, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes, the air quality and soundscapes Bill will have an impact on that, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thanks, Jenny. I'm sure you're aware that we've just published the heat strategy for Wales, and that sets out a pathway to decarbonising heat in domestic and industrial settings. There's a wide range of activity set out inside the heat strategy, and that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Emma, do you know?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I don't know. I haven't got the answer to that in front of me. I don't know whether Emma knows.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
So, the thing will be for any Government, Jenny, to make sure that we bring the private sector landlords along with us. One of the real worries we have is that some of the larger houses, where we have people who live in multi-generation families—and I know…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes. So, obviously, we're fairly disappointed by that. We were hoping that would come with some kind of resourcing to go with it. We know from the future generation commissioner's report, 'Homes Fit for the Future: the Retrofit Challenge' that the estimated…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes, thanks, Janet. So, we've taken forward a whole series of exercises and steps to start to inform a review of the policy. So, you'll be very aware that we've had deep-dive exercises, we've got a series of national summits to identify short- and long-term…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes. So, we've been very clear what we need to do. We've obviously continued, as a Government, to resource the legislative programme. We have had to make cuts in the department—there's no doubt about that. But we've done them in a way that we think is…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes, absolutely, Janet. Of course it will. We've got to develop the White Paper and, in order to do that, we have to do a regulatory impact assessment and a cost-benefit analysis in order to put the White Paper out. And then there will be further regulatory…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
At Government level, Huw, we have a marine energy programme, and that has people from environment, energy, economic development—right across the Government—on it. But you'll be aware, as well, that we have rules. So, we've got a very plan-led planning system…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
We have some quite complicated things happening across the Government. We have a series of civil service programme boards where all directors and director generals from across the Government report in. They all report in, for example, on their net-zero…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
That's absolutely right, Delyth, and I think it's particularly important for young people, actually. We know that climate anxiety is a real thing and that that's mitigated if you get people out into the environment and make sure that they feel they have…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I'm sure you know that we've got a White Paper for the Bill, which is expected at the start of next year. We've got the whole team working very hard on preparing that White Paper at the moment. That White Paper is going to set out the proposed approach and…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
No. That's not the conversation we're having with them. The conversation we're having with them is about how we can release data from the commercial operations as a result of the auctions in a way that means that it's accessible to everyone and we can do an…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Well, we're not going as fast as we'd like, I think is the fair assessment there, Huw. It's not that we're not doing it. So, we're in the process of looking at some of the spatial issues in the marine environment. We'll be announcing some specifics for some…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Yes, certainly. Thank you very much for that question, Huw. At the moment, we've got about 28.4 per cent of our land protected because of our national parks and other designated landscapes, and about 50.3 per cent at sea. But as I have said, and you've all…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Diolch, Joyce. I just want to acknowledge your long-term campaign to prevent people paving over their front gardens in particular, and your campaign to bring awareness to people of what happens when they put impermeable covers on their front garden in…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Yes, thank you, Huw. There are two issues here at play, in the legals of this, if you like. There are storm overflows with permits, and they have permit conditions, and there's an issue about whether they meet the criteria for the permit condition or not. And…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Yes, Mike, I'm more than happy to bring forward—. Well, in fact, I'm due to do an oral statement on this, Diprwy Lywydd, and I'm sure Members will bring it up there, but I'm more than happy to circulate information on NRW's prosecution policies, how they work…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you for that, Cefin. And again, I can hear your concern, and I share your concern. But there are some fundamental issues here with the way that the pricing structure for water works. I have a series of meetings later this week, and on into November…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Well, Janet, I can hear that you don't want to blame the UK Government, and of course you don't, because you support them. But there's no way around the fact that, without the infrastructure investment that's needed at Government level, we cannot solve this…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Diolch, Jane. I do absolutely expect water companies in Wales to work very much harder to deliver excellent services to customers across areas of operation. I have a number of meetings in train this week with Dŵr Cymru and NRW, including one with the two of…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
We've been very clear that we expect water companies to work harder to deliver excellent services across all areas of their operation. My officials and I are working closely with Dŵr Cymru and NRW, who are the environmental regulators and are therefore…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Well, I think, Darren, you're conflating two different types of report there. So, the report you're talking about was the overarching report into the usefulness or otherwise of the section 19 reports—that's what took the time to do. The section 19 reports…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you. So, as I've said, Llywydd, a number of times now, we are in the process of the lessons learned that we always undertake after serious flood events. I would encourage Members though to make sure that they're aware of the resources that are…
