6 December 2022 , Plenary
Debate: Stage 4 of The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
This is an important step towards our objective as a Senedd to protect nature and biodiversity, and to reduce our reliance on non-renewable resources. Three years ago, I called in a speech for legislation to ban single-use plastics, and here we are today…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 24, 42)
Move.
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 24, 42)
Move.
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 24, 42)
Sorry, I nearly took that as me, before hearing from the Llywydd. Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to speak to amendment 42 in this group, and I'd like to thank the Government team for their assistance in drafting this. This amendment would insert a new subsection…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 9: Oversight Board and Advisory Panel (Amendments 41, 55)
Diolch, Llywydd. Diolch, Gweinidog. I do very much welcome what the Government has done in what's already in the explanatory memorandum on this point. I'll be pushing these to vote, but I don't anticipate from what's just been said that these are going to…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 9: Oversight Board and Advisory Panel (Amendments 41, 55)
Diolch, Llywydd. I rise to speak to amendments 41 and 55. Amendment 41 is an amalgamation of two separate amendments that I'd laid at Stage 2. It's also drafted to attempt to require the Government to do some of the things that it's indicated it would do in…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 7: Products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic (Amendments 34, 20, 22)
Formally.
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 5: Exemptions in relation to pharmacy medicine (Amendments 2, 3, 4, 5)
Moved.
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 57, 58, 59, 16, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 30, 56)
Diolch, Llywydd, a diolch, Gweinidog. I do take the point that you were making there about the steps that the Government is taking in terms of extended producer responsibility in terms of the conversations that you're having with manufacturers. Of course…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 57, 58, 59, 16, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 30, 56)
Diolch, Llywydd. The purpose of my lead amendment 57 and various consequential amendments to it would be, as set out, to ban the manufacture of the items listed in this legislation, as well as the supply of them. It would be to bring this legislation in line…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic products and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 11, 39, 12, 40, 13, 14, 1)
It's an existential quandary—I want to speak to amendments that haven't been selected, so I'll speak to amendments 11 and 12, which, as has been rehearsed, were identical in scope. Janet, we were in a race and we didn't realise that we were in that race, but…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Bus Reform
Thank you, Minister. Bus services are an essential means of travel for people all over Wales, but the reason that we're discussing this today, evidently, is the need to reform the system. Fewer and fewer people are opting to use bus services, which is putting…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Climate Change—Final Statement for Carbon Budget 1
Minister, I'm sorry to hear that you're unwell; hope you feel better soon. This, indeed, is a momentous moment and it does need to be celebrated; although it's jarring, of course, to be looking at the very bleak picture that we're looking at globally, I think…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd request a statement, please, outlining what extra support will be available to households that are really struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. We talk about the cost-of-living crisis so often I think the phrase has become normalised, but there will…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
To close, everyone is aware that living a healthier and more energetic way of life has other great impacts, in terms of life expectancy, mental health, socioeconomic opportunities and educational attainment. There is evidence that the ways of living that we…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
I do agree with the point that you made, Minister, that a whole-Government approach really needs to be looked at in terms of this, again connecting with what Heledd was saying about the well-being of future generations context to all of this. A number of…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
I know you made the point on the fact that Sport Wales does help the sector in drawing up a national vision, and Sport Wales, obviously, does such important work, but the Welsh Government actually instruct Sport Wales through its remit letter. At the moment…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
Carolyn spoke about the strain that energy costs are having on the industry, especially swimming pools, which Jenny had raised as well. Opening up facilities, I hope, will make a difference to levelling the playing field, but, as Jenny had talked about, there…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
As Heledd also said, our inquiry did gladden our hearts, but also saddened us too. Heledd also mentioned framing this in the context of the well-being of future generations Act, and this is an issue that's been raised a number of times in the debate—I think…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
Tom Giffard marked the timeliness of this debate and the need to support grass roots. Jack Sargeant had picked up on this in an intervention about the fact that engagement with sport—yes, we'd focused on participation—but audience, community engagement, going…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thank you to the Minister and than you to everyone who has participated in our debate this afternoon.
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move the motion on behalf of the committee. It is my pleasure to open the debate today on behalf of our committee to discuss our report on participation in sport in disadvantaged areas. I would like to thank everyone who took part…
30 November 2022 , 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 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are Members content to agree the motion? I see that they are. So, I'll wait to hear that we are in private session.
30 November 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Okay. Right. Thank you for that, Carolyn. I don't see that anybody else wants to contribute on this point.
30 November 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
I'll see whether anybody else wants to contribute on that point. I tend to agree, and perhaps we could talk about this in more detail in private, but I want to put it on the record too that I have concerns about this too. Does anybody else want to say…
