, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee in the Senedd this morning. It's a pleasure to welcome you all. This is a bilingual meeting. It's also being broadcast live, so I'd like to welcome everybody who will…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Our rural services have been historically underfunded and have failed to accurately reflect the cost of providing rural services. That's why the review of the funding formula this Government is undertaking should be welcomed. But isn't it the reality that…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. Well, yes, this arises as a result of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021, and, in essence, the petitioner wants the right to withdraw from religion, values and ethics lessons and, basically, wants to reinstate the parental…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I agree totally with those comments.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay, thank you very much. Diolch, Gadeirydd. Yes, this is an important proposal here. As the petitioner rightly highlights, she's of the opinion that Wales has slipped behind actions happening in England. The first message, basically, is the need to ensure…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Can I declare an interest in this item, please? I have attended a public meeting in the community and have been in support of their endeavours, and therefore it wouldn't be appropriate for me to participate in this conversation today.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Chair, can I come in, first of all?
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
I agree, option 1 is the obvious one, but I was just going to suggest, would it be worth us sending this to Cadw also? Because, obviously, they're doing some work in this field.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Well, to summarise, the petitioner has highlighted, using a formula based on population terms, why he thinks the number should be 40 rather than 96. Of course, the previous Senedd used to have 60 Members anyway, so more than what he…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
The only comment I would say, I think, is that I appreciate the emphasis placed on this funding continually. But when I see people saying that a certain budget has to be ring-fenced for a particular service because of Barnett consequentials, I do think…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
As there are no other issues, I, therefore, suggest that we turn to Standing Orders and, in accordance with Standing Orders 17.42(vii) and 17.42(ix), I propose that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are members of…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
All content with that?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
Thank you very much. Items 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12. Now, with 2.12, there is an issue there where, in going through the documents, it's apparent that there are still questions of clarity and consistency in terms of the relationship with…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
Thank you, and I'm sure that's noted.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
The majority of this session is to note papers that we have received, so I will go through them individually. If anyone wants to draw attention to anything in particular, you can do so. So, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
We will note that apology.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Any apologies? I think there's one apology, isn't there, from Shav, is it? Yes, okay.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
May I welcome you all this morning to the second meeting of the Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee? It's a pleasure to welcome members of the public here today. This meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv. It will be a bilingual meeting and…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
As has already been referred to, you'll be aware that a documentary titled Buried was broadcast over the summer, looking into allegations around the burying of PCBs, toxic chemicals that don't break down but build up in the environment, animals, fish and…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
The additional point I was going to make is we're well aware there's a wider conversation about ALN at the moment and talks about a longer term sustainable strategy. Perhaps this should be borne in mind as a potentially relevant aspect and part of that…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd, thank you, Chair. Yes, it is fairly straightforward, and thank you, Samantha, for your petition. In essence, as has been referenced, there's a fairly new curriculum in Wales, of course, and there's a feeling that parents should…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
So, we're encouraging dialogue, basically.
, Petitions Committee
Updates - Petitions referred to the Seventh Senedd
[Inaudible.]—I would have is that the previous committee did a similar piece of work on the Hafod tip. They did the final report with a number of recommendations there, which were relevant for all landfill types. I don't know what the procedure is to see…
, Petitions Committee
Updates - Petitions referred to the Seventh Senedd
It's an item that, from my previous background, I'm quite familiar with. The position is that they have been called in, these dozen, to the Minister already, from the previous Government. Personally, I think what is needed is an update on the position of…
