, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Stationary idling offences I regard as in the same category as chucking litter out of the window of your car in order to tidy it up. They should be never events, in any case, particularly outside schools and hospitals. What discussions have you had with local…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Clearly, we want to put the carrot before the stick, but this Bill only mentions trunk road charging, and I wondered if you could clarify what are the powers of local authorities to do charging, in line with everything you've just said. Because at the moment…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Can I just butt in to say: could it not say, 'the proceeds to improve air quality and the modal shift required to improve air quality'? Because the sorts of things you have in mind I'm sure relate to public transport.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Well, the roads review was an opportunity to put a stop to supporting environmentally damaging projects. For example, I remember a road outside Wrexham was cancelled because it was just adding rocket boosters to housing developments that should be located in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you for that offer; I'm sure we'll take it up.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I think the anxiety coming from stakeholders is that because we're not meeting targets that have been set elsewhere already, they want to see an indication of seriousness of purpose. They have argued that the evidence is already there to set the target for…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I think that would be extremely useful, so that we can see the direction of travel, because the experts are saying, ‘Well, x, y and z target are not being met at the moment‘, and that is why there’s so much anxiety, that this Bill is an opportunity to give…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
May we hear from your official, then?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
But you will accept that putting a spotlight on an issue does cause stakeholders to address the matter, as has happened in Newport Road, where electric buses have hugely improved things for my constituents. So, I just wondered whether, Minister, you've…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
In terms of the evidence that is available at the moment to protect our most vulnerable citizens, at the moment, on the face of the Bill, you've got the need to set a target for PM2.5. Could you explain why it's only possible to set a target for 2.5 and…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes. Because at the end of the day, this is a framework Bill, and you'll be setting the targets by regulations, once you've got all your ducks in a row. But I think all the compelling evidence we've had from our Welsh experts—so, the Chartered Institute of…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system'
Thank you, Minister, for that really resounding response—that's very welcome indeed, and I pay tribute to your personal commitment to this issue. I've only got three minutes, so I'm going to have to rattle through it. Altaf Hussain talked about the importance…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system'
Most women committing low-level offences are vulnerable women with complex needs. Their vulnerabilities are exacerbated by the trauma of being sent to prison, and as we were reminded by the His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons report on Eastwood Park at the…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system'
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. Imagine a child saying goodbye to their mother at the school gate in the morning, and then being told she won't be coming to collect you at going-home time. Every year, every day, mothers are sent to prison for…
, Plenary
Debate on the General Principles of the Food (Wales) Bill
—commissioner and all the other people who are the very significant people. If this Bill does not proceed, we cannot use it as an excuse for further inaction. We have to ensure that we have whole-system change in our approach to food.
, Plenary
Debate on the General Principles of the Food (Wales) Bill
This Bill is not just about food production; it's definitely about a whole-system approach, and I very much thank Peter Fox for all of the work he's done. How could anybody not be in favour of the primary purpose of providing affordable, healthy and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you. I'm sure many of us will have seen the recent Panorama programme that exposed the perverse consequences of giving people the right to a referral to a private provider in the English NHS, which has led to a proliferation of private companies, in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
3. What impact is the English NHS's right to private referral having on clinical governance in Wales? OQ59580
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Cost of Living
Thank you, Minister, for your statement. Not only are people having to suffer the most expensive energy system in the whole of Europe because of a decision by the UK Government to peg energy costs to the spot price of gas, which means there's absolutely no…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I'd now like to suggest that, under Standing Order 17.42, we move to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
I wondered if Members could just agree one paper to note, which is correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice to Stephen Crabb. Are you content to note that? I see there's no dissent.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 3
Thank you very much for that. We've come to the end of the session. I'm sure this won't be our last conversation on this really important subject. We'll send you a transcript of what you've said, and please use the opportunity to correct anything that we've…
