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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you for that response, Minister. Qualifications Wales's recent equalities analysis of the 2023 results found that pupils with ALN are three times less likely to achieve a grade of A/7 or above. These results simply underline the widely held belief that…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
4. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve support for pupils with additional learning needs? OQ60154
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Minister, not only do we have to encourage the building of social housing as a matter of some urgency, but we also have to ensure that the housing provided is fit for the future. Minister, whilst I note the introduction of the new Welsh housing quality…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I would like to request a statement from the Minister for health on the subject of cosmetic procedures such as Botox and lip fillers. The UK Parliament has banned such procedures being given to under-18s. However, no such ban applies to Wales. Not…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, one of your key policies is to encourage modal shift, but how can we get people to abandon their cars if the alternative is not there? With bus cuts across my region, and the most unreliable trains in the UK, more and more people are…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, sadly medicine shortages do happen from time to time. This time it is due to increased global demand as well as manufacturing issues. Supply shortages are expected to be resolved within weeks or months, as you said. However, this is of little…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: National Hate Crime Awareness Week
Thank you for your statement, Deputy Minister. As you rightfully state, we all have to stand up to hate. The number of hate crimes recorded by police forces in Wales has almost trebled over the last decade. The vast majority of these crimes were racially…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, in their seventh annual child and family poverty survey, Children in Wales highlighted the importance of public transport, to enable children and young people to get to school and parents to get to work, in alleviating child poverty. However…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Data Justice: the use of personal data in the Welsh NHS—evidence session 4
Thank you very much. Thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Data Justice: the use of personal data in the Welsh NHS—evidence session 4
Great. Thank you very much. And do you agree that community leaders and healthcare practitioners may prove to be the most important agents in creating an environment of trust within ethnic minority groups?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Data Justice: the use of personal data in the Welsh NHS—evidence session 4
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, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Data Justice: the use of personal data in the Welsh NHS—evidence session 4
Thank you very much. Now, coming to the pandemic, and we saw during the pandemic a reluctance amongst ethnic minority communities to receive their COVID vaccine. This was drawn by misinformation and mistrust. Now, what strategies have, or are being prepared…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Minister, I would be grateful if you could update us on the progress on recommendation 17. Homelessness remains one of the biggest causes of repeat offending. It's not right that we continue to turf former offenders out of the front doors without any suitable…
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Debate: 'NHS in 10+ years: An examination of the projected impact of Long-Term Conditions and Risk Factors in Wales
Our NHS is the ripe old age of 75—almost as young as me—but unlike me, it is starting to show its age. [Laughter.] All jokes aside, it is clear that the NHS can't continue business as usual. The 'Science Evidence Advice' document sets out the challenge facing…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Chair. Yes, that's what I wanted to really talk about. As a councillor, I know that, in Bridgend County Borough Council, we had identified sites for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community accommodation, and the nasty messages I received at that time…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you. Thanks, Minister. Minister, in your response to the committee report in March, you emphasised the temporary nature of initial accommodation. However, nearly 500 people remain in this accommodation. What is preventing them from moving on to more…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I'm not on mute.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus services
I'm pleased to be taking part in this debate today and to be speaking up on behalf of my constituents and those whose lives have been impacted by cuts to buses—constituents in places like my home village of Pen-y-fai. We have no active travel routes, and cuts…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Minister, among many parts of Wales, South Wales West is home to many fantastic food and drink producers. We've all heard of the Penclawdd cockles and Penderyn whisky, which opened a distillery in Swansea, but we also have the fantastic Drop Bear Beer Company…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, local authorities across my region are already reporting massive overspends, tens of millions of pounds in the red, long before your budget cuts bite. It is clear that the axe will have to fall somewhere, but we must make every effort to ensure that…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. There can be no doubt that times are tough for public finances. Despite having the best performing economy in the G7, taxes, as a proportion of income, have risen to an all-time high. Sadly, the cost of the…
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Questions to the First Minister
7. How will the Welsh Government protect preventative healthcare measures in the forthcoming budget? OQ60018
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Minister. I have been dealing with concerned residents at two potential developments, one a solar farm and the other a housing development. Both sites have one thing in common, however—they are both havens for wildlife. Both sites sustain a range…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
6. How does the Welsh Government balance the need for development against its commitment to protect and enhance biodiversity? OQ59977
