, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 1
Diolch yn fawr. Are you content? Thank you, Joyce. We'll move on now, then, and I'll invite Janet to come in on a few questions around transport.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 1
We'll hand over to Eifiona, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 1
I think that's what we were looking for. Thank you very much. Joyce, you wanted to come in on this as well.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 1
Thank you very much. Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 1
Well, if you do that, then we'll all have to declare our interests as various champions. They are pretty well known, I'm sure.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - part 1
Good morning and welcome back to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee. We are moving on to our next item on the agenda this morning, which is, of course, to have a general scrutiny session with the Minister for Climate…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
So, with those few words, thank you very much. The committee will now take a 10-minute break and we'll reconvene for the other item on our agenda today, which is ministerial scrutiny at 10:30. So, we'll take a break. Thank you very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. Well, I'm sure we'd want you to be as active as possible in as many areas as possible as well. But, with that, can I thank you? We've come to the end of our allocated slot. Can I thank Dr Baxter and Dr Clubb for your presence? We look forward very much…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Great. Okay. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
So, that's quite a dynamic relationship, then—it's not just some sort of formal reference points now and again, it's quite integrated.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. There are only so many hours in a day, I suppose, aren't there? So, what about your relationship with the UK National Infrastructure Commission? Can you talk a little about that? Do you collaborate, or do you share experiences, or what is that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
And how do you assess the work of the previous commission? Because, of course, they did pieces of work; do you monitor what has emanated from those? I'm thinking specifically, perhaps, about the report on digital infrastructure.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
How do you measure progress against the outcomes that you're working towards?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you. You talked about the outcomes there. How do you measure progress against those outcomes?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you. Diolch. Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Dr Baxter wants to add something as well.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. Thank you, Jenny. Huw, did you want to pick up on a few things?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Dr Baxter wants to come in on that as well.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Yes. Okay. Diolch. Jenny, we'll come on to you, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Janet, did you want to come in on anything on that again, or shall we move on to Jenny?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you, Delyth. Your reference to electric cars—this is a piece of work that this committee hopes to do early in the new year, so perhaps that would be of interest.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you very much. Okay, Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay, diolch. Sorry, Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Sorry, did you want to come in on something?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
On we go to the second item, namely the first annual scrutiny session of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales in this committee. This session covers, of course, the 2021-22 period. We had Dr David Clubb's company during the pre-appointment hearing…
