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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Darren. This is an ongoing situation and, as we adapt to the changing climate, we're going to have to address it more and more. We've had a number of schemes already in Clwyd West, which I know you're aware of. There's Eldon Drive in Abergele…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Darren Millar. I am committed to addressing the impacts of climate change in every part of Wales. As evidenced in our climate adaptation progress report, which we published in December, across the Welsh Government we continue to develop evidence…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Peter. I'll just run through where we've been, because we absolutely acknowledge that we've had difficulty with keeping the staffing at the level we'd like it to have been all the way through, as a result of the pandemic and a number of other…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch, Peter. Rent Smart Wales has a key role in the sector, taking enforcement action on non-compliant landlords and providing training to ensure landlords are fully aware of their legal obligations. We are going to commission an evaluation of the delivery…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Delyth, that's something very close to my heart, and I will say I'm one of them. I've done that myself; I've put my coat around my hair, put a hat on, and tried to make myself as inconspicuous as possible, because I've been travelling alone at night on public…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, Delyth, I completely agree with you. Obviously, we have to do something very dramatic to help our pollinators, and actually all of our wildlife species. It's why we did the deep dive to find out exactly what the scientific community could help us with in…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, thank you. Obviously, we want to get to the point where we don't have untreated sewage going into the rivers. We need an enormous amount of investment not just at the site that you mentioned there, but in sites right across Wales. We're currently in the…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I should also say, of course, I'm the native oyster champion, which requires good, clean water to be able to thrive as well. It's a very important question, Huw, and thank you for asking it. As you know, the better river quality taskforce has been established…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I am committed to improving biodiversity in Welsh rivers through tackling poor water quality. This includes reducing phosphate pollution and improving river habitats for migratory fish through the Rivers4Life project. Following the biodiversity deep-dive, I…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Yes, thanks very much, Carolyn. This is something we've long been interested in and I absolutely acknowledge your interest in it as well. This will have to be part of the review, because absolutely beavers need, probably, to be introduced in some rivers…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Absolutely, Huw. Yes, thank you very much for that. The event that I spoke at just before I went, where I still had a cold—some things are always with us—that was great, and I actually met with the RSPB while I was there, and sat in the very chairs that the…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Yes, thank you very much, Mike. You have raised it before, and I've said before, haven't I, about the Yellowstone project. If you watch the reintroduction of the wolves and what happens to the landscape, it's just an amazing transformation as the ecosystem…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
There are several things in what you said there that I can add to. So, first of all, we will have to work with a group of experts on constructing a review of designated landscapes, and marine and riverscapes as well, so that we have a review that properly…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Diolch, Delyth. [Inaudible.]—the film, horrifying though it was. Actually, I really do want to see if we can get it, or a version of it, here. There will be issues around copyright and so on. It was National Geographic, so I just want to acknowledge that…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Thanks very much, Janet. It was amazing to be at COP15, I have to say. You really do come back feeling evangelical about the need to move on this stuff. One of the things that I really wish I could share with all Members here in the Senedd is that, at the…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Attending the seventh summit for subnational Governments and cities was one of the key highlights for me at COP15. The summit was dedicated to showcasing the work of subnational Governments and cities on nature recovery, and I was so impressed by the ambition…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. In December I attended the UN Biodiversity Conference, known as COP15, to add Wales’s voice to calls to agree an ambitious global framework to turn the tide on biodiversity loss before it is too late. After two weeks of intensive…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Bye now. Bye.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Thank you very much for the opportunity, and I'm sorry about the cold.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
The point there is that there are standards for temporary accommodation, but what's happened is we're in a crisis where it's been really hard to maintain those standards. I've just talked at great length about what we're doing to increase the standards of…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
It isn't at the moment. I do recognise the need to increase the level of consistency of homelessness services, particularly how they shape housing supply. But I think working in partnership with our local authorities and RSLs on a rapid rehousing approach to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Lots of action plans, yes. So, this is the homelessness action plan, which we will be reporting on early next year, and that will include updates on individual actions outlined in the plan, as well as any new or updated actions. Despite the increasingly…
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thanks, Joel, and I'm sorry you've got a cold as well. There seems to be a lot of it about. Local authorities are submitting their rapid rehousing transition plans for feedback. They were due to be submitted at the end of October and, at the moment, we've…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
We've got interestingly difficult figures on this, Sam. We haven't seen a decrease in registered landlords from Rent Smart Wales, and we've asked a number of searching questions about why that might be and there are a number of things coming forward, but the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
This is a really tricky and interesting discussion to have. So, we're very keen that people are kept in their own homes or that empty homes can be brought into use, but we're very, very clear that we're not rowing back on our standards. So, what we'll be…
