, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 4
Okay. So, is this a hopeless task, given that the Welsh Government doesn't hold all the levers on this? We simply don't control the benefits system, the taxation system. That's controlled by the Government at the other end of the M4. Just to summarise, given…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 4
Dr Burrell, Plan International talks about prevention being an ambitious, brave and long-term goal. In your research you refer to political inertia towards prevention. Could you just expand on this and outline what you think the obstacles facing policy makers…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 4
Okay, and I know you're doing some very interesting work in this regard in Wales, and it would be good if you could tell us a bit more about that a bit further down in the discussion.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 4
So, moving onto our first oral session on the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence, I’d very much like to welcome Anne-Marie Lawrence, the Wales development manager for Plan UK—excellent event you held in the Senedd recently—and Dr…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee, where we're continuing our inquiry into preventing gender-based violence. I've had apologies from Ken Skates, who may be able to join us in the latter part of our meeting if he's able to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Under papers to note, I'd like to highlight 4.3, where Bethan Sayed, on behalf of Climate Change Cymru, has written to us about the importance of an energy-efficiency scheme. Public money is tight. I note that Lord Deben is calling for that every house…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Okay. Well, my final question would be around how we can see both public and private investments in nature's recovery so that we deliver on the COP15 agreement. Katie.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Sure. A no-brainer.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
—because we've got to somehow safeguard our nature and reverse the appalling trends.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
—because dairy farmers aren't paid enough. I get that. The supermarkets are just screwing them. But it's complicated, isn't it—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Okay, so—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
That's just like saying the oil industry can't afford to clean up the mess they make.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Well, then, don't go into that business.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Okay. I suppose the most urgent thing for us is that we are setting the right targets and that we're not rewarding people who are just making the climate and nature emergencies worse. So, the sustainable farming scheme has got to be purposed to delivering on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
—if they're fishing offshore, the fish don't—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
We do inshore, indeed. But—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Okay. So, this was supposed to be one of the benefits of leaving the EU, but, actually, we don't have the levers to control it, so—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Okay, don't worry. We'll move on from that, but—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Why doesn't this nature networks fund work like the facilitation fund you're talking about in England?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Okay, thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
That sounds as if the well-being of future generations Act never existed, and we have got collaboration baked into that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
Yes, thank you. So, the Welsh Government's already said it's going to establish legally binding biodiversity targets, but clearly, we need to ensure that we've got those targets right. So, Tim, your paper is very interesting on ensuring that we're setting the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you. And Annie, briefly.
