8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Do you believe that, since the announcement of the nature recovery emergency, Welsh Government are fundamentally increasing the—? Would you say we've got more data now than we had when it was announced? And, No. 2, are we, as a committee or Members of the…
8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. In terms of progress made by the national park authorities in implementing the deep dive, what do you think are the fundamental barriers for you to be able to progress on this?
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Full devolution of water resources
Thank you. The reality in this case is that it is wrong. Thank you. Diolch.
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Full devolution of water resources
Oh, you have.
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Full devolution of water resources
However, I don't believe that privatisation is the problem, and I made it clear to the Senedd yesterday that there needs to be more and stronger enforcement by Natural Resources Wales. This leadership role for Natural Resources Wales should be coming from…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Full devolution of water resources
Diolch, Llywydd. Now, I know that both Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour here are stating that the privatisation of water is a failed model. With anything like this, it's an interesting idea. But of course, Dŵr Cymru customers face the second highest water bills…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Blue carbon habitats
I take great pleasure, actually, in speaking on this debate today because, too often, when we've talked about our carbon-zero objectives, we ignore, at our peril, the massive contribution that blue carbon habitats can make to those ambitions. Wales’s…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I'm disappointed. I know, Minister, we all do feel that ultimately it is your responsibility. This is a health board that is now in special measures because of all the failings over many years, actually. But I actually am disappointed in the Minister for…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'The Welsh Government’s EV charging infrastructure strategy and action plan'
By January 2023, the number of charge points per 100,000 residents installed in Wales was 47, Scotland 69, and London 1,311. Those figures speak for themselves—[Interruption.] Sorry, Minister, but you are failing on this aspect. I'm here to scrutinise and…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I asked a question.
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
[Inaudible.]—enforcements have gone out to farmers, then. Answer the question.
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. I have to say I actually disagree with your answer. It's not that I haven't listened to your answer, I have to agree with Dr Christian Dunn. Now, be that larger fines or criminal convictions, I believe it is timely to look at strengthening the…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, but I think you've missed my question: 350 warning letters went to water companies, so, at the end of the day, perhaps the Minister wants to elaborate and tell me how many farmers you've sent warning letters to about pollution. Now, when you hear…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, six of the UK's top 20 most polluted rivers are here in Wales—the Rivers Teifi, Usk, Wye, Towy, the Menai strait and the River Taff. Now, according to Natural Resources Wales, sewage pollution is the top pollutant in Welsh bathing…
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I stand to request a statement from you, actually, as the Trefnydd, but more so in your capacity as Minister, on bovine TB testing. Now, as it stands, vets across Wales are being subjected to what is deemed by a lot of farmers as a completely illogical…
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Do you agree that better working with the UK Government would be an advantage, and that one day we can see not just some leaseholds banned, but all of them, and that common law is used more—commonhold? Thank you, First Minister.
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
—Michael Gove should be announcing a range of measures to protect the 10 million Britons who own their homes in leasehold. So, do you agree—
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I would like to thank our colleague Mike Hedges for raising this very important issue here today. Thanks, Mike. Leasehold accounts for around 16 per cent of all properties in Wales, and that equates to 235,000 properties. Now, in my own constituency of…
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you.
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
If we could have the paper, would be really useful.
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Of course, yes—
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
That would be really useful, actually.
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes, but I've not seen any criminal prosecutions. It's about finding out how to stop that pollution—
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Well, I haven't seen very many of those when things have happened in my constituency. But how can we feel that it fits in terms of air pollution or sound pollution, and that it's going to be any quicker a process and more enforced, because currently, as I…
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
My nervousness is because, currently, if we have any major river pollution incidents in my constituency, I then, obviously, contact Welsh Water, who then say, 'Oh, right, we will report ourselves to the regulator, NRW', which I always do as well. But the time…
