, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. I want to talk about the need to reduce phosphate going into the watercourses altogether. What is your view about the Minister's decision to have an enhanced nutrient management approach rather than the licensing scheme, and what is the significance of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. I'll come back on matters related.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
And meanwhile, the biodiversity in our rivers and seas is just deteriorating by the day.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. So, the timescales: the public are saying they want action and they want to know by when you're going to put a stop to all this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Can you just very briefly tell us what's your strategy for bringing all unpermitted overflows into the regulatory regime?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
I understand that, but I think the impression that's been given is that you're simply not—. Basically, what we're trying to do here, isn't it, is not to chuck any untreated or partially treated water into the rivers and seas. And if we've got evidence that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
I agree with you that reputational risk is a more effective tool than fines, because it just reduces the amount of money in circulation. But I think the public is getting the impression that the citizen scientists are doing a better job than you are, because…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Well, it stops clean water being used for watering the garden.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
And just briefly, these smart water butts, are you concentrating them in the west of Wales, which is obviously where your biggest sewage problems—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
With sustainable drainage systems, presumably.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Okay. So, we need to talk to NRW about that. Just—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Okay, very quickly, what's the impact? I mean, what's—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Okay. So, would you say that, to date, although the First Minister has had all of these phosphate summits, there hasn't actually been a reduction in the amount of phosphate going into your treatment works?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Okay. I wonder if we need to talk about the team Wales approach to phosphate removal at your waste water treatment works.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Water quality - Evidence session with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
How often do you report on discharges from storm overflows within an hour of the discharge occurring?
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Conflict in Israel and Gaza
Too many of my constituents are feeling the pain of personal loss or anxiety about what horrors will happen next in Gaza, Israel, the West Bank of Palestine, or even here in Wales. Modern communications mean none of us can ignore this tragedy or say we didn't…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Water quality
I read this report commissioned by the Welsh Government with great interest, because it contains some quite scary numbers. I think that there are several issues here. Janet is, of course, right that we, the users of water and sewage, have a duty not to chuck…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Minister, I'm very pleased that you went to the hospital of Wales yesterday in Cardiff. I'm sure that that was much appreciated by all of the dedicated staff. I am alarmed, I have to say, that the Heath hospital is getting into this much difficulty, given…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Annual Report 2022-23
I had the privilege to work with Carl Sargeant on the VAWDASV Bill, and I'm sure he would approve of the work that we are doing today to give this such a high priority, as it is absolutely endemic in our society. I thank you for mentioning the work of the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
Under Standing Order 17.42, I'd now ask you to recommend that we exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting. Thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
I'd just like to ask committee members if you are happy to accept three papers to note before we move into private session. Okay. Thank you very much.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 2
Thank you. Thank you very much indeed, all of you, for your participation. We'll send you a transcript of what you've said, and you'll have the opportunity to correct it if we've got it wrong. But it's been a very interesting session, and we thank you for…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 2
Can we move to call in Jane Dodds?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 2
Thank you.
