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31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. Well, on that note, I think we'll bring the session to a close. May I thank you both for joining us? We will send you a copy of the draft transcript, so that you can check it and ensure that it's a reflection of what's been said. And we as a committee…
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
So, does that say more about them than you then, does it?
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. Are you radical and challenging enough, then? Because, clearly, you're not making enough waves to be registering out in the public consciousness, because the data we've just been talking about reflects very poorly on that.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. Thank you. Delyth.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
No, no, go on.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. Thank you, Joyce. Huw.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Something to take away, maybe—
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay, I don't want to step in here, surely. [Laughter.]
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Flooding.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
No, sorry. We're scrutinising the commission now, and not the future of Port Talbot, as much as we'd like to do that and it is very interesting, but I think we need to move on. So, thank you for that. Joyce.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay—
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
But we very much look forward to whatever's being pulled together. Jenny, very briefly on this, and then we'll come to Joyce.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
There's a whole day's inquiry around that, I think—
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you. Huw.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you. Janet.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay, diolch yn fawr. Jenny.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Yes. Huw, you wanted to pick up on this and then we'll move on to Jenny.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay, thank you.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Just on that point, the Government, in response to some of the media comments, said that there's a requirement for commissioners to remove themselves from discussions or decisions where they have a financial interest, or where their interest might suggest a…
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
I think we'll be coming back to some of those issues in a moment.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. Thank you. Janet.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
It's not a big issue, as far as you're concerned.
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Well, I think of some of the commissioners that we have, for example; they have terms of seven years, don't they? You don't feel that the three-year term necessarily is—
31 January 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay. But, generally, three years is pretty short, isn't it?