, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
And Gwyn.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Sarah.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Gwyn as well, and then we'll come to Sarah.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Joseph. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Who wants to come in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you. You mentioned smoke control there. There have been a few references to it. We'll skip over it for a moment because I want to get to other parts of the Bill that I think deserve our scrutiny, and maybe we'll come back to smoke control at the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Sarah.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, the local air quality management regime.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
And there may be a difference between reporting on the strategy and recognising trends in terms of reduction in pollution or improvement in air quality, of course. Okay, thank you. We're coming to you next, Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, and there are nodding heads, yes. Okay, there we are. That's straightforward enough. Thank you. Okay, right. Jenny, I was going to bring you in anyway.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, please do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
There we are. Thank you. Janet, did you want to come back in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, that's really interesting, actually. Thank you for that. Okay, just moving on slightly, then, do you believe it's necessary for Welsh Ministers to have the power to change the review period for the national air quality strategy by regulations? Any…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, who wants to pick up on this one? Go on then, Joseph.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
There we are. Lovely. Thank you, Sarah. Janet, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Who wants to respond to that? Briefly, then, Sarah, if you would.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, thank you. We're not halfway through our areas of questioning yet, and we've only got 30 minutes left, but I'll allow Joyce to come in briefly and then we'll move on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, very, very briefly, Gwyn, if you may, and then we need to make progress.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Well, before you move on to there, did you, Jenny, want to come in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
No. Okay, there we are, and we will indeed. So, I'll invite Janet, therefore, to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you. Diolch, Delyth. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Sarah, and then we'll come to Joseph.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Please do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Gwyn, is your hand up to respond to this particular point?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
We've got Gwyn wanting to come in, and then I'll bring Sarah in as well. Gwyn first.
