, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. Ian.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
There is a point about action on the ground and driving change, isn't there? I think there's a point there about how we hold people to account that change is actually happening as a consequence of this Bill, and we're not just measuring more and assessing…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Steve, did you want to come in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
And Ian.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Who wants to lead on this? Let's invite Tom. Would you like to say something?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, thank you. Right, we're going to move on now, then, to the national air quality strategy, and I think, Delyth, you're going to lead us on this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, thank you. Is there anything that Janet or Jenny wants to pick up on further?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Yes, we'll come back to Ian, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, Huw, you wanted to pick up on something.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, thank you. Jenny, shall I come back to you?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
So, do you not feel—[Interruption.] Sorry. Do you not feel that there's a tension there between the need to get on and grapple with this issue and, obviously, doing it in a responsible way?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Yes, it probably is. Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Well—. Sorry. Well, can I just ask, then, there's a requirement for a target to be set for PM2.5 within three years. Is that a reasonable and appropriate timescale, do you think? Or is it more than—? Is it too long? Tom.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Yes, yes. That's fine. Okay. Lovely. Thank you for that. I'll bring Janet in at this point.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
That's a really interesting point, actually. I think Tom wanted to come in as well on the back of your question, Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Tom is indicating.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
And Tom.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Ian first, and, then, Tom. Ian.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
That is very useful, yes. Thank you very much for that. Okay. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Excellent. Okay, there we are, thank you. Huw, you want to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Yes, okay. We'll be picking up on some of those specifics as we go along. Tom, did you want to come in as well?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, fine. Steve, did you want to come in? No need to operate the mikes—it's all automatic, I'm told. There we are.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, thank you, and as much as I'd like to be Minister, I'm afraid I have to disappoint you—I'm Chair of the committee. But there we are. That's semantics, I suppose. One day, maybe—who knows? Right, who else wants to come in on this? Just general…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Welcome back to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at the Welsh Parliament. We are moving now to our next evidence session, where we will be scrutinising the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill, our third evidence…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
So, we'll reconvene at 12.45. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
