, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Excellent. Okay, there we are, thank you. Huw, you want to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Yes, okay. We'll be picking up on some of those specifics as we go along. Tom, did you want to come in as well?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, fine. Steve, did you want to come in? No need to operate the mikes—it's all automatic, I'm told. There we are.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay, thank you, and as much as I'd like to be Minister, I'm afraid I have to disappoint you—I'm Chair of the committee. But there we are. That's semantics, I suppose. One day, maybe—who knows? Right, who else wants to come in on this? Just general…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Welcome back to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at the Welsh Parliament. We are moving now to our next evidence session, where we will be scrutinising the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill, our third evidence…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
So, we'll reconvene at 12.45. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you very much for being with us this morning. We appreciate your evidence very much. You will receive a copy of the draft transcript so that you can check it for accuracy. But with those few words, on behalf of the committee, I want to thank you again…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, no, thank you very much. Right, we're very nearly at the end of our allocated time, so I won't pursue the smoke-control issue. We've touched on it a few times. We'll possibly follow up with some written questions if we need to and if you're happy to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you very much. Right, Huw, are you going to take us on to soundscapes?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. And Joseph.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
And Gwyn.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Sarah.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Gwyn as well, and then we'll come to Sarah.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Joseph. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Who wants to come in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you. You mentioned smoke control there. There have been a few references to it. We'll skip over it for a moment because I want to get to other parts of the Bill that I think deserve our scrutiny, and maybe we'll come back to smoke control at the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Sarah.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, the local air quality management regime.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
And there may be a difference between reporting on the strategy and recognising trends in terms of reduction in pollution or improvement in air quality, of course. Okay, thank you. We're coming to you next, Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, and there are nodding heads, yes. Okay, there we are. That's straightforward enough. Thank you. Okay, right. Jenny, I was going to bring you in anyway.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, please do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
There we are. Thank you. Janet, did you want to come back in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, that's really interesting, actually. Thank you for that. Okay, just moving on slightly, then, do you believe it's necessary for Welsh Ministers to have the power to change the review period for the national air quality strategy by regulations? Any…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, who wants to pick up on this one? Go on then, Joseph.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
There we are. Lovely. Thank you, Sarah. Janet, then.
