, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Welcome back. We'll go straight on to questions from Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. On that note, I propose that we take a six-minute break and restart at 10:45. So, we'll be in private until 10:45.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Just before we break, Huw has a supplementary.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Very briefly, if that's possible.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Back to Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, please. We'll make that official.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
As soon as it's possible, that would be great.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Jenny, Huw wants to come in on a supplementary if that's all right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Diolch, Janet. I've got Huw and Jenny wanting to come in. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. We'll move on to Luke, again
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
We probably won't have time, I'm afraid.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you so much. Well, you mentioned budget. We're going to move on now to Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Very briefly, please, if it's possible.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
We'll be coming on to that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. We'll move on to Luke.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Peter. I think Janet wanted to ask something.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you so much. If it's all right with all of you, we will go straight into questions. Thank you so much. Our first question is from Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Transport scrutiny with the Minister for Climate Change
Item 2 this morning is transport general scrutiny with the Minister. I'll ask the witnesses to introduce themselves for the record. I'll go to the Minister first.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee. Do Members have any declarations of interest? I don't see that there are any. We've received apologies from Llyr Gruffydd and Luke Fletcher is here…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Appointment of temporary Chair
Thank you very much.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Climate Change
I appreciate the attention being given to COP28. I was extremely disappointed when we heard, earlier this afternoon, about what's happened, that the representative from these isles has been sent, or had decided to come home, or that the Government had decided…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Water Quality
Clearly, it is time for change. Surfers Against Sewage have highlighted how serious the situation is. Last year, sewage was discharged across these isles on more than 399,864 occasions, which is around 1,000 a day across these isles. And it's highly likely…