Vikki Howells

30 September 2026, Plenary

Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit

Welsh Labour will be opposing this motion today, but we will be supporting the amendment that has been tabled by the Welsh Government. At the start of this debate, it's worth remembering why the previous Welsh Labour Government introduced the 20 mph policy…

30 September 2026, Plenary

Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Contaminated land

Sixty-one years ago, the former Brofiscin quarry was repurposed as a landfill site, and a year later, a similar fate befell the former Maendy quarry. The quarries are a little over 5 miles apart. Both quarries were permeable—the former limestone, the latter…

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability

Cabinet Minister, I'm really encouraged by your answer there, and I look forward to seeing these developments over the coming months. I think there's particular potential within the optional and collaborative layers of the SFS for that as well. Turning to…

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability

Cabinet Minister, over lunch today we both attended WWF Cymru's briefing on the implications of extreme weather events such as wildfire and flooding, where we heard from speakers including representatives of the fire service and the farming sector. A key…

30 September 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

Moving on, I'd like to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content? Members are content.

30 September 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

Papers to note

Moving on to item 4, which is papers to note, can I invite Members to note the papers listed on the agenda and in your paper pack for today? I'll just check that Members are content to note those papers. Okay.