Air Pollution

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 7 February 2018.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 2:23, 7 February 2018

(Translated)

Clearly, from what you've just said, Counsel General, it's very important for the citizens of Wales to have this access to the High Court and to justice in general to hold the Welsh Government to account with regard to air pollution, and hopefully to see the improvement following these legal processes. Now, as we exit the European Union, there are several of these environmental issues where we are deficient, if you ask me, because at present the citizens of Wales have access not just to the High Court but also to the European Court of Justice, and there are several important environmental cases that are being taken through those processes, which ensure that citizens have their rights—their rights to a clean environment—and that those rights are safeguarded by the legal processes. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that this right that's just been outlined in these legal cases is maintained in Wales as we leave the European Union?