, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session 6
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Good morning to you both. The Bill as currently drafted only covers the supply of these products and not the manufacture of them, and lots of stakeholders have raised with us the fact that in Scotland the manufacture of products is covered…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Thank you, Matt. Natalia, I'm not going to ask you for a specific example, because I realised as Matt was speaking that it was not a fair thing to ask, but is there anything that you'd like to add to what Matt was saying?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
It's possibly a blanket question—yes, sorry.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Thank you, both. And just quickly on that, do you get any sense from the industry that this could be seen as an opportunity? Are there any international examples of similar or comparable changes being brought in where, actually, this has led to a real drive…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
That's interesting. Thank you, Matt. Natalia, is there anything that you'd like to add to that?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Diolch. Bore da. Thank you, both, very much for being with us. You've answered one of the points already, but I wonder—. One of the tensions that keeps coming up when we are taking evidence on this is making sure—. What steps can be taken to make sure that…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd request a Government statement outlining the Welsh Government's tax-raising strategy, please. Last year, I asked the finance Minister whether the Government was in favour of gaining powers to introduce new income-tax bands, a power that Scotland has. I'd…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Cost of living
Crises don't abate when it's inconvenient for them to be continuing. If we ignore them, they don't go away, and the cost-of-living crisis is not a crisis that has paled in significance, as one broadcaster put it, because of the events of the past week, nor…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
It was with terrible sadness that Wales learned about the death of Eddie Butler. A gentle giant, Eddie captained Pontypool RFC, he captained the Wales team and played for the Barbarians and Lions, but it was as a commentator that Eddie became not only a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister. You'll be aware of the recent report of the Education Policy Institute, stating that no progress has been made in trying to close the gap between pupils from different social backgrounds over the past decade. According to the report, the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
3. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to reduce the attainment gap between school pupils from different socioeconomic backgrounds? OQ58412
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that, Minister. The second and final question I'd like to ask is on another issue—community empowerment. It cuts across portfolios, including climate change and also rural affairs. But focusing on this portfolio, there was community anger in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch, Llywydd. I would also like to extend my best wishes to the Minister for Climate Change and hope for her speedy recovery. Minister, the Welsh Government has set a target of net zero emissions by 2050 and is, through our co-operation agreement…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
I would like to congratulate Côr CF1 on winning the Choir of the World competition at the Llangollen Eisteddfod last week. In order to win the title, the choir sang songs including an arrangement of 'Dros Gymru'n Gwlad', 'Gwinllan a Roddwyd i'n Gofal', and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you for that, Minister. The Welsh Government's commitment to global responsibility is a welcome move, especially in terms of biodiversity, climate change, sustainable economic development and employment rights when it comes to trade policy. There are…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
10. How is the Minister working to ensure that the Welsh Government's commitment to global responsibility is incorporated into its trade policy? OQ58361
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Diolch. I always appreciate a pun. A little earlier, we were talking about how public transport, if we create incentives, can open up opportunities for people, but we were looking, I guess, at people who have the choice to be able to make different…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
'Stereotypes'—thank you. How there'll just be different stereotypes. When we were talking with the Deputy Minister about this, we discussed how, in London, it is just the norm that people would commute to work on the tube, on the bus, and that there wouldn't…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
The way in which there will be certain 'ystrydebau'—I can't remember the English word for that now. Llyr, do you remember?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
What is 'ystrydebau' in English?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Thank you for that. Taking us back as well to another issue that's been touched on in Janet's line of questioning—I'm gesturing because that's the box that Janet's just appeared in; I know that you in the room will wonder why on earth I'm pointing over to the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Thanks, Chair. Good morning, everyone. A number of the things that we've been discussing intertwine with each other. I'd like to take you back to something that was already brought up, but to look at it perhaps in a little more depth. We've seen that the…
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
I welcome these plans. Introducing speed limits of 20 mph on these roads that we're talking about will make our communities safer and will make them cleaner and healthier places to live. This will also save lives. Every life saved is more important than…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The chaos in Westminster isn't just something we can witness as spectators—it will have profound impacts on how Government operates in Wales. I would request a debate straight after recess so that we can decide how to protect devolution and the interests of…
