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Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
In congratulating the new Chairman, Carolyn, can I just say, that was an excellent contribution? I was agreeing along with you. I would secondly like to endorse your comments about thanking the petitioners who brought this to our Senedd.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Minister, I'm so glad that the Member, Julie Morgan, has raised this. Both she and I will recall—we're old enough to remember—this awful, awful tragedy, and I'm sure like me she's pleased that the previous UK Conservative Government agreed that compensation…
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Questions to the First Minister
I will hold you to that. The reason I've asked the question is Mark Drakeford MS, back in charge of finance—there is some cause for concern, because the Cabinet Secretary refused to rule out income tax increases. On 3 October he wrote to me again, refusing to…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's proposals to increase income tax? OQ61632
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you.
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Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Thank you.
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Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Just whether you feel that the Water (Special Measures) Bill relative to cost recovery will have a significant impact on NRW's ability to effectively enforce water industry activity. Because many of us believe that there needs to be more enforcement. What…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Thank you. Do you not feel you should be taking more perpetrators to court? And also, do you expect provisions in the Water (Special Measures) Bill relating to cost recovery to have a significant impact on NRW's ability to effectively enforce water industry…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Thank you, Chair. To what extent are you currently able to recover costs for water industry enforcement activity?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
What sort of values—? What sort of funding are we talking about?
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Yes. There was mention earlier about lottery funding. How much lottery funding have you received, please?
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Yes. Do you—? I beg your pardon—
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Thank you. I have to say that 'strategy' is my most hated word here. I think I could build another Senedd with the number of strategies that we've all seen before now. Has the Welsh Government made clear to you which criteria are to be used to count towards…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Diolch, Chair. Do you have an actual picture of progress towards the global biodiversity framework commitments, especially the 2030 targets, and also, to you, what does success look like?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Can I just quickly say—? In my own constituency, a lot of community groups have started up now—friends of this and that—and they're doing a lot with biodiversity, so I think they deserve acknowledging.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Are there any affluent counties in Wales?
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Thanks for your honesty. It's really sad to think that a level of Government, local authorities, which is really important—we've got 22 of them across Wales—that here they did declare nature recovery, and all that—climate and nature recovery emergency—and we…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Oh, yes, that's fine. Do you have any experience of innovative funding models for nature restoration, such as levering in private finance?
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
I'm still on—. Sorry. Planning we've done. This is still on funding, No. 14.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Thank you, Chair. I've started something.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Yes, yes, I get that.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Definitely.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
But it's how they do it.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Okay, thank you. Yes, there is a total disconnect, because I have to tell you, at the moment, we're probably all receiving them, but I've got two areas in my constituency where people are adamant that there is pollution. So, I write to Dŵr Cymru and NRW, but…
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Yes. This is to Dŵr Cymru now. How might Government better protect biodiversity in freshwater and coastal environments from pollution?
