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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
You may speak in Welsh.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
I think there are a lot of nodding heads here.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Thank you. Carolyn.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Okay. Thank you very much. We'll move on to Delyth.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Would it help, then—and maybe, Gwyn, you can come in on this—if the duty to contribute to targets was quantified for local authorities, in terms of what exactly it is, and not what kind of activity, but how much they are expected to achieve?
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
And Rhys wants to come in here.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
That’s fine. We'll note that.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Well, I'm coming to you next, Carolyn.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
We can enquire about that.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Yes. Okay. Right. Thank you for that. Carolyn.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Okay, right. Rhys, do you have any experience of these groups?
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
Gwyn, what's your experience?
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
In fairness, if you haven't attended then you wouldn't know, would you? I presume there is a public record.
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with public authorities
On we go, then, to the next item. This morning, we’re continuing to take evidence as part of the inquiry that we’re conducting as a committee into halting and reversing nature loss by 2030. Today, in our first session, we are going to hear from Dŵr Cymru…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning to you all. Welcome to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee at the Senedd. We are welcoming members of the committee today, and this is a meeting that’s happening in a hybrid format. Some Members and…
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Natural Resources Wales—Annual Scrutiny 2023-24'
As Delyth said, one clear output is the complex staffing issues faced by the organisation. We, as Members and as a committee, want to understand what the priorities of NRW are in moving forward, which will then provide a context to these redundancies—265 jobs…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Natural Resources Wales—Annual Scrutiny 2023-24'
NRW have been on an unsustainable trajectory for too long: more and more responsibilities being thrown in their direction, fewer and fewer resources to deliver those. The SLAs, the service level agreements, was an effective way of articulating to Government…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Natural Resources Wales—Annual Scrutiny 2023-24'
Clearly, I'd like to thank everyone who's contributed to the debate this afternoon. I won't go through everything that's been said, but, clearly, there are consistent themes emerging, as the Conservative spokesperson said.
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Natural Resources Wales—Annual Scrutiny 2023-24'
Now, we've heard that the funding pressure will lead to the closure of visitor centres, possibly, which provide an important opportunity for people to connect with nature and to reap the well-being benefits that that brings. I am aware that the Petitions…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Natural Resources Wales—Annual Scrutiny 2023-24'
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. This, of course, is the third annual report on NRW that the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee has published during this Senedd. Although we did see some progress in recent years, I'm afraid that the…
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90-second Statements
Many will remember Bangor beating Napoli back in 1962. Some will remember Merthyr beating Atalanta in 1987. Well, will The New Saints be the next Welsh team to beat an Italian giant in Europe? All the best to The New Saints from everyone in the Welsh…
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90-second Statements
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish The New Saints well, in what is a historic moment for both the club and, of course, for Welsh football, because the Cymru Premier champions, TNS, have become the first Welsh team ever to qualify for the group stages…
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Topical Questions
It's heartening to hear what you say about confirming that compensation will be available for those who are directly impacted and where they experience, maybe, the culling and disposal of infected animals, but there is a wider question about the impact within…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Flooding—Preparing for winter
You may be aware that Loggerheads Country Park has had to close earlier today due to severe flooding. The visitor centre and the cafe there are closed. I know that the mill, the gallery, volunteer rooms and tea gardens have been flooded. Natural Resources…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Could I have a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for rural affairs, so that he can explain to Welsh farmers how he expects them now to deal with this closed period that we are facing in light of nitrate vulnerable zones regulations, when the slurry stores…
