26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. Yes, that's great. Thank you. I appreciate that. So, more generally then, looking at the headline issue, do you believe that Wales is on track to meet the 2025 target set out in 'Beyond Recycling', and what are you doing to support those local…
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
And I'd be particularly interested in the relationship between Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Revenue Authority as well. It's those kinds of, as you've said, different agencies and stakeholders, how they come together and at what point in the process…
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. Okay, we'll move on to waste, if we may. Before we maybe get on to other things, I just wanted to reference the Dispatches programme, which has caused great concern for many, if you look at some of the allegations made in that programme. You've…
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We're very short on time—I did explain—so very briefly.
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, it's always helpful to have any additional information that's available. Diolch. I'd like to move on to waste now, if I may.
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, come back to us on that, because, effectively, you're saying that they used to. So, it would be interesting to see whether that still is a requirement. Okay, diolch yn fawr iawn. Right, we'll come on to Delyth, then, for our next subject area.
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay, excellent. Thank you. Very briefly, Carolyn, and then we'll move on to Delyth for our next subject.
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay, thank you. Julie, you wanted to come in.
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Given its importance, it is rather disappointing, then, that it's delayed further, if you like.
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Are we on track?
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We skipped over the question about the timber industrial strategy, because that was something we were supposed to see. While it was originally intended in 2022, it's now, we're told, being published in 2024.
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay, the next item, then, is the general scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and we will be looking at some of the key policy areas within the Cabinet Secretary's portfolio. So, a warm welcome to Huw Irranca-Davies to us…
26 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning, everyone. Welcome on this Wednesday morning to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee here at Senedd Cymru. Welcome, Members, to this meeting. This is, of course, a hybrid meeting, and Delyth Jewell is joining us remotely…
25 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Welsh food system—Producing food sustainably
Thank you for your statement, Cabinet Secretary. I don't think there's anything in it that I disagree with. I was counting as you were listing the initiatives. There were around nine different activities that are currently ongoing, and then you slipped in…
19 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Now, we know that the next UK Government, of course, is set to determine the overall budget for Welsh farming, and it seems increasingly likely that the UK Labour Government will bear the responsibility for making sure that your…
19 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I hear what you're saying, Cabinet Secretary, and I won't pursue this further, other than to ask myself at what point, therefore, you think action is necessary. When you have staff leaving in droves, where you have directors resigning, surely the red flags…
19 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Llywydd. Whether Hybu Cig Cymru is delivering its remit doesn't really excuse any problems or difficulties within the organisation. I wrote to your predecessor back in February of this year, expressing concern about the situation there. At that…
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, in your leadership campaign manifesto, you called for specific powers to be devolved to the Senedd, didn't you? They included the Crown Estate, justice, policing. You even called for prudential borrowing powers. Now, as we've already heard, your UK…
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. What is the Welsh Government's position on the further devolution of powers to the Senedd? OQ61296
13 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the start of the meeting on 26 June
So, we'll go on to item seven, and I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting and the start of the meeting on 26 June. Are Members content? Yes. All content…
13 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Okay. The committee will continue with its work and the next item on the agenda is papers to note. May I invite the committee to note the papers together? All content to do that? Yes. Thank you very much.
13 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Inquiry on waste - evidence session with the Federation of Small Businesses
Yes, okay. Right. That's it. May I thank you for the evidence that we have received, once more? It will be an important contribution to the work that we're doing on this subject, and, of course, we will now go on to look at everything that we've heard and…
13 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Inquiry on waste - evidence session with the Federation of Small Businesses
Yes, okay. It's good that you've put that into context, and, of course, it's a responsibility for everybody, not one or the other.
13 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Inquiry on waste - evidence session with the Federation of Small Businesses
The Government leading on it, yes.
13 June 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Inquiry on waste - evidence session with the Federation of Small Businesses
You referred to some statistics at the beginning, and I refer back to the written evidence. You said that 73 per cent of small businesses in Wales feel they have a responsibility to become more sustainable, but only 24 per cent knew or felt that they knew…
