4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
Yes.
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
Yes, it should be positive for businesses to provide them with that clarity and the ability then to access the EU market.
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
What the Bill will do is allow the law to be updated to recognise new or updated EU product requirements. And the intention then is to prevent unnecessary costs and inconvenience to businesses, providing that regulatory stability. So, clearly, that's in the…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
In terms of the timetable, there's still some uncertainty from within the UK Government for both Bills, but we would expect the need for the LCM debate to come early in the new year for both Bills. And we would expect the Great British Energy Bill to be ahead…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
Well, we're hopeful and we'll continue those discussions, but as soon as we're at a point where we can conclude those discussions—. I do wish I was able to sit here today with a solid answer for you, but as soon as we are able to, we'll provide more…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
I think one is around what the role is for Welsh Ministers and for the Senedd. One example of a change could be around the changing of 'consult' to 'consent'. I think that would be probably one of the most simple ways in which we could address some of the…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
I suppose that's a kind of political question about how we engage with the various parties within the Senedd, and I think those conversations will be absolutely critical going forward. I know that some parts of the Senedd will take a principled view on LCMs…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
I suppose that those kind of architectural discussions probably are more fundamental in terms of our approach to the way in which legislation is undertaken in any case. Perhaps that might be something for the discussions that I know you'll be having in that…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
And I think it's worth recognising as well that there are other things that could lead us, or other changes that could be made that could lead us, to recommend consent, as we've done in different Bills in the past as well. As I say, those discussions are…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
Well, I don't—. Where we are at the moment is, with that word in the Bill, and as it stands with the Bill, we haven't been able to make a recommendation to the Senedd. So, as I say, we hope those discussions will be positive, or we get to a point where we can.
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
So, at the moment, we're hoping that positive discussions will lead us to a point where we can recommend that the Senedd provides its consent.
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
So, the outcome, really, of the meeting was for officials to continue to work together. So, we haven't yet got to a point where we're able to recommend that the Senedd agrees consent, but that was the nub of the conversation really—around the word of…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
I met with Lord Leong on 2 October, and, again, we had a really good discussion there. That was very much focused around the role, again, of the Welsh Ministers and of the Senedd, particularly in that word around 'consult', as opposed to 'consent'. I was able…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
So, we've had really good discussions with UK Government. I met with Michael Shanks, the lead Minister for the Bill in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, on 24 October. I did set out the welcome for Great British Energy, the focus that the UK…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
In terms of the Great British Energy Bill?
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
No. Jennifer will probably say a bit more as well, but I just want to reassure all colleagues that we're still all systems go in terms of Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru and the additional funding that we've put into Ynni Cymru as well. So, Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, we've got…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
I think it will take the UK Government some time to get to the point at which the business cases for particular projects come forward. So, with Ynni Cymru, we're essentially four years ahead of where the UK Government is at the moment—sorry, Trydan Gwyrdd…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
So, we think that it would be the UK Government that would be providing that greater level of detail, particularly around the business cases. Of course, there's that interrelationship with Ynni Cymru and Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru as well, which, again, is at an…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
In relation to the Great British Energy Bill, that Bill, in itself, is actually very narrow, and what it does is enable the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to designate a company as 'Great British Energy' and then put it on a statutory…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
I think, with this particular Bill, the regulations that relate to product safety and metrology span to some 2,500 pages, and, as I understand it, they are frequently updated to keep pace with changes, and that's part of the reason why this is a framework…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
Yes, and I've been really clear, I think the First Minister's been really clear, everybody's been really clear that our principles that sit behind our approach to legislative consent motions and UK Government legislation haven't changed at all. I know that…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
So, these are the discussions that we're having currently with the UK Government around what the role of Welsh Ministers and the Senedd would be, particularly around the wording around 'consult', which is in the Bill. Obviously, our position would be to look…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
So, you are correct that this Bill was in development before the election of the new Government, but in terms of the aims of the Bill, which are to regulate product safety and essentially to make things simpler and clearer for businesses, we do welcome that…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
At the moment, both Bills are at a stage where we do need to have more discussion with the UK Government before we could recommend consent to the Senedd. We have had good engagement both at official level and also at ministerial level. But just to briefly…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil Ynni Prydain Fawr: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a Chynllunio
Yes, I'll ask officials to introduce themselves.
