, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 81, 83, 84, 67, 68, 40, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 44, 51)
Right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 81, 83, 84, 67, 68, 40, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 44, 51)
Yes. As I mentioned previously, the evidence submitted by stakeholders showed unanimous support for standardised definitions across legislation. In England's single-use plastics legislation, dieticians, occupational therapists and physiotherapists are…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 81, 83, 84, 67, 68, 40, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 44, 51)
Thank you. As I mentioned previously—. Sorry. The Minister admitted the Welsh Government is not currently aware of the number of single-use plastics—. Providing manufacturing in this Bill would impact businesses that Welsh Government are unaware even exist…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 3: Exemptions in relation to straws (Amendments 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
No, that's right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 3: Exemptions in relation to straws (Amendments 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
As I mentioned previously, the Minister admitted the Welsh Government is not currently aware of the number—oh, sorry. No, I don't wish to speak.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Yes. Sorry, I was moving on to that now. It relates to publishing guidance and engagement with businesses that supply single-use plastic products to consumers in Wales. As always, with any piece of any legislation, it is important that businesses understand…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Right. Okay. Amendments 34 and 36—. I don't know what's happened here. I'm speaking to amendments 34 and 36.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Sorry. Yes. Right. Okay. We'll go back. So, when introducing any legislation, it is vital the Welsh Government understands the effect this is going to have. In this instance, it is inherently important the Welsh Government understands the impact that this…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Do you know what—that's what I asked before.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Thank you. When introducing any legislation, it is vital the Welsh Government understands the effect this legislation is going to have. In this instance—. Sorry, we’ve moved on. Where am I? Yes. As I mentioned previously, the Minister did admit the Welsh…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
I do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
No. I think that both Delyth and I have made very clear our views that we should be lining up more with Scotland and we should be looking, whenever we're passing laws, to have clear definitions, and we believe that inserting the word 'conceived' would…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, everybody. Now, evidence submitted by stakeholders to the climate change committee's call for evidence made it inherently clear that definitions in the Bill need to be consistent with existing legislation across Great Britain…
, Plenary
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022
I refer Members to the declaration of my own interest in terms of property ownership. As the explanatory memorandum states, these amendments are necessary to implement the 2016 Act, to provide coherence and clarity, and to ensure consistency of the law. It is…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Energy Policy
Well, they might have. I’d love to know your exact position. Anyway, of course, this statement today is taking place across the backdrop of the COP27 summit, in which world leaders, including our own Prime Minister, will be there to discuss how we can all…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Energy Policy
Thank you. Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. For my constituents in Aberconwy, a small modular reactor site would mean an investment of £200 million and 200 direct jobs, and it would make us a leader in high-skilled green industry. So, in order to improve our future…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Energy Policy
Thank you for your statement, Minister. I would like to refer to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee's report on renewable energy in Wales, published in May 2022, and its comments on the serious risk of your Government failing to meet…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Improving the Energy Efficiency of Welsh Homes
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'm sure the Minister doesn't need me to reminder her of the fact that Wales is lagging behind the rest of the United Kingdom in delivering energy-efficient homes, and this is confirmed by the consultation for the Warm Homes programme…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
As Sameh Shoukry, COP27 president designate, stated only last week, 'As best available science indicates, some impacts of climate change are now irreversible and require concerted global solidarity and action, not empty rhetoric'. Whilst the world is being…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
It has already been pointed out that an estimated 7,000 people a year in Wales experience a stroke, and that can be the equivalent of a whole town having one every year. It takes on average, as has been said, 6 hours 35 minutes between stroke onset and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd
Minister, you don't need me to remind you that, in Great Britain, over 2,000 greyhounds died and nearly 18,000 injuries occurred between 2018 and 2021. In 2021, there were 4,422 injuries on licensed tracks, 307 deaths in Great Britain, and 39 per cent of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Closure of the Menai Bridge
I was just trying.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Public Sector Role in the Future Energy System
Thank you, Minister, for your statement. It's really good to see that you're going forward in terms of looking at projects that can actually help us towards our ambitions of carbon zero, as well as putting more money back into the local economy. Now…
