, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Those criticisms are justified. Joyce Watson has fought this battle for many years. The 10 per cent planting of trees on land; if you actually look at carbon sequestration in terms of seagrass and all the elements that the marine sector can bring to meeting…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
No, no, but, how—?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, the CCC highlights the lack of an overarching strategy for emissions reduction in the agricultural and land use sector, but also—and I've met with Lord Deben on their report—I know there was huge concern about the marine sector, and the ability for the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Oh, sorry. Yes, just a quick one. Given that Wales is currently off track in its emissions reduction progress, will you be adapting your approach to be more in line with the pathway recommended by the Climate Change Committee?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, I'm happy.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Of course, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Is this four nations? It's not just you and the UK Government, it's all four.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
No.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
And they stick to their commitments.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
No, I agree.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
It is.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. So, given the impact that you've talked about of reserved areas on Wales and its ability to meet its net-zero targets, how will you ensure effective inter-ministerial and inter-official working arrangements? I'm a great believer that there have to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. It's fair to say, over the past three years, and it's also fair to say that the portfolio has been split a little, but it was always felt that it was a mammoth portfolio. I know the Minister herself acknowledged that there are so many facets to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch, Chair. Good morning, Minister. So, what are your priorities now in your new role as the Cabinet Secretary for climate change? What do you hope to achieve and how do your priorities differ to our previous Minister?
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you. People around the world are facing turmoil and violence, and so, rightly, are seeking sanctuary throughout the world. In Britain, we are no different, and I'm proud of the tens of thousands of yearly asylum applicants that the UK Government…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
7. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government regarding the rights of asylum seekers in Wales? OQ61129
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
So, the Bill being proposed states that at least half the candidates on an electoral list must be women, whereas as explained by the Trefnydd, Jane Hutt, this Bill does not include a definition of 'woman', because the Bill is not about defining a woman. Nor…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
5. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government regarding the absence of a definition of a man in the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill? OQ61127
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Members, the old New Labour catchline went 'Education, education, education'. Now, as Plan International state in their 'Break the Barriers' report, the taboos and lack of education surrounding menstruation have had a number of tangible negative impacts on…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Yes, I know. I know. As funding is clearly the predominant problem for our health service, I think it is time that we shift our focus away from endless funding pledges and begin to take a more holistic, modern approach towards reducing the pressure on our GPs…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
I'm sure not many of us were surprised at the Older People's Commissioner for Wales's report that was released just last week, and I think it is also time to seriously rethink our primary care services from the bottom up. We should put on record that the…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Thank you, Mabon. If you are so concerned, as you profess here today, why didn't you stipulate this as one of your parts of your co-operation agreement?
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I wouldn't dream of questioning your integrity because you didn't accept the money. But that the leader of Welsh Labour has publicly accepted money from an environmental law-breaker is unacceptable, and we should not be accepting…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
That was not an answer to the questions I raised with you. Referring to the case against Mr Neal, NRW said: 'The outcome of this case shows that companies and individuals who seek to exploit the regulatory framework...will not be tolerated by Natural…
