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Business Statement and Announcement
May I ask for an update from the Minister for Economy on the critical position of banking in our rural communities? Over the last few weeks, we've seen a disastrous situation, where banks, or bank branches, are closing one after another. And in those few…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you very much. A number of people have contacted me, across my region, expressing their concerns about the provision of modern foreign language teaching. I heard very recently from a student, in Aberystwyth as it happens, who wanted to continue to study…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
1. Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of modern foreign language teaching in Mid and West Wales? OQ60322
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for the reassurance around the undergrounding, but, in last week's autumn statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced plans to expedite planning processes for new pylons, as well as for people living closest to new pylons and electricity…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
8. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of grid infrastructure on residents in Mid and West Wales? OQ60321
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Debate on petition P-06-1356, 'Introduce comprehensive safety measures at the A477 "Fingerpost" junction'
The efficiency and safety of these trunk roads is of major importance to the communities and the economy of the south-west, and with consultation continuing on a new hospital possibly in the west of Carmarthenshire, as well as the recent announcement of a…
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Debate on petition P-06-1356, 'Introduce comprehensive safety measures at the A477 "Fingerpost" junction'
I welcome the petition's calls in particular to introduce safety measures at this particular junction at Nash. And, as I mentioned, traffic lights are a step in the right direction, but I believe that we should support the community's calls for a…
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Debate on petition P-06-1356, 'Introduce comprehensive safety measures at the A477 "Fingerpost" junction'
I am very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate, and I'd like to thank the Petitions Committee as well as the local community, of course, for promoting this petition. The significant number who have signed the petition is a testament to…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to prevent the sale of single-use vapes
If you'll just take an intervention, I would just like to express my thanks to you for bringing this forward, Jenny. It's such an important debate to have, and so many young people have been in contact with me over the last 12 months in particular, and I've…
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90-second Statements
A stone’s throw from the Dulas river, in a former quarry on the western fringes of beautiful Montgomeryshire, lies a small centre of international renown. I refer, of course, to the Centre for Alternative Technology—CAT—which is celebrating its fiftieth…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
My region, as you will know, is a very large region, it encompasses many rural communities, and we have, unfortunately, become very familiar with the major deficiencies in our public transport in these kinds of communities. So few of our towns and villages…
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Topical Questions
As we've already heard, there are growing concerns regarding Dŵr Cymru's compliance with their operational permits. The environmental implications of any lapses are significant, and public outrage on seeing raw sewage and effluent being pumped into our seas…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Deputy Minister, last week, I attended a meeting with the Member for Ceredigion in Llandysul to discuss the future of Fflecsi Bwcabus, which provides a service in parts of Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. The room was full to overflowing, with…
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Topical Questions
In a world of tensions—and we see what's happening in the middle east at the moment—we, as a nation, are duty bound to safeguard those fleeing hardship and violence. And I'm quite clear that Carmarthenshire, like other counties in Wales, will continue to…
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Topical Questions
The choice to use Stradey Park Hotel to house asylum seekers was clearly the wrong decision, taken in the wrong way and for the wrong reasons, and one that served neither the best interests of those seeking sanctuary, nor the community in Ffwrnes near…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
In June this year the Senedd passed a Plaid Cymru motion calling on the Welsh Government to request devolution of these powers. We are still waiting, even as Dŵr Cymru announces substantial price hikes. So, my question to the Minister today is this: what…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you very much. I'm pleased to hear that discussions are ongoing. You will fully understand, of course, that this is a contentious issue and a very emotional issue for very many people and many of the communities I represent in Mid and West Wales, and…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
5. What discussions has the Counsel General had with the Minister for Climate Change about devolving full powers over water to Wales? OQ60045
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus services
Deputy Minister, I conclude with this: I urge you once again to reconsider this funding decision, and I ask you to work with those of us who represent rural areas to develop a strategy for integrated public transport as a matter of urgency. Otherwise, so many…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus services
Deputy Minister, this is testimony from one of Bwcabus's drivers—one of the key public services we have in rural west Wales—Mike Morgan, showing that Bwcabus is more than a bus service, as Alun Davies pointed out, and this is what he was alluding to: it's a…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus services
I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate today. I feel, week after week, that I find myself in this Siambr raising the issue of public transport in rural Wales in particular. I'm not yet convinced, and I haven't been convinced today, that…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much. Well, last week in the Chamber, I referred to the fact that the Fflecsi Bwcabus programme in Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire would come to an end at the end of the month, and I asked the Welsh Government to do everything…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
1. Will the Minister provide an update on the impact of the end of rural development programme funding in Mid and West Wales? OQ60026
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Topical Questions
Minister, in a written statement earlier this month, you said that the Standing Committee on Structural Safety had highlighted significant concerns around the safety of properties with RAAC as early as May 2019. Why, therefore, has it taken four years to…
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Topical Questions
Thank you to Paul Davies for posing the question.
