, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Yes, I know, fair play. Back to you, Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Sorry, Jenny. Huw, did you want to come in on this specific point?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Absolutely. Okay, thank you very much. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
It is, and it gives an important context to all of this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Thank you for that. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Well, I think you've said July, haven't you? You've said July.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Okay. Thank you, Luke. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Okay, we'll come back to some of those points in a minute. Luke.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
But you see the discussions with the UK Government and the discussions with the Welsh Government as very discrete, separate processes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Is the Welsh Government involved in any way with the discussions with the UK Government as well, in terms of what they could bring to the table or to add value in other ways?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Okay, thank you. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
That would be really useful, yes, thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
Okay, thank you. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
So, the road map is pretty fluid, dependent on those discussions, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Tata Steel
So, on we go to the main focus of the meeting. We are of course doing a piece of work this morning, looking at decarbonisation of the steel industry in Wales, and concerns have been raised in that context, for many reasons, and there will be an opportunity…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you, all.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
There we are. Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
There we are. Okay. Luke.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
There we are. Thank you. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning to you all, and welcome to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at the Senedd. I welcome Members to the meeting. We've also invited members of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee to join us, and we welcome…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 redesignation
But, look, it is significant—and don't let us forget this—it is significant, I think, that the Conservatives at a UK level, through the UK Government, say one thing, but that the Welsh Conservatives have a differing view, although not the view that we would…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 redesignation
And that says a lot about your lack of influence in this place—that you would wish others to make the decisions. It's exactly the point I was making, Natasha, so I don't quite get what you're getting at there. There is consensus, no matter what anybody says—I…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 redesignation
Yes, I will.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 redesignation
But I do have to come back to some of the comments that Natasha Asghar made in her contribution. I mean, you're effectively rewriting the devolution settlement in your five-minute contribution, and it does lift the veil, I think, on what the whole HS2 debacle…
