, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
What are your views on the proposed memorandum—. Where am I? Sorry.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
But where you've made the point is that we've got all these functions, but the main thing that drives these, in a more beneficial way for us in Wales, we've left that bit and maybe now we need to be more brave ourselves.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay, it was rejected in 2005, but this was a very young institution. It's growing. As of the next election, more Members; we're a bigger body now. So, would now be a good time to flex our muscles in Wales to say—and I'm an anti-devolution—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
And is 'due regard' higher?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
No, no, I'm not asking about the individuals.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Whoever's the—. Have they influenced them? That's what I mean.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
And is the Secretary of State, regardless of which side—shadow or otherwise—doing enough? The previous—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
No, what I mean is, is it a big impossibility for us to have those negotiations with the UK?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay. Are the Cabinet Secretary’s hands tied, really, or not really?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
And how do we do that?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
The Secretary of State will be required to produce a long-term rail strategy, and in doing so must consult the Welsh Ministers. What are your views on this approach, and should it be going ahead?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Thank you. A Welsh Government official has told the Commons Transport Committee that there is a question around whether there are sufficient links between the memorandum of understanding and the legislation. He queried whether it should be laid, consulted on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Thanks. Can I just ask: do you feel there's been a difference between—you've been very honest, and that's what we want—a Labour Government and a Conservative Government, or are they as bad as each other?
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
Thank you. If I recall, there was money sent to the Welsh Labour Government, in terms of the Barnett formula, in the October budget, and you decided—. You have choices, and you decided collectively not to spend that money on health and to put it into more…
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
Will you just take an intervention?
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
Ten million pounds on non-devolved international relations, Ugandan tree planting, which really does incense the majority of people—. This budget set out by the Welsh Labour Government, and again supported by Plaid Cymru, is a classic smoke-and-mirrors…
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
Absolutely wrong, and on a point of order, Llywydd, when it came to the scrutiny in principle, we were sold a very different policy.
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
Over the last financial year, yet again the picture across Wales has been pretty dire. We have gone backwards again—local authorities cutting back services, tourism businesses struggling under rising costs, shops disappearing from our high streets. These are…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
So, will you, First Minister, please look at those areas I've mentioned and come back to me with a letter, just to tell me how those waiting lists are going down, because they're not?
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Yes. This is just not acceptable. You stand there week after week stating that you're bringing waiting lists down. In those areas I've mentioned, they're increasing. [Interruption.] I'm not speaking to you; I'm speaking to the First Minister.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. The reason I've raised this, First Minister, is, as you know, over the last two or three years, you've had a tendency to cancel contracts when you are insourcing. And this has been apparent in hernia treatment, endoscopy, dermatology and more. We…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. Will the First Minister provide an update on the insourcing of dermatology treatment and endoscopy procedures? OQ63740
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Good luck.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
And the final one then is: can you give an overview of your current work to produce a Welsh infrastructure assessment, including governance arrangements and expected outputs and time frames?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
I think you've been quite clear with us today, because my question was: how do you reflect on the Welsh Government's response to your 2024 flooding report? And I get it, that you're not too impressed by the responses you've received from the Welsh Government…
