, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Thank you. Emma.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Okay. Before I come to Emma, could you just clarify that it's mandatory that all police forces who attend domestic violence, gender-based violence events will automatically inform the school of any child that may have been involved?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
So, I'd now like to welcome our three witnesses representing three of the four police forces in Wales: Amanda Blakeman, chief constable for north Wales; Dafydd Llywelyn, police and crime commissioner for Dyfed-Powys; and Emma Wools, deputy police and crime…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee meeting. This is a hybrid meeting, so some Members are in the Senedd and others are joining us online, along with our three witnesses for today's seventh hearing on prevention and early…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Okay.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
But you recognise that food security for a healthy diet that Eluned Morgan and Lynne Neagle have been speaking about recently. We have to ensure that our population can feed itself healthily, and surely this is an opportunity to process some of this produce…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I just wanted to look at Ynys Môn and the opportunities that arise out of the roll-out of universal free school meals, not just for the well-being of children, but also the economic development possibilities of embedding sustainability into food procurement…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
In the meantime, we're stuck with relying on Network Rail to repair the main railway network up in north Wales. My own experience of the chaos created around the signalling system at Prestatyn, which is affecting the whole of the network, I don't doubt—. What…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Will you look at it, then?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I just want to go back to the dental contract, because I was astonished to hear the dentists' trade union kicking back on what Rishi Sunak said. Why are we spending NHS resources, which are scarce, on training dentists, and then, not having a commitment by…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
My second question is: how well is social care working with healthcare? Because certainly friends of mine in north Wales are receiving excellent social care, with lots of continuity of care for people who have very high needs, but how well is social care…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I wanted to move us on to the role of the board in improving performance, because I think, in all this conversation, a lot of the good work that Betsi Cadwaladr does gets lost. For example, the cross-party group on women's health heard about the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Yes, that's right, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
It's just a point in the additional information provided by the Minister on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill around prosecutions, and I wondered if the Research Service could give us a bit more information about the nature of the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
I appreciate that that's not in strategic development, but it produces that level of cynicism.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, but you can see the cynicism that's generated by house developers reneging on previous commitments and saying, 'But we haven't got the money now.'
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Nevertheless, the stick needs to be in evidence to ensure compliance, does it not? But you're content that this process is going to give you that rigour without vested interests within other parts of the local or planning authority going easy on somebody.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, but we've already seen with things like phosphorus in rivers and seas how complicated this can be to actually identify the source and then—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. I just want to ask about the enforcement responsibilities of local planning authorities on land, and either a Welsh Government enforcement officer or Natural Resources Wales, depending on the proposal. Clearly, it's crucial that we have enforcement. If…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. I think that that's clear. So, you are expecting that they won't need additional resources, or if they do, they need to add it to the fees process.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, so, once again, you already mentioned that planning authorities or NRW, depending on the nature of the proposal, will be required to provide a local impact report and/or a marine impact report, to aid examination of an application. How will this differ…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
At the moment, but we obviously will need to speed up on these sorts of things.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Some local authorities are better than others at engaging with the public on planning matters. And it's once again back to: do they have either the resources or the skills to actually engage with communities in a meaningful way?
