Plaid Cymru

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

8,995 speeches and questions

29 March 2023Climate 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. We'll come to Janet, and then we'll come back to Huw.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Let's hear from Olwen, then.
29 March 2023Climate 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. We're going to move on to another section of the Bill now, around vehicle emissions. Huw, you're going to kick us off on this one.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Okay. That's interesting. Back to you, Joyce.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Excellent. Thank you. There must be a wonderful smell of coffee in your house, Minister, but there we are, we won't go there.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Before you move on, sorry, Joyce, Huw has indicated that he'd like to come in, I think.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Welcome back to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at Senedd Cymru, the Welsh Parliament. We'll continue with our work of scrutinising the Minister and her officials on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes)…
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
—so that's something that, maybe, as a committee we'll need to reflect on. So, we'll pause there. We'll take a 10-minute break, and, if everybody's happy, we'll reconvene a minute or so before 10:40, and then we'll go back into public session. So, we'll take…
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
And there are other time-bound targets on the face of the Bill as well—
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Huw wants to come in. Last word to Huw, and then we'll take a break, I think.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Jenny.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
And I can absolutely understand the rationale there, but no doubt they will have a view that they will present to us as well as part of our deliberations. Joyce.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay, thank you. Before I come to Joyce, I'm not going to let you get away so easily with the resourcing of local authorities thing as I think you tried to pre-empt earlier. So, just to be clear, clearly the Bill does increase responsibilities and duties and…
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay. Huw wants to come in with a supplementary, and then we'll come to Delyth. Huw.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
There we are. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Okay. Janet.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
We can see you, Minister. That's fine.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Well, if it comes to that and that we're stuck on that point, I think you're doing pretty well, Minister. So, there's no need to panic about that. Okay, thank you. Huw—no, where are we going next? Delyth. Sorry, Delyth.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Well, yes, the only other question, really, is whether you'd consider just mirroring the list of public bodies in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 for consistency.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
My mistake, sorry. Janet, yes. Sorry, Janet, over to you. [Interruption.] Sorry, Joyce, I startled you there.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay, there we are. Thank you so much. We'll move on now, then. Joyce.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I don't think we'll necessarily pursue too much of the technical aspects today, although I do get the feeling that it really calls into question, then, the monitoring that's been happening in the past, doesn't it? And I suppose you might acknowledge that it…
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you, Jenny. Joyce, you've been very patient, fair play.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
There we are. Any takers? Roger? Olwen? Roger, first of all, then.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay. Thank you, both. Jenny.
29 March 2023Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Thank you. Delyth has indicated to come in on a supplementary specifically here, I think, and then we'll come to Jenny to take us on to the next question.