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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Context for and approach to the next Spending Review period
Sorry, I'm coming to that. Right, okay. So, can you confirm that you are doing everything in your power to ensure that our education system is receiving the level of investment it needs?
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Context for and approach to the next Spending Review period
Thank you for your statement. Cabinet Secretary, were it not clear to me before, the range of meetings I've begun to have with stakeholders across the education sector has really driven home to me the scale of the crisis resulting from the underinvestment in…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
It is a matter of gross injustice that Wales has yet to receive what it is owed from the investment in HS2. And why—why—as we’ve already heard in this Chamber, is Labour under Keir Starmer not committed to providing that funding? Every one of us—and we’ve…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
A lack of access to public transport is a driver of rural poverty and social exclusion. It makes it harder to do business, and more difficult for people to access education, training and other essential services like doctors, dentists and pharmacies. Where…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I want to focus on how more investment could transform the provision of public transport in rural communities, like the areas that I represent in Mid and West Wales—communities that suffer because of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much, Minister. You'll be very well aware of the strong feelings throughout the region that I represent about renewable energy projects, and specifically wind energy. Nant Mithil in Radnor, Bryn Cadwgan in Carmarthenshire, Waun Maenllwyd in…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
6. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on renewable energy developments in Mid and West Wales? OQ61197
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Questions to the First Minister
Can you tell me, First Minister, whether the initial teacher education incentive scheme for priority subjects is working, and how do you know this, because I was quite shocked recently to learn from the Cabinet Secretary for Education that the Welsh…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. We know that there are great problems in terms of recruitment and retaining teachers across the whole of Wales. Indeed, the electoral messages of your own party do recognise that this crisis has happened under your leadership, and this is also…
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Questions to the First Minister
5. What evaluation has the Welsh Government undertaken of the initial teacher education priority subject incentive scheme? OQ61195
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Sorry, right, I'll just finish off, sorry, Dirprwy Lywydd. So, it's not an added burden on tourism, it's something that we think is fair and will lead to an increased economic boost for Wales moving forward. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
James, I agree, and, as part of the co-operation agreement, I've argued that point that the money raised should be put back into the local authorities' tourism offer and making the experience of tourism better for those who visit Wales—absolutely agree 100…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Yes, of course.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
So, we on this side of the Chamber are extremely pleased to be supporting the implementation of a tourism levy, which—
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Sorry.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Janet, I don’t know whether you missed my points in translation at the beginning or whether you were listening, but what I did say was that we are proud to be a tourist destination. We believe that tourism is incredibly important to Wales, and we welcome…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Yes, of course.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
With great tourism comes great responsibility. So, we’re all too aware of the familiar scenes during the peak season: the endless queueing for a selfie on Yr Wyddfa, the inconsiderate parking along Pen-y-Pass in Eryri and Storey Arms in Bannau Brycheiniog…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
For years, tourism has been a cornerstone of Wales's economy. There's no doubt that it contributes billions of pounds to our economy; it creates jobs and introduces the beauty of our breathtaking mountains, our magnificent coastline and our unique market…
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90-second Statements
The towns and villages of magnificent Maldwyn are a fiesta of red, white and green as the ancient fields of Mathrafal near Meifod prepare to welcome the Urdd National Eisteddfod to the marches next week. The week-long event will be the culmination of years of…
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Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
You used the word 'should' twice, maybe three times, in describing the rural proofing that should happen by Welsh Government. Now Audit Wales, as I mentioned earlier on, has clearly shown that this doesn't happen to the extent that it should. So, in order to…
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Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
Will you take a quick intervention?
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Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
I urge the Government to take these challenges seriously and to work with us to develop a strategy that would tackle rural poverty and revive our rural areas socially, economically and culturally. Thank you.
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Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
'Rural Wales is in trouble. Probably more trouble than in living memory'.
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Short Debate: A rural poverty strategy for Wales
And finally, we know that people in rural areas do not claim all of the benefits that they are entitled to, and we should do more to ensure that they do so. There are examples of best practice here, including, for example, Hwb Bach y Wlad in Carmarthenshire…
