18 September 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Winter fuel payment
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I did try to intervene when another Member spoke before, but I don't think I was noticed. Anyway, just on the point the Minister's just made, this £22 billion black hole. Where's the evidence of that? Nobody, and I mean nobody—any…
18 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you. Well, first off, I'd like to thank everybody working in this very difficult sector currently. I have been liaising over the past eight weeks with representatives of the hospitality industry, and the picture is most concerning, Minister. One of our…
18 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
2. What economic assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the performance of the tourism sector in north Wales this summer? OQ61497
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Yes, fine. Everything has been covered that I was going to raise.
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Just going back, Chair, to something—thank you for that—just going back to, I think it was Chloe, and it was raised earlier about the growing of seagrass and our salt marshes and things. But only four years ago, we were all reminded just how much…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Would you like the regulations on the front of the Bill?
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay. You've answered 4 and 5, actually. Was there someone else who wanted to come in? Sorry, you don't always see—
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Thank you, Chair. Do you have any comments on the proposed new biodiversity recovery framework in the recent White Paper and the Welsh Government’s response following the consultation? The reason I ask that is we just hear so much now, don’t we, of…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Okay. I'm a little bit sceptical about the role of the interim measure because I want to see proper environmental governance, with powers to be able to go after people on each environmental governance issue. But, again, I do believe that there's so much talk…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Okay. My next question is to Dr Victoria Jenkins. And thank you, by the way, for the last question. We've heard that the protected site network is in poor condition. Do you believe that that is due to shortcomings in the legislastion, or is it poor…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
I'll be asking.
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
So, isn't it right back to square one, then, whereby, really, 'Let's get on with the fast-tracking'? Enough action plans have been written up previously—strategies. Do you not think a faster track way is by us asking for more funding directly to support…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Thank you, Chair. This question is to Dr Richard Unsworth. How can the Welsh Government better support seagrass restoration? I'm really supportive of the work you do, and generally in seagrass restoration, given its carbon sequestration ability. How could the…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
[Inaudible.]—for now, Chair, thanks. Thank you very much. Really, really detailed, good answers.
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Thank you. Now, within the biodiversity deep-dive, you mentioned the marine side of things was under-represented, missing elements to address 30x30. How do you believe now we should be looking back? Do we need a more detailed deep-dive, and an action plan to…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Thank you. And you talk about fast-tracking measures within catchments to improve water quality and indeed the coastal environment. What elements would you fast-track? And tied to that question, we are so lucky to have the School of Ocean Sciences in Bangor…
18 September 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
Thank you, and I know I've had similar conversations with Lord Deben, who was the chair of the Climate Change Committee, and his concerns about what we're doing, or not doing, as regards the marine environment. So, Dr Richard Unsworth, in your written…
17 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas
Yes, thank you. Diolch. So, we all know that, sadly, and statistics prove, that many of our rivers in Wales are really needing much attention and that they are well below the standard that we expect. According to the last water framework directive report…
17 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas
I thank the Minister for the statement, and we all know how statistics prove that many of our rivers in Wales are polluted and are well below an acceptable standard. According to the latest water framework directive—
6 August 2024 , Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Andrew R.T. Davies.
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
You plan to leave the role in February; how will you ensure that your learning will be passed on to any successor, and indeed the Welsh Government?
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
That eases me somewhat.
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
And we, as a scrutiny committee, will have access to those.
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
But you have no powers on any work that you do.
18 July 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
I'll just ask this one question, then. Yesterday, most of the questions were on water quality. We're all, as Members, very concerned about our water quality in Wales. There's a lot of work going on monitoring that. Is there a risk that you could be…
