, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I'm not really sure what the question is there. I actually travel most days on my bike to work. But as it happens, I am going to go home by car tonight, because I have a large picture to take with me—I hope that's permissible. The point stands: yes, of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, Dirprwy Lywydd, I certainly won't miss this. I've been reflecting on the level of scrutiny during my time as a Minister as I prepare to return to the backbenches, and I must say that the scrutiny from the Conservatives has been really poor. I think…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, the pressure is there on all transport networks—road, rail and active travel—and, as I said, it's going to get more intense. We do have funding for the resilient roads fund, and I think this is going to be an increasingly important part of the way that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Well, the Member rightly points out the range of impacts we're seeing already from man-made climate change, which is why we are taking action to tackle it. And I would say again that I welcome the support on the Conservative benches for reaching…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Absolutely. Futureproofing is critical. We both have to adapt to the climate change we are now facing because of the carbon already emitted, as well as mitigating future emissions to stop it getting worse. And to that end, I was very encouraged…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, I think we're already seeing the effects of extreme weather and climate change on all our transport networks and it's essential that we urgently take steps to prepare for the increasing risks, building on some of the good work already under way.
, Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Vaughan Gething.
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal—A Bill for increased safety on public transport
Diolch, Llywydd, and thank you to Delyth Jewell for bringing this issue to the Senedd today. This is of critical importance and not something we discuss enough in this Chamber, but it's an issue that consistently comes up when we speak to disadvantaged…
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 13: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: appointment and disqualification of members, chief executive and assistant commissioners (Amendments 5, 6, 7, 8, 70, 41, 42, 71, 43, 72, 44, 45, 46, 73, 47, 48, 74)
No, I'm heckling. [Laughter.]
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 13: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: appointment and disqualification of members, chief executive and assistant commissioners (Amendments 5, 6, 7, 8, 70, 41, 42, 71, 43, 72, 44, 45, 46, 73, 47, 48, 74)
You appoint SPADs to the House of Lords.
, Plenary
Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum—The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
Thank you, and I thank Huw Irranca-Davies for his comments, and I agree this is both of constitutional significance, but also, in terms of improving people's everyday lives in Wales, this is a significant step. This is a purely technical motion, and there's…
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Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum—The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
I didn't retain the information, I'm afraid, but I shall go back and look at the record and learn it off by heart. The memorandum laid before the Senedd on 19 January, together with the written statement on the same day, summarises the provisions of the…
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Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum—The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
Diolch, Llywydd. Me again. Thank you for this opportunity to explain the background to the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024. I'm afraid I don't know what that is in Welsh. The memorandum laid…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
I agree. Concessionaries shouldn't just be for older people; this should be available to all people, to encourage, as you say, empty trains to be filled with passengers. In my speech to TfW setting out their next steps, I asked them to look at a different…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Thank you. The report says in quite some detail what its suggestions are for the Conwy valley line and integrating it with the Sherpa bus service, and there has been significant improvement there. I visited it not so long ago and saw it for myself. It's very…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Again, as I say, we support the electrification of the north Wales line, that's been long in our plans, but there are things that can be done far sooner that'll have far greater impact that do have plans behind them, that do have support behind them, that we…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Thank you. Unfortunately, I didn't bring the annex with me, but the annex does set out in quite some detail the next steps and the plans, and there are timelines for some of them, including putting up measures to mitigate wind to reduce the number of times…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Thank you. As you know, one of the recommendations of the roads review was to look at Wrexham and to judge it against both our 'Future Wales' planning policy and the Wales transport strategy, and we are trying to do the work with the local authority there…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Thank you. Yes, I think that this report is an important follow-on to the roads review that made that conclusion on the red route, because it sets out what a public transport alternative looks like in practice, and the concrete steps that we need to take to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Diolch, and thank you very much for the comments and the constructive way in which you made them, I think underlining the fact that there's a great deal of commonality here between us on this agenda. I'll try and touch on some of the points that you raised…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Thank you for that contribution, and for welcoming elements of the recommendations. I do think this can be taken forward on a cross-party basis. I don’t think there’s anything especially controversial in here. These are all sensible, practical suggestions for…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
It makes a number of recommendations on rail improvements, including increased service frequency and reduced journey times on the Borderlands line and, indeed, electrification of the north Wales main line. Of course, improvements are the responsibility of the…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Diolch, Llywydd. I asked Lord Terry Burns to chair this commission on transport in north Wales to bring the same rigour and challenge that he showed in his study of transport in south-east Wales, and I thank him and his commissioners for their very thorough…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, I completely agree that we should look at settlements in rural areas or along the trunk road network in exactly the same way as we do on the local road network, where, as you know, we have a default 20 mph when conditions are met. I'm not sure why he's…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much, and I never thought I'd live to see the day where I'd see Darren Millar blush. [Laughter.] Llywydd, we take the safety of the travelling public very seriously and have a targeted programme of improvements to address areas where there is a…
