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Group 10: Welsh Ministers’ plans and reports under section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 49, 44, 22, 50, 23, 51)
First, I support the amendments in the name of Carolyn, and just to speak to amendment 44, that would ensure that Welsh Ministers would consult on their biodiversity plan before it is completed. This would ensure that stakeholders, including environmental…
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Group 9: Biodiversity targets: setting and reviewing targets (Amendments 14, 41, 15, 16, 17, 35, 18, 19, 20, 21)
Just to speak briefly to amendment 41, which is consequential to amendment 36, it would clarify that the OEGW must set out in its strategy how it intends to exercise its functions in line with the general purpose set out in section 10(a), rather than the…
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
No.
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
Thank you, Carolyn, for signalling your support of this principle as well. I do welcome what the Dirprwy Brif Weinidog has said. I know it is clear that there are a number of us as Members in this Chamber, not least the Members I’ve just mentioned, who will…
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
I also thank Carolyn.
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
I’d like to thank Jenny, firstly, the species champion, for her passion about the swift, for her determination on this topic. We do have to find a solution, not just for this one species, of course, but, looking at different migratory birds, looking at…
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
And I just want to respond quickly to amendment 54.
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
Diolch, Llywydd. Firstly, to respond to Alun's challenge, who I can’t see because of the layout of the room, but, Alun, there was a moment of jeopardy there. We thought you were all going to vote against for a second, but you’ve reassured us that you're not…
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
Amendment 40 would ensure that, when setting biodiversity targets, Welsh Ministers can consider not just halting and reversing loss but also restoring biodiversity to resilient levels. This matters, because simply preventing decline would risk hindering our…
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Group 8: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 40, 4, 5A, 5, 54, 6, 31, 42, 43, 45)
Thank you, Llywydd. I'm grateful once again to the Government for its support with some of the amendments in this group—not all of them, of course, but some of them.
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Group 7: Office of Environmental Governance: representations and investigations (Amendments 38, 39, 2, 3)
The measure of the success of this Bill and the body it establishes will be the extent to which members of the public and communities feel empowered. It should not just be about processes, it should be about people—people who've seen their land, their water…
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Group 7: Office of Environmental Governance: representations and investigations (Amendments 38, 39, 2, 3)
Transparency, of course, is vital, and I think that that's the intention of every amendment in the group.
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Group 7: Office of Environmental Governance: representations and investigations (Amendments 38, 39, 2, 3)
'We are amending'. In Welsh, we say that we are improving the legislation.
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Group 7: Office of Environmental Governance: representations and investigations (Amendments 38, 39, 2, 3)
Thank you, Llywydd. I'm grateful again for the Deputy First Minister's comments. With the amendments that I have in this group, this is one of the reasons why I prefer the Welsh word 'gwelliant' to the English word 'amendment', because sometimes there is a…
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Group 7: Office of Environmental Governance: representations and investigations (Amendments 38, 39, 2, 3)
Amendment 38 clarifies that a person may make representations to the OEGW in relation to the matters that the OEGW may investigate. I feel very passionately about this because I think it's really important that this is on the face of the Bill. It would put…
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Group 7: Office of Environmental Governance: representations and investigations (Amendments 38, 39, 2, 3)
Thank you, Llywydd. You're hearing from me again, I'm afraid. I'm grateful to the Deputy First Minister and his officials for their help with amendments 38 and 39, and I do move those amendments.
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Group 6: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: monitoring and reporting (Amendment 37)
I'm happy—well, no, not happy, but I'm grateful to the Deputy First Minister. I'm not happy with what I've heard, but I do recognise the technical points that have been made. I am happy, therefore, to not push this to a vote.
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Group 6: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: monitoring and reporting (Amendment 37)
This would require a public authority, including Welsh Ministers, to respond to a report that is issued by the OEGW using its section 12 monitoring powers. These reports would cover matters relating to the compliance, application and implementation of…
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Group 6: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: monitoring and reporting (Amendment 37)
I'll be speaking to amendment 37.
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Group 5: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: strategy (Amendments 27, 34, 28, 29, 30)
[Inaudible.]—amendment 27. I would also like to provide my support for amendment 34 in the name of Joyce, which is in this group. Amendment 34 would require the OEGW to set out its strategy for how it intends to work with the CCC. That is similar to an…
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Group 4: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: general purpose (Amendments 36, 1, 47, 7)
Thank you to those who have taken part in this short debate. I'm very grateful to the Deputy First Minister for his supportive remarks on the amendments in my name in this group, and I hope that the balance will now work well. There are some interesting…
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Group 4: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: general purpose (Amendments 36, 1, 47, 7)
I'm grateful to the Deputy First Minister and his team for their assistance and support in looking at how this could work. The purpose of this amendment is to provide a more focused general purpose for the OEGW. The amendment maintains symmetry with the…
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Group 4: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: general purpose (Amendments 36, 1, 47, 7)
Thank you, Llywydd. I move the amendments in my name in this group, amendments 36 and 47.
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Group 3: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: establishment and related matters (Amendments 33, 25, 46, 26, 32, 8, 48)
No.
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Group 3: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: establishment and related matters (Amendments 33, 25, 46, 26, 32, 8, 48)
I'll speak to the amendments in my name in this group. Firstly, amendment 46 would ensure that any non-executive member of the OEGW can only be appointed with the Senedd's approval. This would be a straightforward safeguard that would strengthen the body's…
