Welsh Conservatives

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

2,761 speeches and questions

22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Well, it is relevant.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
No, no, no, it's a fair enough question.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Okay. So, given that this is the climate change committee, and we know that the coal mined from Ffos-y-fran was really good stuff—. I was in the Isle of Man at the Tynwald celebrations—sorry, Delyth, we differ on this—last year, and they were absolutely…
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Why are you limited from a legal perspective?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Yes.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
But what are you doing? As a committee, we're not—. I'm not getting—
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Thank you. I am puzzled here. So, you basically have said that going back now would be difficult, and you talk about there being no mechanisms for you to open up those discussions, and relationship issues and things like that. Then you say that, in 2023, they…
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Thanks. Yes, I'll do that and then—[Inaudible.]
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
[Inaudible.]
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Is there anyone who can answer that question?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
It's more grim than I thought, to be honest. So, why, in 2016, did you decline—not you, but why, in 2016, did they decline the offer from the Coal Authority to work with you to assess the escrow account requirements for restoration?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Oh dear.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
How has that been allowed to happen?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
So, somewhere along the line, the £30 million that we all thought it started off with is now down to £15 million.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Yes.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Okay. And who was the other £15 million from?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Thank you. Under what circumstances will these be released?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Under what circumstances—
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Thank you. It sounds like you've had a challenge though.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Yes.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Thank you. What was the agreement between MTCBC and the site operator—oh, good morning, by the way; straight in there—regarding funding for site restoration? Was it the responsibility of the site operator to put funds aside for restoration in addition to the…
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you very much.
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Just on the letter to Joyce about the marine sector, could we have it as committee members as well?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
The Climate Change Committee calls the Welsh Government's insufficient progress in the building sector 'striking', and recommends it develops a detailed plan for decarbonising all buildings. What work has been undertaken to deliver this?
22 May 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Is there scope to increase the funding?