, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
That's a better way of putting it, Cadeirydd, thank you. [Laughter.]
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Finally from me on this, do you think that there should be a requirement in the Bill for Welsh Ministers to report on progress towards the delivery of the clean air plan and the strategy? And how should that be, again, reported or monitored? We're very aware…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thanks for that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
In one of our previous sessions, we were talking about the implications of the new duty to have regard to the strategy, and it was pointed out to us that 'have regard to' in legal terms actually means that they are—. It's more than it seems, then. Could you…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon, everyone.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you all for that. Finally from me, if I could ask you to respond to another point that the Welsh Government has made. You've all been referring to the importance of some ways in which we can measure ourselves in terms of progress, particularly WHO…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you all for that. The Government has said that one of the reasons why they're not introducing targets for pollutants other than PM2.5 is because of problems with data availability. Do you recognise that as being an issue, or do you think that there are…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Bore da i chi i gyd. We had quite a developed conversation with the last panel about the niceties of getting the right balance, as you were talking about, Joseph, with having targets that allow flexibility but, at the same time, where they…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Diolch, Cadeirydd. This is essential, isn't it, because so much of what we've been talking about already this morning will seem—. Well, it is very technical, but it's one of these things that has a really indelible and immediate impact on people's health. Are…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Thank you, both.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Just one final point, please. Professor Hayes, you were talking about how someone doing their GCSEs—was it your daughter—now would be a fully fledged adult by the time that we would actually see some results. This has already been touched on, but what are…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Thank you for that. The Minister has said that the Welsh Government doesn't know yet whether it's possible to achieve WHO guidelines everywhere in Wales, and how this could be achieved if it is possible. Taking on board what you've just said, what would be…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Picking up that precise point, actually, and following on from some of the earlier questioning, do you think that the Bill should state explicitly that targets set will be consistent with World Health Organization guidelines? I note that, Dr Jenkins, you've…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Can I ask you on that point about the danger of having such a lead-in time before we might actually see the results that we'd need to see? Can you point us to a precedent globally where a comparable change has been brought in that would…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
And I move, under item 8, under Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, if Members are content to do so. I take it that you are, so I will wait to hear that we're in private.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Thank you very much again.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Members, we will now move on. Thank you again.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Thank you. Thank you very much.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Well, the note on which you've both left that there I think is a very powerful one, so thank you, both, ever so much for your evidence. We found that very, very useful. A transcript of what's been said will be sent to you to check that it's an accurate…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Thank you very much for that. Well, I'm aware that we're two minutes shy of our allotted time. So, I won't go down any other rabbit holes, but was there any other principle thing that either of you as witnesses would have wanted to get across to us, that…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Thank you. We will move to Hefin David.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
We'll move to Alun Davies.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Forgive me, but the scrum analogy is one that I enjoyed. Thank you for that.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Diolch. Thank you very much. Back to Heledd, if there was anything else you wanted to—. No. We'll go to Alun Davies in a moment, but is there anything else that you'd like us to reflect on in terms of any increased work that the Senedd itself as an…
