, Plenary
90-second Statements
Okay. I will just complete by saying we now have protected geographical indication status for Welsh leeks since last November, so there's a lot to celebrate about the Welsh leek.
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I understand that our patron saint, Dewi Sant, told Welsh soldiers to wear the leek on their helmets so that they could distinguish their comrades in battle from the Saxons who wore similar armour. This suggests that leeks must have…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I just want to remind us all that every single household with a pay-as-you-go meter has already received £400 via the UK Government into the account that they hold with the energy companies, whilst it’s a very much smaller proportion of the generally much…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you, Counsel General. Obviously, this is a work in progress. I just want to draw your attention to the fact that the Equality and Social Justice Committee's inquiry into women involved in the criminal justice system has revealed that less than half the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
3. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the costs associated with devolving responsibility for courts and sentencing to Wales? OQ59179
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
I'm very glad that this issue has been raised, because whilst policing is not devolved, I'm absolutely sure that the police are as concerned as we are about the way in which hateful views are exposing our young people to harmful images and extreme right-wing…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Minister. I attended the excellent event, hosted by the Llywydd, which was celebrating how people fleeing persecution have found sanctuary in Wales. But we cannot deny that some communities are more welcome than others, and the Gypsy and Traveller…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
3. What is the Welsh Government’s strategy for tackling the shortage of Gypsy and Traveller sites across Wales? OQ59178
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Well, this is the eye of the storm, isn't it, and I just want to take us back to the regional approach that Huw Irranca is advocating, and is strongly advocated by Lord Deben as well in the context of the climate emergency. Because, it seems to me that, in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Okay. With my constituents on Newport Road in mind, how quickly can that be made to happen, because when talking to Cardiff Council, they're talking about five years' time, which feels a very long time away?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Let's get on with it. I think, just going back to overcoming the cultural shift that's needed, I just wondered how we're going to get the roads review recommendations fitted into wider plans for modal shift and particularly the elephant in the room…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
A good graphic is better than a thousand words. Do you support, then, the methodology suggested by the roads review that's on page 33, about getting all these problems identified by the local authorities, Transport for Wales and the Welsh Government, and to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
There's lots of really exciting detail in this that we haven't got time to go into. What I really want to focus on is how we're going to prioritise the best regional schemes to achieve modal shift and reduce car use, and whether the public bodies like the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Welsh Government roads review and funding for Wales' bus networks - scrutiny of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
It's good to know that local authority leaders are on board with your sustainable approach, but, as you say, seven years to build a road, and meanwhile, the planning process is completely not aligned with 'Future Wales'. We are still getting large house…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. All right. Fine.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Well, I was just going to go on to the public sector.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Can I just take us back to what is the biggest source of emissions by households, which is food? What sorts of things have you been discussing with Lesley Griffiths on how we're going to reduce our emissions from food, using our agriculture Bill, which is…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Absolutely.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
I want to come back to the Agriculture (Wales) Bill and the sustainable land management scheme. Having been involved in the Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bill in a minor way, people like Simon Wright were absolutely clear that we need targets for the way in which…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
So, is there anything concrete you can tell us, (a) about the amount of money we're going to put into the Warm Homes programme in the next financial year, and (b) when this policy statement is going to be published?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Okay, but reducing the energy inefficiency of buildings is clearly one of the ways forward. We can't control what the UK Government gets up to. We can agree on what needs doing.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Well, it's insulation that's the top thing, surely, because that will sort both problems out, and insulation surely is the quickest win whilst we're sorting out some of the complexities of heat pumps, which I don't want to go into here.
