Delyth Jewell: Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. The Culture, Welsh Language, Communications, Sport and International Relations Committee has considered this legislative consent motion. We as a committee were concerned about the lack of time that we originally were given to consider its full implications, because the Bill, as we've already heard, will have far-reaching implications. And although we were ultimately...
Delyth Jewell: The committee has a number of serious concerns relating to the LCM itself. As we've already heard, the far-reaching delegated powers contained within the Bill cause us concern as well. As drafted, the Bill would enable Ministers of the Crown to make any changes they deem appropriate to the Bill both in the future and in retrospect. Any subordinate legislation under those powers could modify...
Delyth Jewell: What plans does the Welsh Government have in place to train more Welsh-medium teachers in Wales?
Delyth Jewell: Thank you, Llywydd. Minister, I want to ask you about COP27. Developing nations were celebrating on Sunday morning, because, for the first time in 30 years, developed nations agreed to provide funding to help them respond to disasters related to climate change, known as a loss and damage fund. The agreement in COP27 was far from perfect, with several key elements missing from it. Some nations...
Delyth Jewell: Thank you for that, Minister. Sticking with the COP theme, after COP27, it seems that Governments across the world have abandoned hope of 1.5—that chance of limiting global temperature rises to an only slightly catastrophic 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. That is escaping us. It's being written off in newspaper columns and government policies. It is slipping into the past—a...
Delyth Jewell: Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move the motion on behalf of the committee. It is my pleasure to open the debate today on behalf of our committee to discuss our report on participation in sport in disadvantaged areas. I would like to thank everyone who took part in this inquiry and who shared their experiences with us as a committee, and I’d like to thank the other members of the committee...
Delyth Jewell: Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thank you to the Minister and than you to everyone who has participated in our debate this afternoon.
Delyth Jewell: Tom Giffard marked the timeliness of this debate and the need to support grass roots. Jack Sargeant had picked up on this in an intervention about the fact that engagement with sport—yes, we'd focused on participation—but audience, community engagement, going to see games, are so important as well. Tom, it was Baroness Grey-Thompson who'd made the point to us as a committee, and it was...
Delyth Jewell: As Heledd also said, our inquiry did gladden our hearts, but also saddened us too. Heledd also mentioned framing this in the context of the well-being of future generations Act, and this is an issue that's been raised a number of times in the debate—I think that is something important to bear in mind.
Delyth Jewell: Carolyn spoke about the strain that energy costs are having on the industry, especially swimming pools, which Jenny had raised as well. Opening up facilities, I hope, will make a difference to levelling the playing field, but, as Jenny had talked about, there really is an ongoing acutely worrying issue with swimming pools—it's something that the committee will be keenly following. This...
Delyth Jewell: I know you made the point on the fact that Sport Wales does help the sector in drawing up a national vision, and Sport Wales, obviously, does such important work, but the Welsh Government actually instruct Sport Wales through its remit letter. At the moment there is a term-long remit letter, but as I understand it, there's nothing to prevent the Welsh Government instructing them to change...
Delyth Jewell: I do agree with the point that you made, Minister, that a whole-Government approach really needs to be looked at in terms of this, again connecting with what Heledd was saying about the well-being of future generations context to all of this. A number of Members had made the point about how stubborn the barriers are that we're looking at, whether it's in terms of geography or in terms of the...
Delyth Jewell: To close, everyone is aware that living a healthier and more energetic way of life has other great impacts, in terms of life expectancy, mental health, socioeconomic opportunities and educational attainment. There is evidence that the ways of living that we develop when we are children are likely to continue into adulthood. For these reasons, ensuring that we have fair play in terms of sports...
Delyth Jewell: I'd request a statement, please, outlining what extra support will be available to households that are really struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. We talk about the cost-of-living crisis so often I think the phrase has become normalised, but there will actually be thousands and thousands of people who genuinely don't know how they're going to get through the winter, if they're going to...
Delyth Jewell: Minister, I'm sorry to hear that you're unwell; hope you feel better soon. This, indeed, is a momentous moment and it does need to be celebrated; although it's jarring, of course, to be looking at the very bleak picture that we're looking at globally, I think that, obviously, it would be remiss not to do that. The UN has concluded that there are no credible pathways in place at present at...
Delyth Jewell: Thank you, Minister. Bus services are an essential means of travel for people all over Wales, but the reason that we're discussing this today, evidently, is the need to reform the system. Fewer and fewer people are opting to use bus services, which is putting the system under strain. We've heard already this afternoon many of the reasons why people are less likely to use buses—changes in...
Delyth Jewell: It's an existential quandary—I want to speak to amendments that haven't been selected, so I'll speak to amendments 11 and 12, which, as has been rehearsed, were identical in scope. Janet, we were in a race and we didn't realise that we were in that race, but well done for tabling them just before I did. I won't repeat again the arguments on these at length. My intention with these...
Delyth Jewell: Diolch, Llywydd. The purpose of my lead amendment 57 and various consequential amendments to it would be, as set out, to ban the manufacture of the items listed in this legislation, as well as the supply of them. It would be to bring this legislation in line with Scottish legislation, but the principle here should concern us in Wales arguably even more because of the global responsibility...
Delyth Jewell: Diolch, Llywydd, a diolch, Gweinidog. I do take the point that you were making there about the steps that the Government is taking in terms of extended producer responsibility in terms of the conversations that you're having with manufacturers. Of course those are welcome. I do take the point about the scope of this Bill, but I will be pushing these amendments to a vote, because I think that...
Delyth Jewell: Moved.
