, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
And then could you give us an update—thank you—on the work of the flood and coastal erosion committee, in particular the findings of the committee's report into the need for wider legislative and policy change and resources and skills in the flood management…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
How are the outputs from the independent review of reports into extreme flooding events being taken forward? We know what we've seen on Friday and over the weekend, and I know you answered yesterday, Minister, in Plenary, that you've been looking into those…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
I wish we could go back to the Tetra Pak, though, rather than the plastic.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you, Chair. When I was in Croatia this summer, Minister, on Pepsi or Fanta bottles, the actual tops of the bottles—because I've raised about bottle caps in terms of deposit-return schemes—were actually attached, so you couldn't detach the cap unless…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
And then, my next question, it says that Welsh Ministers must review the national natural resources policy after each general election, under the Environment (Wales) Act 2016. When will the post-2021 election review be published?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
And you're confident that, with all the pulls on the budget at the moment, your department is up to that, resource-wise.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes, thank you. Good morning, Minister. It was heartening yesterday, when I asked the question about ocean literacy, because I have to say that I think that, from the mumblings and sounds I heard, people in the Chamber, Members, weren’t too aware of ocean…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
Okay. So, really, just listen to us, Deputy Minister. We want some assurances that we're going to actually have a safe and secure and pleasurable journey when we come to use the train service. Diolch yn fawr.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
I'd like to start the debate just by saying that, apart from the reference to the UK Government, I thought Carolyn Thomas's contribution—. It even made me think of things that I hadn't thought about. And, of course, our colleague Siân Gwenllian has gone back…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: A&E department performance data
Eight hours without seeing a clinician if you've got a head injury.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: A&E department performance data
You don't see them.
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Topical Questions
—treatment plants. What measure will you take to address the major failure to publish the storm overflow report? It was due in March of this year. We cannot allow this pollution to continue. And given that the situation is worse in Wales, we should stop now…
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Topical Questions
Let's be honest here, it's no good pointing the finger at the UK Government. The situation in Wales is bad in terms of the pollution incidents we have. Welsh Water themselves have only recently admitted to the BBC that they have illegally spilled untreated…
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Topical Questions
You’ll be aware, Llywydd, that I actually tabled an emergency question yesterday on this matter that was refused, and I am thinking, if storm Babet, with all the terrible deaths and the injuries and everything and the fact that it was just devastating—. What…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you. So, an ocean literate person understands the essential principles and fundamental concepts about the ocean. They can communicate about the ocean in a meaningful way and they are able to make informed and responsible decisions regarding the ocean…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
8. What steps is the Minister taking to embed the principles of ocean literacy in education? OQ60140
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. We know, don't we, Minister, that over 30 times more animals live within seagrass compared to adjacent sandy habitats. While seagrass occupies only 0.1 per cent of the sea floor, it is responsible for up to 18 per cent of the organic carbon buried…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
5. What is the Welsh Government doing to scale up seagrass meadows? OQ60141
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
But you're propping it up though.
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023
Sorry.
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023
Would you take an intervention?
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023
Well, Minister, thank you for this statement. You'll be pleased to hear me speak in support of the Welsh housing quality standard and, indeed, your statement. Certainly, I can remember when we had the housing stock transfer, and it's fair to say that, without…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Attendance Guidance
Thank you for your statement, Minister. There have been long-standing concerns about pupil absence, so guidance on this issue today is most welcomed. In the year 2018-19, the absenteeism figure stood at 5.7 per cent, yet this figure has now risen to 10.5 per…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'm just a little bit surprised that we've not had a statement from the Minister for the environment and climate change, considering that large parts of Wales were affected by storm Babet. My colleague Jack Sargeant there, I know other colleagues on…
