, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Julie.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Thank you for that. Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Welcome back once again. We've had the screwdriver out, and I think we've managed to fix the problem once and for all. So, what I was asking—. We are aware, of course, of the concern that NRW has, but what can you do in order to ensure that Dŵr Cymru…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
We'll go into private session to solve the problem.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
All right. We'll have to pause once more. Apologies to everyone.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
So, what—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Right, we are back and we've solved the technical problem, I think. So, Siân, I think you were about to respond to the question about how you are taking immediate action now to address the decline we've seen in Welsh Water's environmental performance.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
We'll pause the meeting and retest the interpretation. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
We'll pause the meeting. This is one of the problems with joining remotely, I'm afraid.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of Natural Resources on topical issues
Welcome back to the committee. We're moving to our fourth item this morning, and the main element will be a short scrutiny session with representatives of NRW to explore recent developments, including the latest annual reports on the water companies'…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Thank you very much for your evidence. We've come to the end of our session. You will receive a copy of the transcript to check for accuracy, and we will hear in two weeks from the Cabinet Secretary, to close this inquiry. So, thank you for giving us a lot to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
There we are. Okay. We'll leave it at that, I think, with thanks for your brevity there.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
We've got 60 seconds left, so if we can—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Ruth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
If you wish, if you wish.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Because we have two minutes left.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Okay, are we content? Did you want to come in with a final question, or are you okay?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Thank you. Huwel, briefly.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Just on that funding theme, then, we heard evidence about the way that you distribute grants and operate some of the schemes. There are obvious concerns about 12-month funding cycles. There was reference earlier to work on peatland, where you need experts…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Briefly, Ruth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
I'm just conscious of time here, so, if you don't mind, we'll move on to Julie, because there's a couple of areas that we wish to cover before we finish.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Thank you. Fine. Okay. We'll move on, then. Carolyn. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. And you're not aware of what the timescale is?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Diolch yn fawr. I'm mindful that we have 15 minutes left, so I'll come to Carolyn in a moment, then to Julie, but I just wanted to come back, given that we're still on designations a little bit there, to marine designations and the creation of a marine…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with Natural Resources Wales
Yes.
