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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Yes, sorry, Jack.
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Because I'm going to be talking about properties, I'll declare my own interest in terms of property ownership. I think it's probably one of the most difficult budgets for us all that we, as Members here, have faced. I've not heard too much about the awful two…
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Questions to the First Minister
Will you stand up for our United Kingdom? [Interruption.]
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Questions to the First Minister
—and we want to see a strong Wales in a strong United Kingdom. First Minister, will you make clear to your governing comrades over in Plaid Cymru that people have had enough of their divisive push for independence and that they want us to focus on the issues…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. Now, according to the latest census results we've seen, 55.2 per cent of people selected a Welsh-only identity in Wales in 2021, and that's a decrease from 57.5 per cent in 2011. Meanwhile, 18.5 per cent of people selected a British-only identity…
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Questions to the First Minister
2. How will the Welsh Government make use of the results of the 2021 census? OQ58867
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
I tell you what, I will say this. The Christmas season is almost upon us, but what I will say is that, this year, I have been mightily surprised and rather disappointed by the anti-visitor, anti-tourism rhetoric. And I tell you now, I am receiving e-mails…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
No, I'll take every opportunity, actually. So, basically, this is a mess, Minister. I've been approached by so many now. I'm sorry, I can't see where the confusion is on the motion tabled by my colleague, and to be fair, Sam Rowlands eloquently laid out the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
I wasn't actually down to speak, but—[Laughter.]
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
I'm sure you know the word 'retrospective' and that's the point that my colleague Sam Rowlands is making. The approaches I've had to me by business owners—distraught business owners—is that the year that they are going forward, they're looking back and taking…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
Will you take a small intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
Thank you. Could you just tell this Chamber whether you've had any approaches from constituents running this kind of business on this matter?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
Will the Member take an intervention?
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'Report on operation of the interim environmental protection measures'
In summary, this Welsh Government still has a long way to go in providing reassurance to the environmental sector with the leadership, the direction and certainty that they need. For the sake of future generations, we urgently need a proper framework in…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'Report on operation of the interim environmental protection measures'
I take my hat off to our Chairman, Llyr Gruffydd, for saying what needed to be said—that the interim assessor does not fulfil the role at all of the kind of environmental governance that we need here in Wales. I'm pleased that the Welsh Government has chosen…
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Topical Questions
I've had complaints of delays on 111, I should say.
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Topical Questions
I'd like to thank my colleague Laura Anne Jones for bringing this forward. Yesterday, I tried to bring forward an emergency question simply because of the fact that I was receiving so many enquiries. It's been touched upon, the availability of antibiotics. My…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
As I say, there are a lot of positives as to what everybody's doing here. What we say, though—as well as these measures being introduced, it's down to all of us as building users to play our part in assisting with energy-saving measures. I take the point that…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you again to my colleague Jenny Rathbone, because this is not the first time—it's fair to say that you are very proactive on making sure that we do reduce our energy on this estate. I’m pleased to confirm that the Commission…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
—that face the people of Wales and less on this vanity project for Plaid Cymru?
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
—to start concentrating on the issues—
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Would you not agree with me that we need—
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
—sorting out our infrastructure, our transport. I could go on and on and on, but he won't let me.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Diolch, Llywydd. Of course, my original question was what legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government following the Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
5. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government following the Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence? OQ58834
