Speeches by Young.

“I agree with what my hon. Friend says. Schools are disincentivised from taking action on special educational needs if they know that they have to fund the first £6,000. Finally, I highlight the pressure of free school meals and breakfast clubs. Although the extension of that provision is of course welcome, the funding …”

“As one of my constituency neighbours, the Chief Secretary will be aware of our local infrastructure needs, such as upgrading junctions 16 and 17 on the M5, fixing the original Severn bridge and upgrading Westerleigh rail junction. The West of England has often been overlooked in the past, so how will he ensure that the…”

“It was reported yesterday that two thirds of south Gloucestershire schools will be in the red next year, which will have a massive impact on our children’s learning. As I have said to Ministers, under the current school funding formula, south Gloucestershire schools are the second lowest funded in the country. Will the…”

“We welcome investment in warm homes following a winter in which millions of households were living in fuel poverty. The crisis was exacerbated by the Government’s cut to winter fuel payments— and we welcome the U-turn on that, too. The former Conservative Government’s stop-starts on home insulation policies left thousa…”

“We have heard in the previous set of questions that there is regional variation in concerns about climate. Is that also reflected in support for the energy transition, or is there a different regional variation for that?”

“We have heard in the previous set of questions that there is regional variation in concerns about climate. Is that also reflected in support for the energy transition, or is there a different regional variation for that?”

“When we are thinking about communication, if we are communicating about climate, you are saying that we need to be thinking about geographical differences and communicating to different geographies in different ways, but not if we are talking about the energy transition. It is an interesting conundrum if one has a regi…”

“In your answer to the previous set of questions, you gave the example of North sea oil affecting how people see the need for climate action, and you said that on the energy transition you are picking up more about affluence and women versus men. Do you think the geographical variations are all explained by quite straig…”

“I have one more question. We have talked about bills and so on in relation to the public’s views on the energy transition. How much does concern about the country’s energy security factor into their views?”

“I would like to address my question specifically to Claire about the Welsh Government. Polling indicates that trust for the Welsh Government, the UK Government and local authorities differs depending on what aspects of an energy transition we are talking about. Does this factor into your communications?”

“The question is more about who is doing the communicating and how that affects the level of trust they have. Regardless of who is doing the work, who is telling them about it appears to vary the level of trust according to which Government they trust more and whether they trust local authorities more. People are lookin…”

“Climate Action Wales acts as a one-stop shop for citizens and businesses to gather information about the energy transition. Is there evidence that it has helped to build support for the energy transition and increase the public’s understanding of measures that can be taken?”

“Do you have any evidence that you could send us that shows the impact that has had on the levels of understanding and support?”

“Finally, the Welsh Government have a public engagement strategy that aims to promote education and learning. What conversations have you had, if any, with DESNZ over its development of a public participation strategy to make sure that they are aligned?”

“We have talked a lot about the information that is going from Governments to people, but do you think that people currently feel that there is a clear process for them to meaningfully contribute to the UK Government’s policies on climate action? Is communication going the other way?”

“Just to be clear, this study—which I am sure we will be interested in—is it specifically looking at Wales.”

“Would you agree that public conversation processes in the UK have generally been one-off events, and would you support a multi-year, national campaign to raise awareness about the heat transition?”

“You have partly answered my next question which is: what would you most like to see included in the DESNZ public participation strategy? Do you have anything to add?”

“When we are thinking about communication, if we are communicating about climate, you are saying that we need to be thinking about geographical differences and communicating to different geographies in different ways, but not if we are talking about the energy transition. It is an interesting conundrum if one has a regi…”

“In your answer to the previous set of questions, you gave the example of North sea oil affecting how people see the need for climate action, and you said that on the energy transition you are picking up more about affluence and women versus men. Do you think the geographical variations are all explained by quite straig…”