, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2022-23
This budget does deliver on many of Plaid Cymru's main pledges in our recent manifesto. Two hundred million pounds in the budget to ensure free school meals for all primary school children, and that includes over £20 million in addition to extend free school…
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2022-23
Just a few brief comments about the process maybe, initially. I think we're all looking forward to the budget returning to its normal timetable of eight sitting weeks of scrutiny. We haven't had that for a long time, and I think these condensed periods of…
, Plenary
Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax
We will not oppose this motion either, and along the same lines, I would ask for greater clarity on the Government's intentions here, because in the last Senedd you refused to vary taxes, or ruled out varying taxes for the rest of the Senedd. Now, as we've…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
I just want to say a word about our track, trace and protect staff, who have been a huge part of the effort to keep us safe over recent years. They're now being discarded at what feels like a moment's notice. I know of workers, for example, who've just had 48…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
We are hearing now, of course, that there is humanitarian aid that is meant to go to Ukraine stuck on the UK border because of the additional red tape to export goods as a result of Brexit. Now, according to the charities affected, they say that there is…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
And therefore item 7 is for me to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content with that? Yes, I see that they are. Therefore, we'll move…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
I'll ask us, therefore, to move on to item 6, namely we need to note a number of papers. There are papers to note, from 6.1 to 6.8. I'll propose that we note them altogether, unless anybody wants to draw attention to any particular one. No. Everyone's…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. So, I thank Members.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
We are out of time, yes. And I think we'll therefore draw the session to an end. So, can I thank you for your evidence, and for being with us this afternoon? You will be sent a draft copy of the transcript, just to check for accuracy. Thank you so much for…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Sarah first, and then Tom.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Thank you. We're going to have to move on, I'm afraid, Jenny. We've got eight minutes left. I'll ask Huw to come in at this point.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Dan wants to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
That's no problem whatsoever.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Thank you, Tom. Jon.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. Thank you. Sorry, Tom, we are going to have to move on, I'm afraid. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Yes, okay. Thank you, Jon. Very briefly, Dan, and then we are going to have to move on, because we've only got 15 minutes left and we've got a lot of stuff to cover. Dan.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. Jon.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. We are going to have to make progress, I'm afraid. So, Joyce, if you'd allow me, I think Janet wanted to ask one question around planning and consenting, and then we'll come on to Jenny to talk about the grid. Janet, did you want to come in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Anybody want to respond to that? Tom.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Thank you, Sarah. Okay, Huw—you wanted to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay, thank you—that's an important point. Thanks, Jon. Sarah.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. Thank you. I'm conscious we didn't allow Jon to come in on this. So, Jon next. I know Sarah wants to come in as well, and then I'll come to you, Huw, who wants to pick up on something. Jon.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. And maybe the emphasis would be different, in terms of onshore and offshore—that is possibly true. Jenny, you're very keen to come in, I think.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Thank you, Tom. Just to interject, if I may, I agree somewhat with what you're saying, but I honestly thought that we were beyond these—I don't want to say tokenistic funding schemes, but, really, for me, surely it must be about the local community having a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Renewable energy generation in Wales - evidence session 4
Tom first, then Jon.
