Janet Finch-Saunders: Heading into COP26, approximately 70 per cent of the world economy is now covered by net-zero targets, up from less than 30 per cent when the UK took on the actual presidency of this conference. The Welsh Government, despite their proclamations to the contrary, is taking note. However, as a devolved nation, it is now incumbent for this Government to get behind the aims and ambitions on...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, acting Llywydd. With COP26, the United Kingdom is cementing its position as a world leader in instituting public policy as a means to confront the climate and nature emergencies. We know that the world needs to halve emissions over the next decade, and reach net-zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, if we are to limit predicted global temperature rises by 1.5 degrees....
Janet Finch-Saunders: What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve employment levels?
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, our Prime Minister, certainly had his finger on the pulse when he stated, and I quote: 'Humanity has long since run down the clock on climate change. It's one minute to midnight on that...clock and we need to act now.' Now, that message also applies to this Government, especially in light of some of the concerns and failings, actually, of...
Janet Finch-Saunders: First Minister, in the Welsh Government's 'All Wales Plan 2021-25 Working Together to Reach Net Zero' it was revealed that your pledge campaign has secured only 118 pledges from the public sector in the last 23 months. So, despite your Welsh Government declaring this climate emergency in 2019, only 16 local authorities have followed suit, and only nine local authorities are included on the...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Will the First Minister make a statement on the electric vehicle charging strategy for Wales action plan?
Janet Finch-Saunders: I'm withdrawing this question, please.
Janet Finch-Saunders: It's a very sensitive topic—something's arisen since. So, I won't be asking it, if that's okay.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you. Now, last week, you'll be aware that more disused coal tips in Wales were classified as now being at higher risk. Numbers are up from 295 to 327. Now, whilst I welcome the fact that inspections on higher-risk tips have commenced, the Welsh Government are still arguing over where the extra £500 million to £600 million needed over the next 10 to 15 years is going to come from. The...
Janet Finch-Saunders: 3. What legal advice has the Counsel General given to the Welsh Ministers regarding responsibility for higher risk coal tips? OQ57039
Janet Finch-Saunders: Absolutely. I supported the Swansea tidal lagoon, and I—. At the end of the day, yes, I support that—so that and a north Wales one. As Margaret Thatcher said, 'You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.' So, I'd encourage the Welsh Government to work with our private businesses and the UK Government to keep fighting to see this green revolution in Wales, and let's make this...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move this amendment in the name of Darren Millar, and I'm very grateful once again to Plaid Cymru for this important debate. Now, with COP15 under way, it is very appropriate that we ensure that our Welsh Government is doing its utmost to tackle the climate and, indeed, our nature crises. Across the Siambr, there is agreement on the need to achieve net zero by 2050...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you. I found your comments really interesting, but do you not think it's a bit disappointing for anybody watching this debate that both Ministers are on their phones?
Janet Finch-Saunders: Yes. And, indeed, the impact of night visuals on our much treasured darkened skies. We need renewable energy, but I implore this Welsh Government, and the Minister, to ensure that any new renewable schemes, that there is that perfect healthy balance between our biodiversity and conservation efforts. Thank you.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you, Rhun, for bringing this debate forward, and whilst you do have some concerns about solar, it’s fair to say, along the north Wales coast, those concerns now extend to the huge windfarm projects that are coming our way. Dirprwy Lywydd, we know that around 58,000 work in the energy and environment sectors in Wales, generating over £4.8 billion in revenue, and this sector is primed...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you. Two thousand, nine hundred and ninety cattle were slaughtered in the second quarter of this year, pushing the number of animals killed due to bovine TB to 6,175. Now, through me helping one of my constituents, where they are struggling with a bTB breakdown, you wrote to me advising, and I quote, that valuations do not have to be agreed by the farmer and the market value cannot be...
Janet Finch-Saunders: 8. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of the Welsh Government's TB compensation policy on farmers? OQ57019
Janet Finch-Saunders: I do thank you, Minister, for this timely statement and the Noah's ark of activities that you announced earlier. I think it would be interesting for us all to know more about the 29 projects, but I do welcome the fact that nearly 70 species and 50 types of habitats are now to be protected. I would ask you whether you agree with me whether the 29 projects would be even more exciting if we...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Yes, of course. Alongside delayed diagnoses, there is a concerning gap between diagnosis and finding that treatment. So, what steps, First Minister, will you take to ensure that you close that gap between a devastating cancer diagnosis and the treatment options available to those affected? Diolch, Llywydd.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you, First Minister, and I'm only sorry that I had to raise this with you today, but such are my concerns. First Minister, NHS diagnostic and therapy service waiting times for July this year show an eleven-fold increase in the number of people waiting over eight weeks for one of seven key tests used to diagnose cancer, and startlingly, one third of patients in the Betsi Cadwaladr...
