, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 7: Interpretation (Amendments 23. 56, 17)
I do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 7: Interpretation (Amendments 23. 56, 17)
Reiterating my previous comments, standardised definitions are incredibly important between legislation passed in the UK. By removing reference to cosmetic application and personal or animal hygiene, amendment 56 brings the definition of cotton buds in line…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 6: Products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic (Amendments 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 24)
I do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 6: Products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic (Amendments 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 24)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 6: Products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic (Amendments 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 24)
Yes, as I've said throughout, it is a fact, and it's already been admitted previously by Ministers, that oxo-degradable plastics were not included in any impact assessment, and the definition that I propose is one from the European Committee for…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 6: Products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic (Amendments 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 24)
Thank you, Chair. I speak on behalf of amendments 54 to 24. Oxo-degradable plastics are a contentious issue, with both the term and usage striking debate. Stakeholders have raised during their evidence submissions that 'oxo-degradable' is not a term used by…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 5: Exemptions in relation to carrier bags (Amendments 82, 57, 85, 86)
Thank you. As I mentioned previously, the evidence submitted by stakeholders showed unanimous support for standardised definitions across legislation. In England's single-use plastic legislation, dieticians, occupational therapists and physiotherapists are…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 81, 83, 84, 67, 68, 40, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 44, 51)
Anyway. It's okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 81, 83, 84, 67, 68, 40, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 44, 51)
Right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 81, 83, 84, 67, 68, 40, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 44, 51)
Yes. As I mentioned previously, the evidence submitted by stakeholders showed unanimous support for standardised definitions across legislation. In England's single-use plastics legislation, dieticians, occupational therapists and physiotherapists are…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 4: Manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 81, 83, 84, 67, 68, 40, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 44, 51)
Thank you. As I mentioned previously—. Sorry. The Minister admitted the Welsh Government is not currently aware of the number of single-use plastics—. Providing manufacturing in this Bill would impact businesses that Welsh Government are unaware even exist…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 3: Exemptions in relation to straws (Amendments 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
No, that's right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 3: Exemptions in relation to straws (Amendments 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
As I mentioned previously, the Minister admitted the Welsh Government is not currently aware of the number—oh, sorry. No, I don't wish to speak.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Yes. Sorry, I was moving on to that now. It relates to publishing guidance and engagement with businesses that supply single-use plastic products to consumers in Wales. As always, with any piece of any legislation, it is important that businesses understand…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Right. Okay. Amendments 34 and 36—. I don't know what's happened here. I'm speaking to amendments 34 and 36.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Sorry. Yes. Right. Okay. We'll go back. So, when introducing any legislation, it is vital the Welsh Government understands the effect this is going to have. In this instance, it is inherently important the Welsh Government understands the impact that this…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Do you know what—that's what I asked before.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Thank you. When introducing any legislation, it is vital the Welsh Government understands the effect this legislation is going to have. In this instance—. Sorry, we’ve moved on. Where am I? Yes. As I mentioned previously, the Minister did admit the Welsh…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
Yes, please.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
I do.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
No. I think that both Delyth and I have made very clear our views that we should be lining up more with Scotland and we should be looking, whenever we're passing laws, to have clear definitions, and we believe that inserting the word 'conceived' would…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Meaning of single-use plastic product and prohibited single-use plastic products (Amendments 25, 61, 62, 26, 1, 2, 27, 63, 3, 4, 5)
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, everybody. Now, evidence submitted by stakeholders to the climate change committee's call for evidence made it inherently clear that definitions in the Bill need to be consistent with existing legislation across Great Britain…
, Plenary
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022
I refer Members to the declaration of my own interest in terms of property ownership. As the explanatory memorandum states, these amendments are necessary to implement the 2016 Act, to provide coherence and clarity, and to ensure consistency of the law. It is…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Energy Policy
Well, they might have. I’d love to know your exact position. Anyway, of course, this statement today is taking place across the backdrop of the COP27 summit, in which world leaders, including our own Prime Minister, will be there to discuss how we can all…
