19 October 2022 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Energy Prices Bill
Thank you. You and your party colleagues and ourselves, have been very critical of the Welsh Government when it comes to condensing the scrutiny period for the single-use plastics Bill. You were quite rightly vocal that we weren't given enough time; we were…
19 October 2022 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Energy Prices Bill
Would you take an intervention?
18 October 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government's response to the Chancellor's statement on the medium-term fiscal plan
Thank you for your statement, Minister. I have to say that this mess shows once again the extent to which we here in Wales are just at the mercy of the whims of Westminster Ministers. It underlines again how the current devolution settlement leaves us…
18 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
He supported Liz Truss.
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Promises have been made along those four years that you mentioned, from that initial meeting, around piloting and modelling, and it never really happened in a timely manner, I believe. It's difficult to imagine the kind of on-the-ground activity that we're…
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
And I see Libby and Hazel both nodding. Yes. Okay, fine, thank you. So, finally from me then, you've mentioned previous iterations of consultation papers and White Papers and everything. It's just a general question, really, about stakeholder engagement…
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Okay. Well, some very important points there, I think, that we need to capture. So, just coming back, really, to the subordinate legislation and the powers that Ministers have. They can, for example, amend the definitions of 'agriculture' and 'ancillary…
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
No, that's the point made. Okay. Dylan.
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Yes, okay, that's interesting, actually. Did you want to add anything?
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Yes. Okay. Diolch yn fawr. By its nature, any framework Bill—and we've touched on this earlier—is all about giving Ministers regulatory powers. When you're in opposition, you get very nervous about that kind of thing; when you're in Government, you're all for…
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Yes, in the context of the UK Bill. Yes. Okay. And, yes, Hazel has her hand up.
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Yes. Okay. I'm sure many of us would echo that. Just moving on, then, to some of the international obligations that we have, and whether there are any alarm bells or anything that's caught your eye, in terms of within the Bill or the sustainable farming…
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Okay. And even when you look at the regulatory assessment, obviously the Government themselves acknowledge that there are so many variables that it's always very difficult to put a proper figure on administrative costs, for example. I think they quote £27…
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Thank you very much, Chair. Clearly, we still don't know how much money the Government will transfer in payments to the sector, and that makes things slightly difficult perhaps in appreciating the impact of much of what we're discussing really. But there are…
12 October 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: Review of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
Sorry, I just suspected that you were winding up. You haven't addressed the closed periods, which have been raised by about three or four different speakers.
12 October 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: Review of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
Two more points just before I close. I think that contractors seem to have been forgotten by the Welsh Government in this. They're one of the biggest employers in our rural communities, with most of their work, of course, based on small, family-run farms. The…
12 October 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: Review of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
I'm going to start by acknowledging and welcoming what was announced by Plaid Cymru and the Government last week—not quite as cynical as some, perhaps. It's not the end of the process, of course, but it does keep the debate alive, and it does mean that there…
12 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We know, of course, that one in eight nursing posts is vacant in north Wales. We also know from the chair of the health board that of the 642 GPs that we have in north Wales, a quarter of them are over 65, and a third of that 642 are expected to retire in the…
12 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
5. What action is the Government taking to ensure that the capacity of the NHS in north Wales is sufficient to meet demand? OQ58528
11 October 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the General Principles of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill and Motion to agree the financial resolution in respect of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
No, Flint.
11 October 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the General Principles of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill and Motion to agree the financial resolution in respect of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Thank you very much, Llywydd. I am very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the general principles of the Bill and to be able to share the views of the climate change committee on the Bill with Members. Before I turn to the content of…
5 October 2022 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
And the fifth item is a motion to move into private session. So, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), I propose that the committee resolves to meet in private for the rest of this meeting. Are Members content? Everyone content. Thank you. We…
5 October 2022 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
The fourth item on our agenda is papers to note. May I invite Members to note papers 4.1 to 4.5? Are you content to note those? Yes, content, thank you. Okay.
5 October 2022 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
So, the fourth eitem on our agenda—item on our agenda. I'm speaking both Welsh and English at the same time here.
5 October 2022 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Excellent. Okay, well, diolch yn fawr, thank you. That brings us to the end of our allocated time, so can I thank you both for your attendance this morning and for the evidence that you shared with us? Another valuable contribution to our deliberations on…
