, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you. Maritime ports and Cardiff Airport are the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning. Why does your paper suggest your national and international connectivity revenue BEL will fund work on marine and ongoing work on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Fantastic. Do you know, I have to say, Minister, that’s very heartening to hear. Could you include, as part of that agenda, pavement parking issues? And I’ll leave it at that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you. I notice active travel wasn't mentioned there, but I wouldn't mind pressing you more on that. And when I say 'active travel', there's too much emphasis, if you don’t mind me saying—. 'Active travel', people imagine cycle paths and cycling; I'm…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Good morning. Bore da. Can you provide an overview of the changes in the structure and budget lines in the draft transport budget for 2025-26 compared to 2024-25, including the rationale and how it aligns with the First Minister's priorities?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
It's good for the health and well-being of the people doing it as well.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We've got an oyster project going on in Conwy, and I have to tell you that it's amazing what they've done, in terms of getting engagement with youngsters from schools, other people who are interested in these oyster projects and things. And it's an untapped…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
If only for the fact that we really need to highlight just how valuable saltmarshes and seagrass are to the ambitions that we're all trying to achieve here. And I know when I've spoken to universities and professors who've been working on this, and when you…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, just on that. It's a pity the statement couldn't have been this afternoon.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Great. And have applications to the coal tip safety grant scheme outstripped the amount of funding the Welsh Government has allocated? And, if so, how is coal tip safety being ensured in the absence of funding being available through the scheme?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay, thanks. The published BEL tables show revenue funding for coal tip safety at £4.24 million, but page 3 of your paper states it is £5.84 million. Could you confirm which is the correct amount?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. And can you explain the breakdown of the £102 million the Welsh Government says it has allocated to coal tip safety in this Senedd term?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I'll catch you later, don't worry. Can you clarify how much funding the UK Government allocated for coal tip safety in its autumn budget? Was it £25 million or £36 million, as both figures are referenced in your paper?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
What page number? Oh, yes, sorry.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Well, where am—? Sorry.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Chair. Your paper says that local authority bids to the various local transport grants will be submitted—
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Port of Holyhead
Well, this has certainly had some wide debate and it's actually quite reassuring. You'll note that, tomorrow, I've actually put this in as a question because it affects us all, in Aberconwy and obviously in Ynys Môn. I welcome the announcement of a…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Blwyddyn newydd dda. I’d like a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for finance on the steps being taken to improve due diligence of this Welsh Government before awarding grants to some business ventures. Only last week we heard of the site of the former…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Yes, I think you know what I mean. Diolch. [Laughter.]
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Yes. Okay, I will. There is an election for the Senedd in 2026, in less than 18 months' time. The only real catalyst for change will be—for anybody watching this, and the voters out there—to vote Welsh Conservative, and let's see Andrew Davies—[Interruption.]…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Well, let's not beat about the bush here—I never do. There's some irony I've heard from other Member benches today and, it has to be said, some hypocrisy. Welsh Labour, supported by Plaid Cymru over the past 25 years, have led to some shockingly high waiting…
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
Yes. I thank the committee team once again—the clerk and everybody who set up the visit for us—because it really showed me a different perspective on some of the evidence that we'd taken during our committee findings. Thank you.
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
As has already been mentioned, our committee were very lucky last week to visit the Ffos-y-fran opencast mine above Merthyr Tydfil. This was an extremely informative and enjoyable visit, actually, where we were taken through the incredible work that is…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I'm aware of conveyancing methods whereby, sometimes, they don't always inform, when you're buying land, of your obligations regarding culverts, ditches and whatever, but also too with reservoirs. Now, between 2019 and 2021, £0.5 million of taxpayers' money…
