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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
But there we are. Okay, we hear that message loud and clear. Over to Joyce, then.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Yes, and that actually chimes with the evidence we had from the Federation of Small Businesses last week in terms of maybe this is one part of the jigsaw, isn't it, this Bill, and this proposed ban. And of course, if a ban is introduced this year, and then…
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Okay. And what about potential cross-border issues, then, relating to the ban? Is there anything there that you feel may be an issue or may need to be mitigated?
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
No, but more generally I was just thinking that's just one example of how this Bill could have a direct impact on industry in Wales in terms of the plastic sector. I'm just thinking if there's anything else that stands out in the Bill that is maybe cause for…
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
The mention of wet wipes there is useful, because we've had evidence from Kimberly-Clark that they're developing a plastic-free wet wipe, which will potentially be produced in north-east Wales. That brings me on, really, to the question about whether there's…
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you. Janet.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Thank you, Delyth. Huw.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Thank you. Delyth.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Okay. Thank you very much for that. Joyce.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Yes. And actually, not to go off on a tangent, but the Scottish legislation is different, isn't it, because that actually bans manufacture, whereas in Wales the focus in on supply. So, would you have a view on that, then? Clearly, you would, I'd imagine.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
So, that's a change again, I suppose, isn't it? Okay, thank you for that. Can I just pick up on—? There's a list in the Bill of products to be banned, but next to that there's a list of certain exemptions. I'm just wondering whether you had any particular…
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Yes. We don't always remember to take the shopping plastic bags with us, but maybe that's down to—
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Okay, there we are, that's clear enough. Thank you. We'll move on, then, to Janet.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Okay, fine. Yes, no problem at all. Matt.
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
Yes, okay. Thank you. So, could you tell us a bit about your views on the inclusion of oxo-degradable products in the draft Bill? Clearly, we've heard some evidence about potential unintended consequences, particularly around compostable plastic. Is that a…
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
And do you share that view, Natalia? Yes, okay. One-word answers are good, actually. That's fine. Very, very acceptable. Okay, because interestingly, Natural Resources Wales suggested that the definition for Wales should align with the plastic packaging tax…
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Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5
So, on we go, therefore, to the latest evidence session in the work that we're doing in looking at the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill. I extend a very warm welcome to Matt Davies, head of public and environmental affairs…
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Papers to note: note papers from the Committee's meeting on 22 September 2022 (6.1 to 6.11)
The second item on the agenda is to note papers from the meeting of 22 September. I didn't do so in last week's meeting and it's a requirement that we do so, so I'll refer you to papers 6.1 to 6.11 in the papers from last week, and ask if you're content to…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome to you all to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at the Senedd. Welcome to Members. We have received an apology from Jenny Rathbone, who isn't with us this morning, but Ken Skates will be substituting on her…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Well, surely you will have considered this issue. The cut in the basic rate was going to happen from 2024 under Rishi Sunak's proposals, of course. So, hadn't you already started to consider or assess whether the time had come to use your powers in terms of…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you very much, Llywydd. I raised with you yesterday, Minister, the need for the Government to now use the powers that you have to protect the basic rate of income tax in Wales, in order to protect the key services that many vulnerable people will be…
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Response to the UK Government Financial Statement
I feel that this whole episode really graphically demonstrates how fiscally beholden this Senedd is to changes that happen, sometimes at a whim, sometimes driven by dogma, at Westminster. We can complain about abolishing tax bands, about changes to NI, to…
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Response to the UK Government Financial Statement
I thank the Minister for her statement. I agree with much of what you had to say. The narrative is clear and has been reflected in many comments over the past few days. It is a budget statement that creates division. It's regressive, it's unfair and it's…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Well, you've answered my next question, and thank you for that, because I was going to highlight the fact that a constituent who is starting to study an adult nursing degree this year has contacted me explaining that they will receive £5,855 per year to help…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
1. What steps will the Welsh Government take to support students undertaking undergraduate university courses that are eligible for NHS funding? OQ58403
