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Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
Can I thank Hannah Blythyn for that question and the comments around social partnership in general? I should place on record, Presiding Officer, my thanks to both Sarah Murphy, my predecessor, and Hannah Blythyn as well for the instrumental role she played in…
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Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
Can I thank Luke Fletcher for his comments as the Plaid Cymru spokesperson this afternoon? To answer your points on the social partnership council, well, the social partnership council is in its fourth meeting. I co-chaired the fourth meeting last week, where…
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Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
I thank Joel James for the comments and questions on today's statement. Perhaps unsurprising is the tone that the Member decided to take on the approach we take here in Wales. I'm proud of the Welsh way we take, when it comes to social partnership. If I take…
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Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
Shared ownership of problems and a shared commitment to joint solutions give us an opportunity to build an economy that promotes fair work, promotes equality, and promotes economic, social and environmental justice—Llywydd, an economy in which everyone has a…
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Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Nearly a decade ago, this Senedd passed an ambitious, groundbreaking piece of legislation, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. Unique to Wales, it sets a common purpose for the public sector, and details the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
I thank Luke Fletcher for the supplementary question. Can I thank him also for the work done by him and his co-chair, Hefin David, on the cross-party group for apprenticeships? I think that it's a valued cross-party group here in the Senedd. The…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
I thank Luke Fletcher for the question. One hundred and forty-three million pounds has been allocated to the apprenticeship programme this year, to deliver long-term economic benefits and strong career opportunities. Responsibility for the delivery of the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
I thank Peter Fox for the supplementary question. I do agree with him that getting parents back into work is important to the Welsh economy. On the childcare offer, the childcare offer is the responsibility of the Minister for Children and Social Care, who…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you. Together with the Department for Work and Pensions, we have in place a comprehensive set of measures through our employability programmes and childcare offer to support parents back into work.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
I’m grateful to Sam Rowlands for the warm welcome and the question, and indeed I look forward to working with him in the future as well. And it’s always good to welcome Sam to Alyn and Deeside. I think I was last in Specsavers having my eye test locally, but…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Diolch yn fawr, Siân Gwenllian, for the question, and thank you for the work that you've done on the ‘Filling the Gaps’ report. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and I met just this week to discuss the importance of the health sector for the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
I thank the Member for the question. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and I are pleased that we have invested significantly in the development of the new north Wales medical school, which takes on its first students this month. The north Wales…
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Eluned Morgan.
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Finance Committee Debate: Welsh Government's spending priorities for the 2025-26 budget
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. On the Senedd Petitions Committee, we have a unique position in this Parliament as the committee where our agenda is set by the people of Cymru. As a result, we often have a unique perspective on the issues that matter. During…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I’m grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for that answer. I know that the Cabinet Secretary is passionate about the industry and his support for the cross-party group on beer and pubs has been instrumental throughout his time in post and previous posts as well…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
2. How is the Welsh Government working with UK Government partners to support the beer and pubs industry? OQ61466
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Just a quick question, First Minister, on second homes and short-term lets. There have been a number of policies through the co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru that have been announced around second homes and short-term lets. I wonder what your…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Thank you, First Minister, for that. I have a belief that Welsh communities and Wales as a country should play a role in developing the next type of technologies for digital connectivity, rather than just keeping up the pace, and this is the opportunity to do…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Thank you, both, for those answers. First Minister, you mentioned earlier in response to Llyr’s questions the role that connectivity plays in terms of the road networks, and we’ve had a big discussion on transport as well, but also a key element of the…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Diolch, Cadeirydd. First Minister, when you were economy Minister, in November 2023 you published the Welsh Government’s 'Economic mission: priorities for a stronger economy'. The document set out the intention of Government to agree a new, shorter set of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I’m grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for that answer and for the work that the Welsh Government have done with the WLGA and local government partners in this area. Pension divestment is happening in Wales and right across the world, and it is happening…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
1. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with local government partners regarding the benefits of divesting Welsh local government pensions away from fossil fuels? OQ61422
, Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
That does conclude, then, today's public business. Can I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting? Are Members content to do so? They are. Okay. We will meet again on…
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Paper to Note
Item 4, just some papers for the committee to note. Firstly is a paper to note for petition P-06-1368, 'The Welsh Govt should take steps to save the Environmental Information Regulations in relation to Wales', and a further paper to note, for petition…
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Updates to previous petitions
I thank Rhianon Passmore for those comments. Are Members content? I'm sure, as we've seen with other petitions—similar petitions—these issues will continue to be brought to the floor of the Senedd via other avenues as well. So, we'll thank the petitioner and…
