4 Hydref 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Bioamrywiaeth
Diolch, Janet. Felly, ar y 30x30 a'r targedau a roddwyd yn y gyfraith, rwyf wedi dweud yn ddiddiwedd yn y Siambr hon, a byddaf yn ei ailadrodd eto: rydym yn disgwyl i COP15, sydd bellach yn cael ei gynnal ym mis Rhagfyr yng Nghanada, ac rwyf yn gobeithio'n…
4 Hydref 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Bioamrywiaeth
Diolch, Llywydd. Mae colli bioamrywiaeth a chwymp ecosystemau yn brif fygythiad i'r ddynoliaeth. Mae'r amgylchedd naturiol yn sail i'n lles a'n ffyniant economaidd, ond eto mae ein perthynas ag ef yn gwbl anghynaladwy. Er mwyn sicrhau bod cenedlaethau'r…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Thank you, Huw. Diolch.
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Indeed. That's why the amendments have become necessary, because in looking at the current wording, we were not happy that we were making that as clear as it ought to be—hence the amendment.
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Yes. But if you're a consumer who went to Bristol and bought a bag of chips and they gave you a plastic fork with it, and you carried that home in your bag, you would not be committing an offence. I've looked at my lawyers for them to nod happily. Yes, that's…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Yes. So, Rhys, if you use the example—. This is the one I was talking through with officials. So, I think I've got a loophole in the law, so I drive to Bristol and I buy my packs of 50 forks and all the rest of it, and then I drive them back into Wales. The…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
We are, Rhys. The amendments that we're trailing already—which is an unusual situation; it's because we produced the draft Bill—are around the practical drafting effects of various language inside the Bill. I really am going to defer to Nick, I'm afraid, to…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
I think the committee's going to have to ask for evidence from the Counsel General as to the transformation of the policy, Huw. It's been my position all the way through that this is devolved to us, and that we should act. That's why it was in the manifesto…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Yes, I think it's fine. We take a very robust view that the internal market Act does not bite. So, having taken that view, it would be very odd to put it in our explanatory memorandum, wouldn't it? We just take the view that it's not relevant. It doesn't…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Thank you, Peter. We will absolutely be co-producing this guidance with the WLGA, and we will be taking as much advice from the trading standards officers on the ground as we are from our other experts in terms of enforcement. We're also doing quite a bit of…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
So, Alun, we take a slightly more robust view of that, basically. So, we're saying that neither UKIMA, as we do call it, or the exemption bite, because the Bill deals with non-reserved matters within the Senedd's competence, but we're clear and consistent…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
So, I'll defer to Nick in a moment on this, Alun, but, basically, what we're talking about here is making sure that we don't have supplies going on to the market in circumstances that would have a detrimental effect on the environment, obviously. This has a…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Well, quite. So, actually, trying to find out whether your teabag has plastic in it is actually quite problematic.
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Yes, indeed. And, in fact, we were, as I'm sure that the committee is aware, very seriously considering adding wet wipes to the list of banned items, or wet wipes with plastic content. In fact, we have decided not to do that as a result of conversations with…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
No, no. And, in particular, we've worked very hard with the Welsh Local Government Association and our trading standards partners to make sure that their understanding of what is banned and our understanding of what is banned is the same; that we issue…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
So, absolutely, Alun.
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Thank you, Alun. So, it's not unusual for definitions or wording in a Bill such as this to be open to interpretation, in inverted commas, a little bit. Legislative drafting is, as you know, a trade-off between ease of understanding and absolute certainty. So…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Huw, let's see if Nick wants to come in and say anything more than I've said already.
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
I wasn't at the Business Committee, Huw, as I'm sure you realise, so I'm not too sure myself, I'm sorry, about what quite was taken into account there. But we have consistently made the argument that the reason that we need to do this in this expedited way is…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
I've lost him. Have we only lost Huw, or have I lost everyone? Oh, no, other people are moving.
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
So, we think it's very important that this is set out in primary legislation, and specifically, Rhys, we are very keen to be able to keep this up to date. So, in our consultation responses—and my officials will correct me if I get this wrong—around 60…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
We have engaged with a wide range of stakeholders through the development of the policies that fed into this Bill. This has been under discussion for some considerable time. We've also undertaken targeted engagement with key stakeholders, industry, retail…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
I'm not sure, to be honest—you'll have to ask the First Minister what the reasoning was for that. I'm very clear that the reason for the expedition here is that we do not want to fall behind the Scottish and English Governments, in particular. We certainly…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
So, on UKIMA, we think that UKIMA does not bite on this Bill. We think that the provisions of the Bill are entirely within the legislative competence of the Senedd. It's not our intention—. It's not for me to decide this as well, Rhys, I should say, but it's…
3 Hydref 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Y Bil Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Cynhyrchion Plastig Untro) (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog
Diolch, Rhys. The focus of the Bill, as you know, is environmental protection, which is a long-term commitment to prohibit the supply of some of the most commonly littered single-use plastics in Wales. It's been drafted to deliver robustly and competently our…
