, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. This takes me back to the previous point: do you not think that there are grey areas legally in providing too much flexibility, and not a clear definition? Does that not make things more difficult for those who have to define that legislation in court…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much. Sections 31 and 33 provide a power to make regulations in relation to enforcing aspects of the Bill. Why has detail about enforcement not been included on the face of the Bill, please?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, please.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. Thank you. Perhaps we could pursue that some other time. I'm having difficulties—. I do accept your argument about having that balance, but yet who defines that balance, who gets to define it? Perhaps that leaves people who are having to interpret the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Wouldn't you be afraid that that gives the Minister too much power, whoever that Minister is on the day, to make decisions? Does that give you too much power, rather than setting out clear regulations about what's expected from those in the agricultural…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
'Places a duty on the Welsh Ministers to exercise certain functions in the way they consider best contributes to achieving the SLM objectives, so far as consistent with the proper exercise of the function.'
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you for that. I was thinking then in the context of that, in the explanatory memorandum that accompanies the legislation in order to try to understand the Bill—I'll read it in English. Point 1.9,
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. I'm going to contribute in Welsh, if you have translation equipment. If I could take a step back at the start of this, in the public discussion around this Bill, there has been a lot of talk about flexibility, a flexible framework for the…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Building Safety Act 2022
Thank you for your patience.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Building Safety Act 2022
—made in Wales for Wales, as a matter of urgency.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Building Safety Act 2022
Trying to shoehorn a piece of English legislation into current Welsh law without passing a Welsh Act is not how things should work. But we can't let the Welsh Government off the hook here; it's been a year and a half since the election, and we haven't seen…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Building Safety Act 2022
I'd like to thank Janet Finch-Saunders for presenting this motion today. Let's remind ourselves why we're still debating this issue today, nearly five and a half years after the terrible tragedy at Grenfell. The damning fact is that the current building…
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'Digital connectivity—broadband'
Thank you to the committee, ably chaired by my colleague Llyr Gruffydd here, for this report. It's a report that is particularly relevant to Dwyfor Meirionnydd. I want to focus specifically on the section that mentions connecting those who have been left…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
I thank the Minister for that response, but I want the Minister to explain what exactly the purpose of Cwmni Egino is now, given this development. Previously, the Minister for Economy and the First Minister have talked of other plans for Trawsfynydd, such as…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
3. Will the Minister make a statement on Rolls-Royce's announcement regarding new nuclear power plant sites and how this relates to Cwmni Egino? OQ58711
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
If I could put on the record, if I may, please, that paper 4.3, on pack pages 29 to 30, the letter from the Minister to the Llywydd, if I just quote one paragraph of it, it says that: 'Due to the late notification of the amendments being tabled, it will not…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Yes, if I may. Two quick points. In light of the discussion that's just been had, I wanted to declare an interest that is on the public record, please. But if I may just ask one thing on what Steve said, it's clear that everyone in attendance and others have…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Thank you. Finally, if I may, Chair—please forgive me—in terms of the suitability of temporary accommodation, I'll give you one example that's been in the press recently: it's a family in my constituency, they have a newborn baby and they've been put in a…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Sorry, if I may, Chair, I do have another question that's different again from what's on the paper. That final point from Naomi just brings me to another element that I'm concerned about and that I want to drill down into also. We do, of course, have within…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Thank you very much. Can I therefore ask you—? You mentioned—well, some of you certainly mentioned—the LHA, the local housing allowance. I'm sure that you have, as we have here, read the Bevan Foundation report, or reports rather, that the Bevan Foundation…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
That’s fine. It’s clearly a very difficult time for you all, and it’s a difficult time in general. Before I move on to some of the questions I have here, I was going to ask—. You were talking about section 21, and I think that some of you mentioned that there…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Thanks, Chair. Thank you very much to you all for coming this morning and for filling our hearts with a lot of enthusiasm.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion to elect a temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22
Can I nominate Carolyn Thomas? Diolch yn fawr.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Statutory licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation in Wales
There is no doubt that tourism is an important contributor to the economy. Visitors spend £17 million a day, and that equates to over £6 billion a year, in the economy here. But this is just part of the picture, because what use is a strong economy at the…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Global impact of domestic consumption
So, what should be done? Well, as Saint David said, we should do the little things. In order to reduce our dependence on imports that are driving climate change and the nature emergency, we must ensure that our supply chains are local, and in order to do that…
