, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Yes, I see that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Sure. But, ultimately, if there is a gap, then, there are only a few ways that that gap can be closed—either Government stumps up the money, which has its challenges, or you don't expect NRW to deliver certain aspects of the work that they're currently…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Simplify; yes, you're right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
It should be a word, if it isn't.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
I remember from the predecessor bodies—it was one of those areas, wasn't it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Well, we've still got half an hour left, so don't worry. [Laughter.] The baseline review seems to have been going on for a very long time. Maybe you could give us an update of where we are on that, and also, clearly, what kind of arrangements might be put in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
I want to move on to Natural Resources Wales, because no budget scrutiny would be proper budget scrutiny without reference—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
I know that many Members have visited a number of projects that have been funded through this, and we would support your comments and echo your comments as a committee, I'm sure, around the need to fully replace those funds, because the contribution they've…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Thank you. Delyth, back to you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Huw, did you want to come in on this?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
The marine conservation zones.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Okay, diolch yn fawr. Thank you. Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
We'll go on to environmental governance, which is one that constantly pops up in our scrutiny of you as well.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
We'll come on to much of that—the biodiversity stuff—in a minute. So, back to Joyce, and we do need to retain the focus on the budget as well.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Jenny would like to come in specifically on that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
We're just reconvening, Joyce, and I was just about to invite you to start with the next area of questioning.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - part 2
Welcome back to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee. We are continuing our scrutiny of the Minister and the Deputy Minister in relation to the budget. We'll turn to another area of questioning now—and there we are, Joyce is just…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
And without that complementarity, you don't get the best value out of every pound. Every investment needs to pull in the same direction and be part of a bigger plan. But, there we are, that's a whole other session, which is probably one that the Finance…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Well, we haven't got time for that, I'm afraid, Jon. [Laughter.] Joyce wants to come in very briefly, and then we will take a short break.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Dean wanted to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Okay, thank you. We'll get back to the budget before us now. [Laughter.]
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
I'll allow the Deputy Minister just briefly to come in and we'll have to move on then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting
Joyce wanted to come in on this as well, I think.
