, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you. Announcing the consultation on the statue law (repeals) (Wales) Bill, you did advise that the measure would tackle the 'disorganised state of our vast and sprawling statute book.' I acknowledge that provisions can fall out of use or are never…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
9. Will the Counsel General outline how the proposed statute law (repeals) (Wales) Bill will help improve the accessibility of Welsh law? OQ58656
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I am doing. As a woman in politics for over the last 28 years elected, I find this insulting, what you propose going forward. Will the Counsel General make public any legal advice concerning the power of the Welsh Government to make this unprecedented…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you. There are clearly serious legal and constitutional questions as to whether the Welsh Government indeed has any such power to introduce radical changes to our electoral laws. Attempting to enforce these quotas at a national level on all parties is…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
6. Will the Counsel General clarify what legal advice the Welsh Government has sought in relation to introducing a gender quota for the 2026 Welsh Parliament election? OQ58657
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 13: Coming into force (Amendment 53)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 13: Coming into force (Amendment 53)
I'm going to hold fast and firm on my final amendment.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 13: Coming into force (Amendment 53)
Thank you. Amendment 53 inserts 1 January 2024 as the date the provisions in the Act will come into force. Welsh Ministers should be doing all they can to prepare businesses for the incoming legislation. The legislation as it currently stands is vague—I've…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 12: Review of operation of Act (Amendments 45. 52)
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 12: Review of operation of Act (Amendments 45. 52)
It does. But, however, now I'm still going to—. My final contribution is that I will proceed with my amendment 45.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 12: Review of operation of Act (Amendments 45. 52)
For clarification, yes. Would your annual review include looking at the number of prosecutions and taking into account that aspect?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 12: Review of operation of Act (Amendments 45. 52)
I've got a bit of a difficulty on this one now. Would—? Can I ask a question of the Minister?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 12: Review of operation of Act (Amendments 45. 52)
Thank you. Amendment 45 guarantees a review of the operation of this Bill. When introducing legislation, it is incredibly important to ensure it fulfils its actual intention, and, in this instance, it is to ban the supply of single-use plastic to consumers in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 11: Enforcement action by local authorities (Amendments 41, 42, 43)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 11: Enforcement action by local authorities (Amendments 41, 42, 43)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 11: Enforcement action by local authorities (Amendments 41, 42, 43)
Yes, okay. We're finding some consensus here. I disagree on amendment 41 about local authorities, because even education is, again, left to local authorities to ensure that businesses are made aware. When I speak to local authorities, they just do not have…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 11: Enforcement action by local authorities (Amendments 41, 42, 43)
Thank you. I move amendment 41. It is very concerning that the Welsh Government have stated that enforcement costs for this legislation will be incurred by local authority enforcement teams with an approximate annual enforcement cost anticipated to be…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 38, 13, 14, 39, 15, 16)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 38, 13, 14, 39, 15, 16)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 38, 13, 14, 39, 15, 16)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 38, 13, 14, 39, 15, 16)
Thank you. Although I'll be supporting some in this group of the Minister's amendments, I'm sticking hard and fast to our amendments 38 and 39. Buying products, as has been said, is now more accessible than ever. Consumers have multiple options for buying…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 9: Future policy arrangements: Single-use plastics pollution strategy and Reusable Products Taskforce (Amendments 35, 65, 48, 79)
I abstain.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 9: Future policy arrangements: Single-use plastics pollution strategy and Reusable Products Taskforce (Amendments 35, 65, 48, 79)
Yes, I wish to abstain.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 9: Future policy arrangements: Single-use plastics pollution strategy and Reusable Products Taskforce (Amendments 35, 65, 48, 79)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 9: Future policy arrangements: Single-use plastics pollution strategy and Reusable Products Taskforce (Amendments 35, 65, 48, 79)
Yes, please.
