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Group 3: Office of Environmental Governance Wales: establishment and related matters (Amendments 33, 25, 46, 26, 32, 8, 48)
We support amendments 33 and 25 in Janet's name, although we do oppose amendment 26.
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Group 2: Environmental protection and improvement report (Amendment 53)
I thank both Members for that. I did think, and I still think, that it was important to have this discussion on the floor of the Senedd to ensure that those points are on the record and that they're heard, and how important it will be for that to happen. I do…
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Group 2: Environmental protection and improvement report (Amendment 53)
I look forward to hearing the Government's response to this.
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Group 2: Environmental protection and improvement report (Amendment 53)
Nature is central to our well-being and it is also one of our strongest allies in tackling the climate crisis. Healthy ecosystems store carbon, reduce flood risk, protect homes and support our food security. So, to turn to my amendment in this group, Llywydd…
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Group 2: Environmental protection and improvement report (Amendment 53)
The natural world has always inspired our poetry, our music, our identity as a country. Our anthem was inspired by the flow of the rivers in Pontypridd. We have a duty to keep that song alive.
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Group 2: Environmental protection and improvement report (Amendment 53)
The need for action could not be clearer. The 2023 state of nature report showed the average abundance of terrestrial and freshwater species in Wales had declined by 20 per cent over the last three decades. Iconic species are disappearing before our eyes. The…
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Group 2: Environmental protection and improvement report (Amendment 53)
Thank you, Llywydd. I'll be speaking to amendment 53. Plaid Cymru welcomes this long-awaited Bill. After the disaster of Brexit, a gap was left for Wales to fill in the area of environmental governance. That gap needs to be closed urgently, and that, of…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Health board governance
Of course, everyone in this Chamber will want the situation to improve. I understand that. I recognise that. But when so many problems have emerged over such a long time and we continue to see the situation deteriorating, not improving, we have to find a way…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Health board governance
One of the other concerns raised was about emergency care at the health board. This is an area of particular concern for many of us. Over years, locally based services have disappeared, forcing more and more patients to travel longer distances to get to the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Health board governance
The problems that we've heard about already today in the Betsi Cadwaladr health board are a microcosm, perhaps, of some challenges that are emerging across the country. All of our health boards are facing some form of targeted intervention. Unfortunately…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Well, this is such an important issue, of course, I welcome what is happening, because contaminated land is a hidden scar on the skin of our scenery. It's left so many of our mountains, valleys, rivers poisoned with pollution that we can't see. So-called…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
3. What action is the Welsh Government taking to support local authorities to tackle the issue of contaminated land? OQ63769
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
For example, the rising block tariff model that's used in cities like Athens, Seville, Los Angeles, Singapore, ensures the first amount of water that covers basic need is free. Higher use is then charged progressively more, and that means it treats water as…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. I welcome that. Turning now to the water regulator to be established, one way of fixing this system, of course, would be to make the prices fairer.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Llywydd. I'm going to remain with the theme of water, because our water system is not working for people, and we've heard already about the increase in water bills. But the pressure is not relenting, because the average increase in bills will be…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I would like a statement, please, from the Government reacting to the latest developments in the 1950s women case. Last week, the UK Government announced that women born in the 1950s would not receive compensation, even though they were discriminated against…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer. It's a shame that your colleagues in Westminster are making that quite so difficult to happen. Wales is in an abnormal situation. We have a Parliament that makes laws, but decisions about how they are policed are made in another…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. What is the Welsh Government's position on whether policing should be devolved to Wales? OQ63804
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Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Thank you. And just finally from me, if there is time. You've already mentioned the delivery of the new rolling stock, about the trams. Is there anything further that you feel we should know in terms of any update on that, please?
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Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
I'll be super quick. Diolch. On revenue funding, your accounts for 2024 and 2025 appear to show revenue subsidy to be about 60 per cent of total revenue. Is that where you want to be, or do you have a target for subsidy as a proportion of revenue? Could you…
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Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
'Just'—I know. I wanted to ask you about services, please. Now, I know that you've noted that recent figures, the Office of Rail and Road figures, show improvements in performance, but on cancellations they remain mid table, comparing across different British…
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Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Diolch. Bore da—it is still bore—so, bore da.
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Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Thank you. Forgive me that I'm not there with you in the room. Can I welcome, very much, everything that you've just said on that point? I really appreciate and lots of us really appreciate what you're doing. I'm a regular user of your services, and your…
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UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
No, quite. The fact that you, with your expertise, can't think of any other examples, I think does speak for itself. Then, finally from me, please, we know that the UK transport Secretary has formally acknowledged the historic underspend in Welsh rail…
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UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
No, no, I understand. But could you provide any other examples of situations like we have in Wales, where the responsibility for rail operational costs and subsidies sits with one Government and responsibility for the capital investment in rail infrastructure…
