, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Excellent. Okay, well we look forward to hearing back from that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
That's fine.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
In the meantime, I think Dean Medcraft would like to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
There we are. Okay. Thank you. Carolyn, you want to come in on this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Okay, and the monitoring system that you mentioned earlier will capture across Government everything that needs to be recorded, I'm sure. Many of us were at the Conference of the Parties 26; could you tell us a little bit about how, maybe, that has influenced…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
And those areas where you have competence, of course, those are disaggregated across different departments within the Welsh Government as well. So, could you tell us a bit about how you're going to embed this process across all portfolios and not just within…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Okay, yes. Thank you for that. Clearly there are some sectors that maybe haven't seen the reduction in emissions that we would have wished to see of late, and I'm thinking of industry and business and agriculture particularly. Can you tell us a bit about how…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
I think we're ready to move on to our second item, which is scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2022-23. The budget was laid a little before Christmas and, this morning, for the next couple of hours, we'll be taking evidence from the Minister…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Of course. Thank you very much for that. You will be aware that we as a committee have previously decided that if I do lose connection, then Delyth Jewell will step into the breach and take the chair whilst I seek to reconnect. There we are.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Okay. Thank you for that. I think you've inadvertently switched your video off in trying to probably unmute yourself. There we are, we can see you now. Carolyn.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Jenny, sorry, did you want to come in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
A very good morning to you all and welcome to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at the Senedd. This is our first meeting after the Christmas recess. So, happy new year to you all. Welcome to Members and we have received apologies…
, Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2022-23
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the statement on the Welsh draft budget. The Minister has described this budget—and we’ve just heard the Conservative spokesperson repeating that—as a…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response. Certainly, we need a pragmatic resolution to this situation. I'm sure you too would appreciate the need for consistency, because supporters have been in touch with me asking why they have to follow the rules if another club can…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
7. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with Chester Football Club and Flintshire County Council following the match at the Deva Stadium on 28 December 2021? OQ57394
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
Yes. Thanks. I thought it would be important to have that clarity.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
Thank you for that. And earlier, as well, when you were asked about the hardship fund for local government, very interestingly, you said that—. We know that budget making is always a matter of prioritisation, and there are tensions and different demands, but…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
Can I just return to the earlier point? You mentioned exams in schools, First Minister. Clearly, schools are currently pursuing two different pathways, in terms of where they might end up next year, in terms of examination or assessment. How late do you…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
Thank you. I hope it's a locally reared chicken and egg, as well. There we are.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
Thank you.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
I was hoping to pick up on an earlier answer, Chair, so I don't know whether—.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
COVID-19 recovery and winter pressures on public services
Thank you. Finally, then, if I may, Chair, the Warm Homes programme, we're awaiting the consultation on the future of the programme, or its successor programme. The fuel poverty plan promised that consultation in June—that didn't happen. The 'Net Zero Wales'…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
COVID-19 recovery and winter pressures on public services
Okay. Thank you for that. I want to move on to flooding as well. Clearly, that's something that we're, unfortunately, very familiar with in Wales. I don't want to ask you a general question about how prepared we are, or how resilient we are. I know you tell…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
COVID-19 recovery and winter pressures on public services
There are too many people because there are not enough carriages.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
COVID-19 recovery and winter pressures on public services
Do you accept, then, that services aren't what they should be? We're seeing, aren't we, a car-led recovery from COVID. There was a moment where people were hoping, when cars were off the road in a way that they haven't been for generations, that public…
