, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Coal bodies
The White Paper identified a lack of specialist skills to support the new regime, which the explanatory memorandum states the establishment of the authority will help to address. How much of a risk does it pose, having this lack of skilled personnel, to the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Coal bodies
In your papers, you do suggest the Bill does not include sufficient detail. Can you expand on that? And also, with the Welsh Government intending to issue guidance on assessment, can you clarify whether you believe any additional detail should be included on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Coal bodies
On assessment of disused tips, the Bill places a requirement on the authority to undertake a preliminary assessment on all disused tips, followed by a full assessment. What are your views on this approach? That's to the MRA and HSE.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Coal bodies
These questions are for NRW and the MRA only. What is the potential interplay between the new regime and existing environmental and planning legislation? And to what extent does the Bill take adequate account of this, including when operations need to be…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thank you. Can I just say it's excellent evidence that we're taking here? Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Fantastic. To what extent does the Bill include appropriate measures to ensure these clashes are avoided under the new regime, and, in particular, do you genuinely believe that it will enable a rapid response when urgent work does become necessary?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
The Law Commission highlighted clashes between the current coal tip safety regime and environmental legislation. Can you explain what these clashes were, for both non-urgent and urgent work?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thank you. The Law Commission recommends that the risk classification of disused coal tips should have regard to the risk of stability and the consequences of a stability failure. It also recommends including pollution, combustion and flooding risk as factors…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Okay. So, on that, rather than an appeals process, the Bill enables the tip owner and other persons to make representations on the proposal to register a tip, which the authority must have regard to when deciding whether to register a tip. To what extent does…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
You recommended a right of appeal against an entry in the tip register on the grounds that there is no tip situated on the land. Can you explain the rationale for that?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thank you very much. And to what extent do you consider that this Bill addresses the shortcomings of the current legislation identified during the course of the Law Commission's review? And do you consider that this Bill provides for the most robust…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Law Commission
Good morning. Bore da. Can you briefly outline why the Law Commission concluded that current legislation on coal tip safety is in need of reform?
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. Planning, of course, does remain a significant obstacle. Recently, I held a round-table of all the climate change and environment stakeholders, and planning was mentioned by everybody, with bureaucratic constraints stalling both major…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. One key area for collaboration that could drive economic growth and progress towards net zero is Wales's energy infrastructure. Wales's grid is simply not fit for purpose to meet the 2050 net zero target, with limited capacity causing delays to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch, Llywydd. I note the Chancellor's comments about economic growth being more important than achieving net zero. I feel that seems a bit rich coming from a party that clearly cares very little for economic growth and yet claims to be the party for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Thank you. For 26 years, you have held the financial levers here in Wales, and over that time, you did not, for three years, hand over the council tax freeze money that came from the UK Conservative Government. Conwy residents now are facing the alarming…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
5. What steps is the Cabinet Secretary taking to reduce the burden of annual high council tax increases? OQ62199
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
No, it's all right, I'm here. Given Transport for Wales now has a greater role in supporting local authorities, how do you respond to the Cabinet Secretary's concerns that considerable amounts of active travel funding is being spent on consultancy fees to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Oh, I thought we weren't doing that one.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
I am, yes. Your climate adaptation and resilience plan includes—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Fantastic.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
That's good.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Fantastic. So, it's open to all operators?
