8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
We do urgently need this evidence, because the sustainable farming scheme—we've just got to make sure we get it right in terms of biodiversity. So, if there's anything more that you're able to provide us with in written evidence subsequently, that would be…
8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Keep going. So, you talked earlier about all these exemplary farmers you've just given awards to. How come it's not travelling to the rest of your farmers?
8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
It's a bit better, but there is a problem with the mike.
8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
His microphone is—
8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Okay, fine. I'm happy to receive that in writing. Can I just ask Jonathan though—? Obviously, the national parks have considerably more levers than outside national parks. Eighty per cent of your parks are managed by farmers. What are the reasons for why you…
8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Okay, but the land is exhausted. We're chucking more and more phosphorus on it in order to try and maintain productivity. What are the sort of pilots we need to do to demonstrate that there are alternative ways of producing food without wrecking the…
8 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 1
Thank you. I just want to move us on to regenerative land management, and obviously, we've got to align all our policies. So, in your paper, you say that all the aspirations and priorities for the natural environment can be met through the existing £300…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Full devolution of water resources
I hadn't intended to speak in this debate, so I definitely haven't got any statistics to hand, but I think it's a really interesting and important debate, and I fully appreciate that the politics of water is absolutely hardwired into Welsh politics, largely…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'The Welsh Government’s EV charging infrastructure strategy and action plan'
I think we have to think differently about this, because vehicles aren't going to be used all of the time, every day of the week. And therefore there's got to be a change of attitude, in sharing electric vehicle charging points so that—. Most people would…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'The Welsh Government’s EV charging infrastructure strategy and action plan'
I took one from one of your colleagues.
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'The Welsh Government’s EV charging infrastructure strategy and action plan'
No, I don’t. I agree that the private sector has installed electric charging points, and they’ve done it for perfectly valid commercial reasons, which is that they want people to visit their site, and therefore they are making it attractive to people who own…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'The Welsh Government’s EV charging infrastructure strategy and action plan'
You won’t be surprised to know that I'll take a slightly different tone in this debate, because I absolutely agree with the Welsh Government that the majority of electric vehicle charging infrastructure should be delivered by the private sector. The Welsh…
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Elective Home Education
I want to know how you will safeguard those who are withdrawn from school in order to be exploited, because modern slavery is something that's on the rise, and I know people like Joyce are concerned about that, and we can't assume that it will exclude…
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Elective Home Education
The United Kingdom is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which includes the right to an education, so I’m surprised at Laura Anne Jones’s rather cavalier approach to this. But I also acknowledge what Laura Anne Jones is saying, that…
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Building Capacity through Community Care—Further Faster
Thank you very much. Apart from staying up too late watching Mikey and the wonderful nurses of Hywel Dda last night, which I do recommend to you, about 10 days ago, I had a meeting with the cabinet member for adult social care in Cardiff, and I think the…
6 June 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Last night's Panorama programme raised serious concerns about the dominance in our diets of ultra-processed foods, which are adulterated with harmful chemicals to increase their profitability and preserve their shelf-life. Most worryingly, the programme…
5 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Under Standing Order 17.42, I wondered if we can agree to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Thank you.
5 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
Moving on, there are two papers to note. Are there any comments or objections to simply noting them? Thank you.
5 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee. I've had apologies from Sarah Murphy, and I wondered if anybody had any declarations of interest relevant to this meeting. I can't see anybody.
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you.
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Yes, I just wanted to—. As we've got two minutes of your time, I just want to go back to the whole target-setting business. One of our witnesses said that there is a danger and that we need to avoid 'paralysis by analysis'. I just wondered what your take is…
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you.
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
I just want to understand the interface with planning regulations, because regulatory services are thin on the ground. In urban areas like my constituency and yours, where you've got commercial operations operating side by side with areas where people are…
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you for that clarification.
24 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Okay. Because in my experience, children absolutely understand the importance of this, but their parents and other adults are not listening to them. So, would you envisage that this could give the powers to members of staff in a school to both warn and then…
