, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
1. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change about reducing the impacts of agriculture on water pollution? OQ60181
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
That's good to hear. My question is to ask the Minister to continue that dialogue, because there is no doubt that none of us in this Chamber can ignore the fact that the last 10, 12, 13 years have hollowed out aspects of local government. And this isn't just…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
6. What discussions has the Minister had with Cabinet colleagues regarding financial support for local government? OQ60180
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Tata Steel
Diolch, Llywydd, and, Minister, thank you for the statement. Nobody would be opposed to electric arc being part of the future mix of steel making in the UK, but wouldn't it be absolutely abhorrent if, at the moment, where there is a rush, globally, to be…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
So, that brings us, colleagues, to item 7, which is—and we have quite a bit of business to get through—a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting, so that we can go into private session for the rest…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
In which case, then, we move on to item No. 6, which is our papers to note, with, once again, several items in this section, the first of which is a letter from the First Minister of Wales in relation to an international agreement. It's the protocol amending…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
We go on, then, to item No. 5, which is notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. We have a few items here, the first of which is item 5.1, where we have a written statement and letter from the Minister for Rural…
, 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
That's great, thank you. Are we happy to agree that, colleagues? We are. Wonderful.
, 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
That's great. Thank you, Kate. Are we happy with that, colleagues? That's great. Okay, in which case, we'll go on to item 4.2—there are only two items in this section today—this is SL(6)392, the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales)…
, 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
In which case, then, we go on to item No. 4, which is instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Orders 21.2 or 21.3 that we have previously considered. The first of these today is item 4.1, SL(6)388, the National Health Service…
, 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 very much. Are we happy to agree those reporting points and that we wait on the response? 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
That's great. Thank you, Kate. Members will know that, in our later order of business, we have something where we will turn our attention to the use of the Welsh language within legislation. But on the analysis from our lawyers, are you happy to agree those…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Okay. So, as we're awaiting that response, are you happy to agree those reporting points? We are. Thank you, Kate. We'll go on to item 3.2, then. It's an affirmative resolution instrument, SL(6)396, the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023. Again…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
We go on to item No. 3, having disposed of those. These are instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Orders 21.2 or 21.3. The first of those today, under item 3.1, is a made negative resolution instrument, SL(6)393, the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
We move on to the first substantive item, which is item No. 2, which is instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3, and the first of these, in your paper No.1, item 2.1, is SL(6)394, the Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da, pawb. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to this meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. We're meeting in a virtual setting today. The meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and our Record of Proceedings will be…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
It's fascinating, the extent to which the Buckley challenges have coloured the whole debate.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Hasn't happened yet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
So, in the Flintshire one, just so I understand, because I haven't kept a full forensic analysis on that one: after the pilot, which you've neatly explained—probably that no-exemption approach was challenging—did they then change, when they went for the wider…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
So, linked to that, if we can get this to bed in, and a sensible approach being taken by all local authorities—I don't want to revisit what's gone on—I think there are questions over why local authorities didn't work together better. There was a long lead-in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much. The blanket thing has definitely caused confusion, without a doubt, and I think it's probably worth putting on record that some of the read-across in wider parts of Wales, while, actually, in Bridgend, over 100 exemptions have been put in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Yes, very briefly, Minister. Sorry you can't hear us when we're trying to chat back to you. What I was going to ask was, one of the arguments that's been put to me over the last few years is that there should have been a dividend that comes from Dŵr Cymru…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Yes. It's really helpful to know. Thank you for that, Minister. And it's clear that there is a lot of work going on, and it's clear that your focus is bringing together all the diverse stakeholders to tackle water quality, river quality, and so on. And I…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you for that, Minister. I think we're clear now that if you weren't sitting in the position in the ministerial chair today, you'd be out manning the barricades and campaigning hard, which is good to hear. Let me just ask on one of those aspects you…
