9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Can I just ask one last question? One of the things that's come over very strongly today is the way that local people have not been involved in the decision making about how the restoration is going to take place. In the Selar site, were local people part of…
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Thank you. Do you know of any examples in Wales or further afield that you would hold up as being shining examples of how you can do this?
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
My question was actually going to be to ask you about where there was best practice, and it seems to me that the examples you've given are all compromises. And you've also said that not everybody would agree with you that these were the ideal solutions. So…
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Yes, that's fine.
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Right. Thank you. The questions that I wanted to ask were really: could you identify for us other opencast sites where restoration is a particular concern and the reasons for that? That's apart from Ffos-y-fran, which we'll be looking at later.
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Yes. Bore da. Thank you very much. Just commenting on what you said now, obviously, if this dates back to privatisation and local government reorganisation, it's a number of years, a long period of time, then, when nothing has been fundamentally done to…
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
There was no water at all.
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Last year, right. And just from the letter that you read out, Llyr—is that saying that the water is now at the level it was originally?
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
When the pumps were turned off—. When were the pumps turned off?
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
And so these are people who have no commitment to the local area whatsoever, and are—
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
So, they're faceless.
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
None.
9 May 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 4
Can I just ask: do you have any direct contact with those companies? Have you had direct contact?
8 May 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
'This, this is the voice from silent hands. / This, this is the voice not heard but seen.' These are the words of Dorothy Miles in her poem 'The Gesture'. Dorothy Miles was a remarkable woman, who helped to advance and popularise British Sign Language with…
7 May 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a statement on what the Welsh Government is able to do to promote voting in UK-wide elections, particularly amongst younger people here in Wales. As we all know, the police and crime commissioner elections, last week, were the first time…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
My constituent, Ryan Moreland, booked a taxi to take him from Rhiwbina to the University Hospital of Wales for an urgent medical appointment. He was waiting outside on the street, and when the taxi driver drew up and saw Ryan's guide dog, Jamie, he drove…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer.
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
2. Will the First Minister make a statement on access to transport for visually impaired people? OQ61033
23 April 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like a statement on what the Welsh Government continues to do to protect children's rights. I'm sure the Trefnydd is aware that, last week, the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health published a report with wide publicity calling for the UK…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
That's fine.
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Thank you. To move on to the appointment of the interim chief fire officer, we know that the Deputy Minister and officials were not involved in the recruitment process, but are you aware of any reservations about the appointment of Stuart Millington, and…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
From your answers to Sioned, the involvement of people with lived experience is high on the agenda.
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
In the scope of what you know, what confidence do you think the FRS staff have in the commissioners, and also what confidence the public have in them?
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
In terms of confidence that they will be able to implement the recommendations, I don’t know whether you’ve got any comments on that, or whether Liz has.
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
I’m aware that you’ve only just taken up the post, but what progress do you think the commissioners have made so far, and are you aware about how they have been monitored or will be monitored in order to see how they’re getting on?
