can move ahead, then, to the next items. What I would suggest is that we…
29 January 2024 , 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 for that, Kate. So, if we're content with that reporting point, colleagues, we'll go on to item No. 3.2, SL(6)441, the Firefighters' Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2024. This Order amends the 1992 and the 2007…
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
We have several within this section. These are instruments that do raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under those Standing Orders 21.2 and 21.3. Several items, as I mentioned, and the first of these is a made negative resolution instrument, item 3.1…
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
With that, as we're fully quorate—everybody's here, present and correct—we'll go on to item No. 2, which, as normal, is instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Orders 21.2 and 21.3. The first of these is item 2.1, it's a made negative…
29 January 2024 , 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 have a full agenda in front of us today, but, before we start, just some housekeeping rules. This is a fully virtual meeting today. We've got lots of business to…
29 January 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, and good afternoon.
25 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
And with a leap, she was free. [Laughter.] Thank you.
25 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
That's brilliant. Thank you. My final question, Chair, is this, and I'm going to ask the Minister to do a Houdini act now and escape from the trap that she's set for herself. You've previously told the committee that the Nature Networks programme is central…
25 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
Sorry, Claire, did you want to add anything to the Minister's comments?
25 January 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
We're doing what the Government terms 'refreshing' our nature recovery action plan, so that's to reflect emerging targets that are coming out of the work of the global biodiversity framework target-setting process, Huw. We'll be developing a suite of…
