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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for that answer, Minister, but many people in north Wales will not consider it to be good enough. The Labour Party made pre-election promises that it would deliver significant improvements to the trunk road network in north Wales. You said that you…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch, Llywydd. In your capacity as Minister for north Wales, what action are you taking to unlock the moratorium on capital investment in roads in the region?
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, one of the things that has been welcomed by my party is the social care financial payment—the bonus payment—which, of course, many people are receiving in their pay packets this month. But those bonus payments must get through to everybody who…
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Voting Time
And, Llywydd, we still have a Member who's desperately trying to get into Zoom and cannot get into Zoom.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for two statements today, please? The first is in relation to the ambulance service. I know that the Minister for Health and Social Services has made it clear that she'll be receiving monthly updates on the delivery against the ambulance…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. One of the things that the armed forces community in Wales really does value and appreciate is the opportunity to commemorate significant events in military history and to reflect and remember those who have fallen…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government support for the armed forces community? OQ56980
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Short Debate: Hands up on Holden—Time for transparency on mental health services in North Wales
I'm very disheartened to know that we have a Welsh Government here that has failed to intervene so far to ensure that the antiseptic of sunlight can be spread abroad on the particular report—the Holden report—that we're discussing. We know that there are…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
I'm very disappointed to hear that response, Minister. You'll be aware that star gazing and astronomy is a passion of many people across Wales and, in fact, it's something of a passion of mine. I took it up— [Inaudible.]—lockdown while were in the early…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
4. What priority is the Welsh Government giving to astronomy within its science policy? OQ56903
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental Relations
I was very pleased, First Minister, to hear your references to engagement with Ireland through the British-Irish Council and indeed the other work that you’ve been doing. Obviously, I’m a proud Irish citizen as well as being a British citizen, and I think…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental Relations
I want to end on a positive note.
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental Relations
Thank you, First Minister, for your statement. As you say, it should come to no-one's surprise in this Chamber that because of the political differences between the Welsh Labour Government and the UK Conservative Government there are, at times, tensions…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you for the business statement. Can I call for two Government statements, please—the first from the Minister for education on the availability or unavailability of examination certificates from the WJEC? I've been contacted by a constituent this week…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, the events that we saw unfold in Afghanistan over the summer left everybody shocked and appalled, frankly, with the scenes that unfolded. One of the groups of people in Wales who were particularly affected by those scenes were veterans in this…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Trees and Timber
Can I welcome the statement today? I'm a major tree enthusiast like you, and I think it's absolutely wonderful that there's this national ambitious target that is now being set. Can I thank the Welsh Government as well for the grants that it made available…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our Constitutional Future
Can I say that I welcome the fact that you've made this statement to the Chamber today rather than to the media first? I think that some of your colleagues have a lot to learn from you, Minister. As we've said in the past, we don't believe that there's a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for two statements today from the Welsh Government—the first from the Minister for health? And that is in relation to the pressures that are currently being faced by hospitals in north Wales. I had a briefing yesterday with the Betsi…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, we all know that Rhys ab Owen and his colleagues on the Plaid benches would not be raising such objections if this was y ddraig goch that was going to be erected in this UK Government building. But it happens to be a union flag, which, of…
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Motions to Elect Members to Committees
I move.
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Business Statement and Announcement
But the point of the matter is we need ministerial intervention to prevent this felling from taking place, and to swap the felling area for another coup that doesn't threaten this particular important and iconic Welsh species.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Touché, touché. Touché, touché.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, can I call for a statement on biodiversity and its protection in relation to felling in Welsh Government-owned forests? So, I've been contacted, as the red squirrel champion, regarding the felling of 17 acres of Pentraeth Forest on Anglesey. This is…
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Questions to the First Minister
Minister, one of the concerns that have been raised with me by tourism and hospitality businesses has been the lack of financial support for those businesses whose staff are required to self-isolate—often very small businesses indeed. For example, I had a pub…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Departure from the European Union
Diolch, Llywydd. I rise to move the motion on the order paper and to speak in opposition to both of the amendments. Llywydd, today marks the fifth anniversary of the historic moment when Wales, along with the rest of the United Kingdom, voted to leave the…
