, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Air quality targets: Reporting, reviews and monitoring progress (Amendments 31, 33, 34, 70, 71, 39, 4, 13)
I do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 3: Air quality targets: Maintaining air quality standards (Amendments 2, 3A, 3, 12)
Amendment 3A is reasserting the importance of having regard to the guidelines published by the WHO, which is obviously consistent with the earlier amendments that we've agreed. I'm assuming that this will go before the Minister lays anything before Senedd…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Air quality targets: Having regard to World Health Organization guidelines (Amendments 69, 85, 86)
Yes, I move.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Air quality targets: Having regard to World Health Organization guidelines (Amendments 69, 85, 86)
Thank you. I'd like to move amendments 85 and 86 in this group. I agree with the sentiment of Delyth Jewell that we need to strengthen the purpose of the Bill and the outcome of the Bill, and I agree with you that the external organisations who've kept our…
, Plenary
Debate: 'NHS in 10+ years: An examination of the projected impact of Long-Term Conditions and Risk Factors in Wales
I want to follow up on some of the points made by Jane Dodds about the impact of poverty, particularly on our ability to eat well. I very much welcome that the report calls on policy and legislation to create a sustainable and joined-up food system in Wales…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I am concerned to hear you say that we don't collect statistics on the amount of vegetables and fruit grown in Wales, because we know that the climate across Europe is changing at a rate that is surprising even those of us who've been warning about this for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
3. What progress has the Welsh Government made on increasing the amount of vegetables and fruit grown in Wales in the last year? OQ60009
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I appreciate that the Minister is having to make really difficult decisions, and it is a fact that UK Government policies have immeasurably worsened child poverty in Wales and across the UK. I commend the Welsh Government for endeavouring to step in where the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
6. What consideration is the Minister giving to the impact on children of any revised budget allocations for the 2023-24 financial year? OQ60007
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Update on the Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (Wales) Bill
Thank you for addressing the cross-border issue, which is quite a major subject of discussion in Cardiff. I've no objection for taxis to be bringing people into Cardiff from other areas and then wanting to use the journey home to be covered by another…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
It's not something I'm familiar with, but clearly, there must have been a significant infrastructure project consideration that caused the Minister to refer it.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Okay, could you give us an example?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Well, I think there's a concern that—. There will always be people who will disagree with a decision on a significant infrastructure project, and I think we've had quite a lot of evidence that says you can't go on forever. If there's something materially…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
I've already noted that; you made that point earlier. So, I'll hand over to my colleague Joyce Watson.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Okay. I think what's clear here is that all the information needs to be provided before people make a submission. That is what's being proposed.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Yes, okay, and then—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Thank you for saying that, because, clearly, we need to make it clear. If that's not clear, then it needs to be made clear.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
I think we're clear from receiving evidence from people who've conducted examining, who've been in charge of examining authorities for very complex proposals around the Heathrow third runway and all these sort of things, that it's perfectly possible to keep…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
No, I don't think that's what's proposed at all. I think that the proposal is that all the spade work will have been done before the application is submitted.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Fine, okay. So, looking at the statutory time frames, some respondents are concerned that the 52-week statutory time frame could slow down decisions on smaller projects. Others are saying that it’s not long enough for more complex projects. So, where do you…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
We've heard you. That's your view, but I'm not sure whether we'll take that up.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Well, we can only go on the evidence we’ve heard from a range of stakeholders, and there seems to be a change of heart, so recognising that you can’t do these things—. If you don’t have fully equipped organisations to work with, that is going to delay your…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Well, we don’t have full cost recovery, that’s why.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Well, that sounds surprising, in the sense that if they’re going to have to pay for costs, that planning authorities in their broadest sense are going to be able to have full cost recovery of what it’s going to require to do the work, the spade work. I would…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Environmental organisations
Okay, well, that's something that can go in to the guidance to planning authorities, and I think that's an important point.
