18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Thank you, all, for that—. Oh, sorry.
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Diolch. It's lovely to see you all, and I'm sorry that I'm seeing you from a screen. I wanted to ask you about the biodiversity deep-dive. Firstly, please, how do you think the Welsh Government is doing in terms of implementing the recommendations? And do you…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Diolch. I have one other question, but I'm aware of time, so I'm happy to leave it there and, if we've got time at the end, to come back to it.
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Forgive me. The fact that it's proposed that the detailed targets would be in regulations. Do you think that that is the right way? Do you think that they should be on the face of the Bill?
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Thank you all, firstly, for how eloquently you’ve put the scale of the challenge and, as you say, the danger of things creeping up on us when we have twin emergencies—we have the climate emergency and the nature emergency. The power in your words has really…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Bore da, everyone. Good morning. I'm going to focus on the environmental governance Bill that is hotly anticipated, looking firstly at the proposed new biodiversity recovery framework and what the Welsh Government has said around this. Do…
17 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas
Thank you to the Deputy First Minister for the statement. And it is a very important statement and a timely statement, indeed, because water is, of course, an essential resource for sustaining life. And we, in Wales, have a unique relationship that is…
17 September 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Llancaiach Fawr Manor and Blackwood Miners' Institute both face imminent closure by Caerphilly council. I'd like the Welsh Government to make a statement urgently to address the vital importance of keeping cultural sites like these open for the public. Our…
17 September 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Welcome back to your role, Trefnydd.
6 August 2024 , Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Rhun ap Iorwerth.
6 August 2024 , Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
I nominate Rhun ap Iorwerth.
6 August 2024 , Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Llywydd, I nominate—
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
Okay. Thank you, Chair.
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
That's great to hear. Thank you for that, and just—I think you've answered most of my questions already. So, the final thing from me: in terms of the Welsh Government, do they tend to contact the OEP and ESS directly, or are you a point of liaison for that?
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
I wanted to ask you about engagement with your—what's 'counterparts' in Welsh—counterparts in England and Scotland. What have you learnt from that work you're doing jointly with them, or the engagement that you have with them?
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
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18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
Forgive me. Diolch yn fawr iawn. It was actually on that call for evidence specifically. I understand that it excludes agricultural sources of pollution. I'm sure that you'll be very aware that lots of environmental groups have raised concerns about that…
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
Forgive me. Yes, very briefly. If you could, please, keep us up to date on the work that you're doing on PCBs and beyond that, I'd be really interested to see that. Thank you so much.
17 July 2024 , 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, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content? Yes. We'll wait to hear that we are in private session.
17 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
So, we will proceed immediately to item 3, papers to note. We go from papers 3.1 to 3.4. Does any Member want to raise anything before we move into private session? Are we content to note those papers? We are. So, we will note those papers. And, for anyone…
17 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language and the Cabinet Secretary for Education
As Members will be aware, following the resignation of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language yesterday, our planned ministerial scrutiny session has been cancelled, and we'll look at options for rescheduling this session following…
17 July 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning. I'd like to welcome Members to this meeting of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee.
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'State of play: Public service broadcasting in Wales'
As I outlined at the start of this debate, it is our view that Welsh interests are not being sufficiently considered in discussions related to public service broadcasting. Budget restrictions and a lack of direction by the UK Government in recent years have…
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'State of play: Public service broadcasting in Wales'
Thank you for your kind words. There are, indeed, many success stories for content produced in Wales. There have been in recent months, and it will be wonderful to see that continue, as well as, crucially, I think, content that reflects Welsh life as well—the…
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'State of play: Public service broadcasting in Wales'
Rhys spoke about the technological changes that have been seen, as Heledd did as well, in the way that young people receive content. Yes, I agree with Rhys, S4C has a particular role to play in Wales's culture and we need to have that assurance with regard to…
