Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Llywydd. Amendment 24 does insert a provision to clarify the defence of a person facing proceedings for an offence of supplying single-use plastic to consumers in Wales. Now, I tabled this as I do think that it is important that businesses are protected from being wrongfully accused of supplying single-use plastic. Businesses have had a tough time during COVID and indeed, now, they're...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Let's move to the vote.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Llywydd. Amendment 25 inserts a new section onto the face of the Bill. This amendment requires Welsh Ministers to ensure that local authorities receive sufficient funding to carry out actions required as a result of this Bill. Many of us here in the Senedd know that, quite often, when laws are passed here, the implications that are passed down to local authorities to enforce,...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Llywydd, and I thank the Minister once again. It's getting to be quite a habit, this. And just—we'll move to the vote.
Janet Finch-Saunders: I move.
Janet Finch-Saunders: I move.
Janet Finch-Saunders: I move.
Janet Finch-Saunders: I move.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Really, I'd just echo and endorse everything that the Minister has said in terms of thanking everybody. There have been legal teams—. I think, not often—. People don't realise just the work that goes on behind the scenes from people who are not here in the Chamber today, and another quick mention of Beth Taylor, a researcher that I've worked with, and it was her first piece of legislation...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Minister, a number of my constituents in Aberconwy have raised concerns that, in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, you still continue to pursue the idea of a universal basic income. UBI by its very nature is a hugely costly experiment and is no substitute for a genuine decarbonisation plan. Only this morning, we took evidence in committee, whereby the decarbonisation of homes across all...
Janet Finch-Saunders: 5. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government following the Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence? OQ58834
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Llywydd. Of course, my original question was what legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government following the Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence. Now, this outcome has huge constitutional significance for Scotland and Wales, I believe. It essentially means that Wales...
Janet Finch-Saunders: —sorting out our infrastructure, our transport. I could go on and on and on, but he won't let me.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Would you not agree with me that we need—
Janet Finch-Saunders: —to start concentrating on the issues—
Janet Finch-Saunders: —that face the people of Wales and less on this vanity project for Plaid Cymru?
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you again to my colleague Jenny Rathbone, because this is not the first time—it's fair to say that you are very proactive on making sure that we do reduce our energy on this estate. I’m pleased to confirm that the Commission has agreed to implement a range of additional energy saving measures on the Senedd estate to support its 2030 carbon neutral...
Janet Finch-Saunders: As I say, there are a lot of positives as to what everybody's doing here. What we say, though—as well as these measures being introduced, it's down to all of us as building users to play our part in assisting with energy-saving measures. I take the point that you said about January and February, because they are, I think, for everyone who budgets for a household, the critical times. Members...
Janet Finch-Saunders: I'd like to thank my colleague Laura Anne Jones for bringing this forward. Yesterday, I tried to bring forward an emergency question simply because of the fact that I was receiving so many enquiries. It's been touched upon, the availability of antibiotics. My concerns are it's not long now before the holiday period, and I know that parents and grandparents and carers are very concerned that...
Janet Finch-Saunders: I've had complaints of delays on 111, I should say.
