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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

2,054 speeches and questions

16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Welcome back to the committee. We move to the third item this morning. This is going to be a short evidence session, again with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, to explore matters on legislative consent for…
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We’ll now break for 15 minutes. Can I thank your officials for being with us for the last session? I understand you’ll be joined by another set of officials for our next session. When we come back at 11:15, we’ll be considering legislative consent around the…
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you. We appreciate that, and sorry for throwing that one at you at the end.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
And can you confirm that the new UK Government intends not to restate the revoked legislation? Or would you like to write to us on that, maybe?
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Excellent, okay. That concludes our initial session on biodiversity and the work that we're doing in that sphere. I was hoping to ask you one other question, which is somewhat unrelated. But, with your permission, we considered your response as a committee…
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Go on, yes.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We're always amenable to any further information, yes. That'll be great, thank you. Okay. John.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Very briefly, then, if you will.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you. We'll move on, then, to our next area of questioning and, Janet, you're going to lead us.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
You're right: let's refer to the positives as well, absolutely. Julie.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I can testify to the work at Hafod Elwy. I visited a few weeks ago and it was quite inspirational, to be honest.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I think we all would.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I’m conscious that funding is an area you touched on earlier, Cabinet Secretary, and I know it’s an area that we’re particularly keen to scrutinise you on, so maybe we’ll move on to that now, if we may. Janet, do you want to lead us into that?
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Very welcome. Diolch. Thank you for that. Carolyn.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, it is indeed.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes. John's taking us through that. Thank you.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you very much. No. We'll move on to John now. John is going to take us through the next set of questions.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Janet.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, okay. We'll move on.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. No, we need to move on now.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Sure. Before we come on a bit more to issues around marine, what I'm hearing from the environmental NGOs is, 'This is a commitment in their programme for government, but they're inviting us to apply to a competitive fund to try and fund something that they're…
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. Yes, there we are. Okay. Let's give the Cabinet Secretary a chance.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. Okay, Janet.
16 October 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Sure. And I'm not questioning the consensus in the current Senedd, but who knows? Yes. Okay. Thank you. Carolyn.