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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
I think that's something we can bring up with other witnesses, Andrew, as they come through as well. One thing I do want to ask about is—and I know we're running very short on time; time is running away—on responder co-ordination. I'm just wondering how you…
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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Andrew.
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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Laura.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Okay. Thank you, and, as I said, we put our thanks on record to all those communities across Wales as well who went out to help. So, moving on to health impacts now. Niamh, have you've got any more questions? No, diolch. David.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
I know you've just walked in, Laura, but—.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
I know we'll come back to capacity later with others, so we'll come back to that. One quick question I have about your experience on the ground is: it wasn't just you out and about all the time; there were a lot of people from rural communities coming out…
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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Diolch, Andrew. Back to Niamh.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Yes. I think Andrew—. Is it on this point, Andrew? Can I come back to you, Niamh?
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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Niamh.
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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Whoever would like to start, you can carry on.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Thank you. And can I just put on record our thanks—I know the committee would want to—to all the fire brigade services across Wales who responded to the wildfires over the summer? We were very keen to have this inquiry, and make sure we spoke to a number of…
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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Thank you.
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Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
So, we now move on to item 2, which is our wildfire resilience in Wales evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union. Bore da, good morning, and thank you very much for coming. If you'd just like to briefly introduce yourselves, that would be very good, and…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everybody, to the meeting of the Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee, broadcast live on Senedd.tv and a Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. Can I please note that the meeting is bilingual? So…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning. Welcome to the Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee.
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
The devil is in the detail.
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I thank the Minister for her statement this afternoon? As you're very well aware, I have always been against the establishment of a national care service, for reasons I won't go over again because you've heard them 100…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Green across the aisle: Making environmental stewardship a common cause
You mentioned wildfires and peatland. I know there are other Members in the Chamber who represent Blaenau Gwent, for example. If you look at Llangynidr, for example, it's almost lost all of its peatland. It would just be interesting to hear from the…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Green across the aisle: Making environmental stewardship a common cause
Cabinet Minister, will you take an intervention?
, Plenary
Short Debate: Green across the aisle: Making environmental stewardship a common cause
I'll be short, because I know we're running out of time. As probably the third longest serving Member still left in this Chamber this afternoon, we've been through a lot of different changes, from 'Brexit and our land' to 'Sustainable Farming and our Land'…
, Plenary
Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
I want to start by thanking the Labour group for bringing this motion forward today, and this important debate. Because this is an issue that should unite every single one of us in this Chamber, regardless of our political differences. Like Sam Rowlands, I…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
So, we will move on to item 4, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Members are content. We'll now proceed to move to private. Thank you very much.
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Papers to note
Okay, Members, we'll now move on to our next agenda item, which is papers to note. They've been circulated to everyone. Is everybody content with those? I don't see anybody not content.
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Findings of the statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - scene setting session
Thank you.
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Findings of the statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - scene setting session
Can I say thank you very much for the session today? It's been very, very useful. I know it's helped me no end. I have read your review back to front on a number of occasions when I've sat in different portfolios, but actually having you here explaining it is…
