Welsh Conservatives

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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

743 speeches and questions

22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Thank you, Chair, and I thank the Minister for her comments. Obviously, I don't necessarily agree with all that was said, and so I'd like to put it to a vote.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 19: Part 7 - Enforcement (Amendments 67, 173, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 134, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Thank you, Chair. I move the amendment in Janet's name. Amendment 67 relates to enforcement. The change being proposed is that Welsh Ministers become the enforcement body rather than planning authorities. The case for this is simple: planning authorities are…
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 18: Part 6 - Infrastructure Consent Orders (Amendments 65, 66, 131, 132, 133, 171, 23, 172, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 18: Part 6 - Infrastructure Consent Orders (Amendments 65, 66, 131, 132, 133, 171, 23, 172, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
Thank you, Chair, and I thank the Minister for the comprehensiveness there, then, but, all said and done, I'd still like to move to a vote for Janet's amendments.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 18: Part 6 - Infrastructure Consent Orders (Amendments 65, 66, 131, 132, 133, 171, 23, 172, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
Thank you, Chair, and I move the amendments in the name of Janet. Amendment 65 relates to compulsory acquisitions. The change we are proposing will mean that, in each case, no more land than is needed is authorised to be acquired compulsorily. Such an…
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 17: Part 5 – Deciding applications: Timetable and decision (Amendments 199, 63, 19, 20, 21, 22, 64)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 17: Part 5 – Deciding applications: Timetable and decision (Amendments 199, 63, 19, 20, 21, 22, 64)
Yes, please.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 17: Part 5 – Deciding applications: Timetable and decision (Amendments 199, 63, 19, 20, 21, 22, 64)
Thank you, Chair. I move the amendments in Janet's name. You've heard me speak previously about the importance of transparency. It should come as no surprise to you, then, that one of our amendments in this section would require Welsh Ministers to publish a…
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 16: Part 5 – Deciding applications: Statutory policies (Amendments 62, 129, 168, 130, 152, 169, 170)
Thank you, Chair, and thanks for that very positive discussion about amendment 62. If that offer is there for Janet and the Minister to link up, to try and bring something better to Stage 3, I'm happy to withdraw that specific amendment.
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 16: Part 5 – Deciding applications: Statutory policies (Amendments 62, 129, 168, 130, 152, 169, 170)
Thank you, Chair. I move the amendment in Janet's name. Amendment 62 would require the laying of policy statements before the Senedd where the Welsh Ministers have published a new statutory policy that is relevant to one or more significant infrastructure…
22 February 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 15: Part 5 – Deciding applications: Function of deciding (Amendment 61)
Thank you, Chair, and thanks, everyone, for your comments on this. I'm still minded to go with Janet and put it to a vote.