, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Okay, so I can be assured that those ongoing discussions are quite meaningful and we can perhaps get over this problem.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Yes. Right. I chair a virtual phosphate stakeholders group. Now, this group has representatives from planning authorities across Wales, and we know that there are 10,000 new homes being held back because of NRW guidance on phosphates. And, please, I'm not…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Sorry. Sorry, Chair. Could you ask somebody else for a minute?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
So, I'm on question 12, aren't I?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Thank you very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Thank you. Now, as regards your performance report, one of the two red measures in your performance report was around your ability to deliver water-related investigations. Now, while the increasing public knowledge of the reporting process noted in your…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Okay. And if you keep us updated, because—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Well, if I can just reiterate my point about the Tan Lan embankment, you have about 15 farmers who are very unhappy, and they really want to work with you. So, I would ask you, Clare, to look at that again, if you would.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Okay. And my next question is—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Yes, just in terms of the business plan, one of your previous strategic points was to develop NRW into an excellent organisation that supports the communities of Wales. So, what work have you undertaken to improve community involvement over the past year, and…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
Thank you, Chairman. Good afternoon. Yesterday, in the cross-party group on biodiversity, the Wales Wildlife Trust outlined concerns that we were spending less than 3 per cent of the flooding budget on natural solutions. Given that this budget provides…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 2
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 2
I've got it somewhere, sorry. I know that the budget will be allocated within the environment legislation and governance BEL for the development of permanent environmental governance measures. Given that the interim assessor has a two-year contract and that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 2
Thank you, Minister.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 2
Thank you, Chair. Having campaigned on this, because in my own constituency, there are parts that become flooded very regularly, I'm pleased that the Welsh Government have looked to facilitate independent inquiries into significant flooding events, because…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 2
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 2
Minister, your programme for government committed to introduce extended producer responsibility reforms and a deposit-return scheme for drink containers. Now, I also note that the funding for this includes proposed support for local authorities, who will need…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
No, no, no, I think Huw's made some really valid points, and those are the concerns that have been raised when we meet with our conservation groups.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Anyway, my next question's on coal tips. Minister, last week, I called for a statement from the Welsh Government, given that the devolved administration may have refused repair funding for the Tylorstown and Llanwonno coal tips, because there was not a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Well, you need to speak to some of the stakeholder groups—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Thanks, Chair. Good morning, Minister, and your team. As Wales Environment Link have determined, with £4 million being put into marine energy, followed by £10 million for the following two years, there's a concern that some projects could potentially be going…
