, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Thank you, both. Joyce, back to you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Thank you. I think Huw wants to come in on this. Did you want to come in as well, Jenny? No. Huw and then we'll go back to Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
James, forgive me for interrupting you, but could you talk us through how that could work, please?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
We'll move on to Joyce Watson.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Thank you, James.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Thank you very much. Just finally from me, learning from what's happened already across the border and the nationally significant infrastructure projects review in England, is there anything that's come out of that that should have been taken into account in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Would you be happy to take that up?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Thank you very much. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
No, James. That detail is very helpful, thank you very much indeed. Moving on to—. Well, in terms of the fact that, Eleri, you'd said to turn to James for some of the more technical, legal aspects of the legislation and what's actually in the Bill, that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Great. Thank you, both, very much indeed. So, if it's all right with you, we'll go straight into questions. And, firstly, we've had evidence from a number of different bodies suggesting that there is a need for clarity about how the transition is going to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Diolch. Thank you, Eleri. And, James, I'll ask you to introduce yourself for the record, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
We'll move straight on to the first evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association. I will ask the witnesses on the screen to introduce themselves for the record, and I'll go, first of all, to Eleri.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee. We have received apologies from Llyr Gruffydd and Heledd Fychan is joining us as a substitute. As anyone watching on Senedd.tv will see, we're…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
That's always a tense moment, if there are any other nominations, like that moment in a wedding.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Thank you very much for that and thank you, all.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I appreciate the tone that you're taking as well, and I'm very sorry to hear about Wendy. I think the tone of this debate has made clear where we are as a Senedd on this, and taking on board what you were saying now in terms of the Minister's tone, in terms…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Will you take an intervention, Darren?
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Politics demands better of us than this. I am an optimist, Llywydd, and I still live in the hope that the Conservatives will turn their back on this path of populism, which harms us all, because politics demands better. There have been real problems with how…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Full devolution of water
I would like to welcome today's motion, and I thank Rhys for tabling it. Thank you also to Mike for mentioning Steffan Lewis. Yes, indeed, why do we in Wales have to be different? So, thank you very much, Mike, for mentioning Steffan. The issue of water has…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I also share the concern set out by Cefin Campbell around the situation in west Wales. It's heartbreaking to hear about the impact that this will have on individuals going to medical appointments and going shopping and so…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that, Minister. Of course, this comes as the Prime Minister and his Government continue to renege on absolutely vital policies to combat climate catastrophe, and again I use that word 'catastrophe’' because that is what's facing us. I've raised…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Minister, remaining within the 1.5 degrees or even 2 degrees thresholds that are set out in the Paris agreement to avoid catastrophic climate change—that requires substantial emissions reduction now. But today we've heard that the UK's largest untapped…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Net-zero Commitments
I’m very concerned about how this is going to have an impact not just on businesses, but on the most vulnerable people in our society, people who are least likely to be able to pay for all of these things, because, for as long as we remain as committed and as…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
So, I propose, under Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting today. Are Members content for us to do so? I see that they are, so I'll wait to see that we're in private session.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
So, we'll move on to the next item, which is papers to note. There are several papers to note in your paper packs. Are you all content for us to note those papers? I don't see that any Members want to raise any issues on the record, so I'll take it that…
