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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

6,434 speeches and questions

26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
No problem; I'm more than happy with that. Alasdair.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Oh, sorry, I thought you were.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
I think Charlotte wants to come in, and then we'll come to Alasdair to conclude. Charlotte.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Yes, thank you. Okay, thank you, Jenny. Thank you, all. Luke, then.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Fine. Last question, Jenny.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Alasdair.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Okay, thank you. Jenny, and then we'll come to Luke to conclude.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Okay. Janet, I think the point has been made.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Yes. Janet wants to come in briefly, then we'll come to Jenny, and then we'll come to Luke to conclude.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
I'm conscious that time is ebbing away, and we're just about halfway through the areas that we wish to cover, so I think we need to just keep that in mind, if we may. Jenny, over to you.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Sure. And the other risk as well, of course, is that in decarbonising, obviously moving to low-carbon steel technologies, they tend to be extremely electricity intensive as well, so we're not going to get away from this question. It's not one that we can…
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Okay. Alasdair.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
So, are we talking about windfall taxes reinvested into industry, or how would that—? What would that look like, really? Alasdair? Sorry, Tony.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Yes, indeed. Indeed. Thank you. And just picking up on some of the political choices that Charlotte mentioned earlier, one of those of course is around energy prices, and I'm aware that Community and Unite have called on the UK Government to bring energy…
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Sure. Thank you, Charlotte. Briefly, Alasdair, and then we'll move on.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Charlotte.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Indeed. Charlotte, you wanted to come in as well.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Okay, thank you. Janet.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Shavanah.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Okay. Huw.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Okay, thank you. Alasdair.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Charlotte and then Alasdair, and then, maybe we'll come to Janet. Charlotte.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
There's no need to operate the microphone, by the way, it's automatic—one less thing to worry about.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Yes, okay, thank you. Huw.
26 April 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
Okay. Shavanah, yes?