, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Thank you very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
I think that's the nut we're trying to crack, because quite often it becomes a political football, where some Members believe it's the UK Government and that, even though we're devolved, this is something that the UK Government should have picked up at the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Okay. And who do you believe is responsible, then, for enforcing and making sure that this happens?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
I think this is another obvious-response one. Are changes needed to legislation and policy to ensure successful site restoration?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Did Welsh local authorities take on board the recommendations of the Welsh Government's 2014 report on failure to restore opencast sites, and adapt their approach accordingly?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Thank you. I can see time's moving on. Do you think Welsh local authorities have the necessary minerals planning expertise to ensure appropriate restoration of opencast sites?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Thank you. So, what do you believe is the key reason for the failure of appropriate restoration of these sites?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Good morning, and I'm really sorry to hear of your experiences. Other than the site that you live near or have been involved in, are there other opencast sites that we should be concerned about?
, Plenary
Debate: Stage 4 of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
Thank you, Mike; you're a gentleman. Why is it that you are following the whip and not allowing a referendum to the people of Wales on this issue? Is it because you know that people in Wales will reject this?
, Plenary
Debate: Stage 4 of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
Will you take an intervention, please?
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
The Welsh Government's solution, 'Belonging, Engaging, Participating', has caused some teachers a little distress. The emphasis of the document is very much on engagement, which has led to the Welsh Government making teachers feel they're to blame, giving an…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Thank you. As you know, Minister, according to a written question I put to you recently, we can now state that this is costing the taxpayer a staggering £49,850. This is a huge amount of money to be spending on a service that, in my eyes, and indeed others in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
8. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the performance of Rent Smart Wales? OQ61064
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Good question.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Priorities for climate change and rural affairs
So, all of these are key examples: closure of the blast furnaces, closure of high-quality agricultural land to farming and closure of Ffos-y-fran. Our First Minister has called transferring Welsh jobs and emissions to other parts of the world the way to go…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Priorities for climate change and rural affairs
Welcome into your new role. Of almost 3,900 animals, plants and fungi studied, one in six are at risk of extinction here in Wales. We've long declared a nature crisis, yet we have no legally binding nature recovery target. We only have a temporary…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Can I thank Delyth for raising this issue? Some years ago, I delivered a baby of 24 weeks, and it was a baby. Yet, I went in and came back with nothing, and I do feel that when you've carried a baby for 24 weeks, it's a long time; it's not far. But the good…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Cap on political donations
It was.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Cap on political donations
—in this Senedd. It's nothing to do with the UK Parliament or Government, this. This is this Senedd, yes or no?
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Cap on political donations
This whole debate just shows—. You used the word 'pantomime' yesterday, and I'm really—. Oh, no, it was Heledd, actually. This debate is probably one of the worst debates I've ever sat through. When the First Minister decides to not even be here, that is an…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Leadership campaign donations and the ministerial code
Will you take an intervention?
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
I have to say that I have great respect for the former First Minister, but I just find it ironic that he's now asking his previous health Minister a question on an area of policy where Welsh Labour has miserably failed, during your tenure. Now, the people's…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
The Welsh Government has set a target of 70 per cent renewable energy by 2030. However, if we want to achieve this, we need to do more. In north Wales we have a rich history of renewable energy, particularly the use of hydroelectricity stations, which can…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I will refer Members to my declaration of interests in terms of property ownership. Last month, the Minister at the time, Julie James, for housing, informed the Welsh Parliament that the Minister for Finance and Local Government had encouraged local…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
Again, speaking from my own experience—thanks, Jane—when I became elected, I was a reluctant politician. I said 'no' five times to people asking me to stand for my very first seat, because I just thought, 'Oh, it's too busy.' I was a reluctant politician…
