30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 8 - environment and biodiversity: green recovery
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Claire, can I just say on that, I used to work for Citizens Advice, and we used to have this—I wouldn't say argument internally, but I agree with you completely, because if we focus on consumer—. It also just seems really—. I don't know…
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 7 - environment and biodiversity: governance and targets
I'm happy with those answers, Chair, but I think Janet may have wanted to—
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 7 - environment and biodiversity: governance and targets
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I wanted to ask you about environmental governance. I know that Wales Environment Link had said in the evidence to us that we could now be in a situation in Wales where we have the weakest environmental governance structure in western…
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 6 - climate change and flooding
This is a large question, so feel very free to give your top-line thoughts on it. In terms of another way as to how the crisis has been reframed then, not just by COVID, but the IPCC report, Haf was saying earlier about how targets can help people to focus…
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 6 - climate change and flooding
If anyone else wanted to add anything to that—. Anne.
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 6 - climate change and flooding
Allyriadau—emissions. How has COVID impacted on this, on the emissions? First of all with the lockdowns, but people have since then been less prepared to return to public transport and perhaps there might be other impacts. What impact will that have on policy…
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 6 - climate change and flooding
I wanted to ask you about the impacts of COVID on climate change. I never know what 'emissions' is in Welsh.
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 6 - climate change and flooding
I was just writing down what you said then, Haf.
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 5 - climate change
The only other thing was—another huge topic—the impact of COVID on all of this. So, Sophie, with that in the mix as well.
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 5 - climate change
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I wanted to ask you about the impact of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, both in terms of the action that's come about but also the inaction. It's been called a code red for humanity, but we look back at previous…
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
When the Welsh Government declared a climate emergency in 2019, many of us expected radical action, and in some policy areas we've seen strong ambition on homes, energy, forestry—the list goes on—all tied together by a bold net-zero target for 2050, but we…
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move those amendments.
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Dementia
The human mind is a precious and vulnerable thing. We live with our memories and when we are robbed of them and a condition like dementia takes hold, it can be cruel and debilitating. As we've heard, it's estimated that 50,000 people in Wales are living with…
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Ambulance waiting times in the south-east are a matter of great concern, Minister, and this is compounded by A&E waiting times. Figures released this week show that the Grange hospital in Cwmbran has regrettably had the worst performance on record of any…
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister, for that initial answer. I've received a letter from the Public and Commercial Services union raising, and I quote, 'real concerns about safety being compromised by Department for Work and Pensions management in Newport, recklessly…
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
2. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the workplace safety regulations that employers in South Wales East are expected to follow? OQ56929
29 September 2021 , 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
We'll move to item 6, a motion to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting. In accordance with Standing Order 17.42, I propose that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes. We will…
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
We'll move on to item 5, papers to note. We have a number of papers to note. Item 5.1, a letter from the Minister for Social Justice to the Chair of this committee and the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee on the Welsh Government's response…
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
Excellent. Thank you very much. Unless any Member has any further questions—I don't see any Member indicating. So, may I thank you and Dyfan and Gwenith for providing evidence this morning? There are a number of points that we've noted where we will be asking…
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
Thank you, Commissioner. I'm sorry, we have run out of time. We did have some questions in terms of the assurance report. Would you be happy for us to write to you with our questions on that? Because I don't think we can do that broad area justice in five…
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
Thank you for that, Dyfan. Commissioner or Dyfan, in terms of the increase there's been in legal costs and whether you've had to participate in court proceedings, can you tell us a little about how you respond to the challenge in that sense? It's difficult to…
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
Okay. We are into our last 15 minutes, commissioner. We will go through these questions as quickly as possible, but, in terms of financial accountability, how would you describe the financial position within your office at the moment?
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
Thank you. Hefin, was there anything else you wanted to ask? No. Excellent. Alun, any final questions from you?
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
When you said that there needed to be a transformation or revolution in terms of the way the Welsh language is taught in English-medium settings, many committee members were nodding their heads in agreement.
29 September 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
I think leave it; it's fine.
