, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Well, yes, the only other question, really, is whether you'd consider just mirroring the list of public bodies in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 for consistency.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
My mistake, sorry. Janet, yes. Sorry, Janet, over to you. [Interruption.] Sorry, Joyce, I startled you there.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay, there we are. Thank you so much. We'll move on now, then. Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I don't think we'll necessarily pursue too much of the technical aspects today, although I do get the feeling that it really calls into question, then, the monitoring that's been happening in the past, doesn't it? And I suppose you might acknowledge that it…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you, Jenny. Joyce, you've been very patient, fair play.
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The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
There we are. Any takers? Roger? Olwen? Roger, first of all, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay. Thank you, both. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you. Delyth has indicated to come in on a supplementary specifically here, I think, and then we'll come to Jenny to take us on to the next question.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you for that. Back to Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you, Huw. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Who wants to come in on this, then? Roger.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you for that initial explanation. I'm sure those points will be raised regularly throughout our scrutiny of this Bill. I'll transfer now to Huw.
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The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Before we come to Huw, who will obviously want to delve a bit deeper into some of those points, can I just ask why the air quality targets will be set in regulations and not appear on the face of the Bill? Because that's obviously something that stakeholders…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
That's was what I was getting at, in effect—what more can you therefore do as a result of this Bill that you can't currently do within existing powers.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
We'll move on, therefore, to the main focus of today's meeting. As Members will know, we are starting our Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill, which was introduced to the Senedd by the Minister for Climate Change on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at Senedd Cymru, the Welsh Parliament. Welcome to Members to this meeting. This meeting of course is being held in a hybrid format, and aside…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The clocks have gone forward and spring is facing us. That's a cause of joy, and it raises the spirits of many of us. It's the start of the traditional tourism season, and of course that brings all sorts of opportunities and benefits to large parts of Wales…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much for that. The question that I'm asking here is who is driving that work of reviving the economy. What is the focal point that draws together what feels like a plethora of bodies and projects and programmes and strategies into one…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
9. Will the Minister provide an update on the Government's efforts to revive the rural economy? OQ59312
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I'm not sure any of us would relish having to run through those processes, to be honest, because I fear that we maybe know what the outcome might be. But there we are; we won't go there. Really, it sounded a little bit as if you were making excuses for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Minister, the Barnett formula all too often ends up being a rather convenient reason, some would say, for the Welsh Government to delay implementing transformative policies. The most recent case in point, maybe, relates to public…
, Plenary
The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2023
Can I thank the Minister for opening this discussion? Plaid Cymru won’t be objecting to these regulations, but I did have a couple of questions that I’d like the Minister to address, if possible, given that I have an opportunity to raise them. The new…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, we hear from week to week about the increasing crisis facing dentistry here in Wales. Now, the British Dental Association, of course, has warned that services on the NHS could to all intents and purposes come to an end, because there are so many…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
Item 6, therefore, is to move into private session. So, I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Everyone is content. Okay, thank you…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
We'll move on now to item 5, papers to note. Could I ask Members whether they're content to note those papers together? Thank you very much.
