, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and coach net zero - briefing by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)
But right now we're absolutely between a rock and a hard place, because the bus emergency scheme has been very useful in helping us to build up passenger numbers. I can only talk about Cardiff, because I represent a Cardiff seat. We're now back to 75 per cent…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and coach net zero - briefing by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)
Well, it's not impossible, it's just there's a lack of political will. But I suppose I just want to look at the behavioural nudges that could be done to accompany some bold political decision making, which is absent at the moment, to some extent, although, as…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and coach net zero - briefing by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)
I think one of the issues that I wanted to explore was you said it would take a 4.5 per cent per year, in real terms, increase in the cost of running a car. Hasn't there been that already this year, because the price of insurance has gone up massively, and…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales
I just want to add that, as a member of the Labour Party, I have huge admiration for all the work you've done over the years, both as a member of the House of Lords, as a chair of this committee, but also your work as a Member of Parliament, trying to prevent…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales
Okay. Going back to the targets that the Welsh Government needs to meet, particularly looking forward to carbon budget 3. You've already elaborated on some of the reasons why we've exceeded carbon budget 1 and the 2020 target, particularly the closure of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales
I just wanted to come back to housing, because the Warm Homes programme, which has been discussed by this committee and other committees, is coming to a grinding halt next month and we have nothing to replace it in terms of tackling the decarbonisation of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales
Just going back to the progress reports that you published about the action that the Welsh Government needed to take, what conversations has the Climate Change Committee had on how the post-common agricultural policy subsidies are being reshaped, or not, to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales
I do. Sticking with agriculture then, looking at the part to be played by households as opposed to industry, food is the biggest contribution of carbon by households—bigger than going on a plane, bigger than using your car to get around. So, what…
, Plenary
Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report—'Pupil absence'
Thank you very much indeed for your interesting report on a very important subject. I think too often in the past the primary purpose of the school system was to maximise the numbers of people who achieved five A to Cs, including English and Maths. I think…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Next Monday is the hundredth anniversary of radio broadcasting from Wales. It was launched in Cardiff from a room above a music shop on Castle Street and it was the first broadcasting venture outside London. Astonishingly, people from Pontypridd, Rhymney…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
This scandalous exploitation of individuals who have the least and who need to keep warm, like everybody else, really exposes that we have a completely broken system. So, if you ever get the chance to talk to the UK Government about their failure to act on…
, Plenary
& 6. The general principles of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill
I thank the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee for allowing members of the climate change committee to take part in this really important inquiry in scrutiny of Stage 1 of the Bill. I wanted to talk a little bit more about recommendation 9, which is…
, Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
One of the things that majorly concerned us was that the one-off non-recurrent allocation of £117 million as a result of the UK Government's decision to give everybody a handout to subsidise the energy companies' horrendously raised charges has serious…
, Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I’m going to speak initially in my capacity as Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, and then move on to some things that are burning issues in my constituency. We looked at the social justice budget, obviously through the lens of trying to…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons published a very troubling report on Friday about its unannounced inspection of Eastwood Park prison. That inspection took place in October, and the conditions described by the inspectorate make for very difficult…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. Because what I'm keen to establish is whether or not endemic racism and sexism within the WRU was considered a hot topic, but you're not able to answer today—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
True. Nevertheless, your officials are there to brief you on issues that you're going to need to take a view on.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
I don't want to go there completely, but in a sense, there were things that perhaps should have been addressed by your predecessor, because as you say, this is something that was common knowledge, that there was a problem with the WRU.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
I understand, but I'm really trying to probe as to why your predecessor wasn't—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
What work are you putting in place to ensure that your officials are fully aware of what is going on in relation to your portfolio brief?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. I'm happy to rephrase that.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
I just wanted to pick up something with Mr Thomas, because there's something that's puzzling me on this. Ministers come and go, but officials are a permanent feature. And I just wondered how it was that you weren't in a position to brief the Minister, when…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. I think that's taken us as far as I can go on that one. Thank you.
