, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Just before you do that, then, Eifiona, if you can keep it comparatively short, and, obviously, we would appreciate a more substantial, maybe written, explanation—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
No, you carry on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Absolutely. I'm grateful to you for that, and we have, as a committee, written to you as well, of course, in relation to asking about your priorities that might be reflected in our forward work programme as well. So, some of this, I'm sure, can be included in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, and, clearly, there's a wider piece of work for us as a committee, potentially, there as well, isn't there, in our work programme.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
We—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
It's bananas. Yes, you're right. [Laughter.]
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Joyce, did you want to come in on this as well? No. Okay, fine. Back to you, then, Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Good to hear. Yes, indeed. Okay, thank you, Joyce. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Sure, sure. Okay, thank you. Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Yes. But is there a risk, then—if we wish to add something for the Welsh dimension, then clearly that's something that we would have to bolt on in some way, is it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Howard. So, just picking up on that, and I am labouring the point a little bit, I know, but, given that the devolved administrations can get on and do their thing anyway, why, really, do you think that concurrent powers or concurrent plus powers…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Howard. You'll automatically be unmuted.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Jenny, thank you, Minister. Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
That's totally understandable, but I'm content that you're signalling that it is your intention notwithstanding, obviously, everything else that needs to be done as well. And you are right to say that you have a very broad portfolio, something that I think is…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
So, your ambition is still to have that concluded before the end of the two-year period?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, thank you, Huw. So, would it be simpler just to say that, if you don't conclude your thinking and the legislative process around the environmental governance issue before the end of the two-year period of the interim assessor, then you would extend that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
That's good to hear, at least. Okay. Thank you, Minister, for that. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Did you give any thought at all to any more formalised joint parliamentary procedure? I'm just wondering, because I know, in relation to the emissions trading scheme that's been mentioned—that that was approved by all the Parliaments, wasn't it, really. I'm…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Thank you. Janet, do you want to come in on this?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that, because, as you've suggested, as a committee, we're particularly concerned at the constrained time that we have to scrutinise this, and any additional time that could be afforded to the committee would be greatly appreciated. Just moving…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Are you happy with that, Janet? Okay. You mentioned Royal Assent in November; of course, we know that the Bill is approaching its final stages in Westminster. So, can you tell us whether you believe there's sufficient time available to the Welsh Government to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Welcome to everyone to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee meeting. It's great to see all of you on my screen in front of me, particularly the Minister for Climate Change. We're here for a scrutiny session on the Minister's work in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 6 of today's meeting
Let's move into private session. I propose that, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 (ix), the committee resolves to meet in private for items 5 and 6 of today's meeting. Are Members content? Thank you very much. We will move into private session…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
There are other papers to note. Correspondence between me and the Welsh Government on the Welsh Government's priorities is the first paper to note. And the second paper is a letter from me to the Llywydd on the legislative consent memorandum on the…
