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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask the Minister for Health, and repeat what our colleague Ken Skates said, for an urgent statement on the high number of cases of strep A and scarlet fever in Wales. I did submit an emergency question regarding this but, unfortunately, it was not…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Almost there. Will you now commit to covering this extra expense, and will you also explain to this Senedd what steps you as a Government are actually taking to build the homes these people living in temporary accommodation need? Thank you.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Not yet. Almost there.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, and I declare an interest regarding property ownership. Now, the pack prepared for the Conwy county cabinet meeting that was held recently on 22 November states: 'The number of people accessing temporary accommodation is increasing at an alarming…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
4. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change regarding the impact of temporary accommodation spend on local authority budgets? OQ58781
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The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2022
On a point of order, I didn’t say I was a private landlord; I declared my interest in respect of the fact of property ownership, and there’s a difference.
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The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2022
Yes. We believe that unless amended or paused, as a matter of urgency, the full implementation of the Act will be responsible for breaking the VAWDASV refuge system in Wales. Minister, please, at some stage, listen to all those people—the families—who are…
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The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2022
So, there you have it: solid proof from Conwy county that your legislation is a key factor in the increase that we're now seeing in the use of temporary accommodation. I've got to be honest, I've said it before, Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru should be ashamed…
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The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2022
Obviously, I refer Members to my own declaration of interests in terms of property ownership. Now, once again we are talking about the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2022. And I've raised this…
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Questions to the First Minister
Yes, okay. In the 2021 manifesto, you promised to legislate to strengthen partnerships to deliver better integrated care and health. So, in the light of the clear evidence that the breakdown in communication between health and social care in north Wales is…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, and I do look forward to that. The reason I'm asking you the question is I did ask for a statement last week through the Trefnydd, for a statement from the health Minister and social care Minister, because I will declare an interest: I did…
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Questions to the First Minister
7. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that hospitals have safe discharge procedures in place? OQ58780
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
Thank you.
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
Yes. It was just on the point that you mentioned. In the Commission meeting, you will remember that we were informed that the north Wales Members had been consulted. When I raised it afterwards with my Members, they had no knowledge of it, and I have taken it…
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
On a point of order—
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
We have to make sure that we offer value for money to the taxpayer as an institution. In particular, many of the costs associated with Senedd reform, including the £100 million price tag on 36 more Members of the Senedd, are impossible to justify in the…
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
I also want to thank my colleague Ken Skates for putting together a budget. It's never easy doing that, certainly not when none of us know the ever-increasing costs with energy and the cost-of-living crisis. It's probably one of the hardest budgets you've had…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Now, you don't need me to tell you that, across north Wales, we have a severe shortage of housing accommodation. During 2021-22, 1,126 people contacted Gwynedd Council because they were homeless—50 per cent more than in 2018-19. Around 2,000 are on…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
7. What assessment has the Minister made of the amount of empty housing stock on public authority-owned land? OQ58730
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd very much like a statement from the Minister for health and the Minister for social care on the number of unsafe discharges from hospital. I'll declare an interest at this point because this example I'm going to give now involves a very close 98-year-old…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. Trefnydd, as we all know, section 25A of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 does place a duty on local health boards to have sufficient nurses to allow the nurses time to care sensitively for patients wherever nursing services are provided…
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Questions to the First Minister
3. Will the First Minister make a statement on the effectiveness of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016? OQ58729
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Building Safety Act 2022
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Welsh Labour would have you believe that they are working incredibly hard to ensure those buildings affected by the cladding issues are safe, and I'm sorry, Members, but this is simply not the case. As of last month, only 68 of 163…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'Digital connectivity—broadband'
Can you deny the millions of pounds that have come in here from the UK Government?
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'Digital connectivity—broadband'
I was just going to say: will the Member at least recognise that we do have devolution, and, in instances where you have a situation like this, significant sums of money have come from the UK Government? So, some of those failings that you indicate, you can't…
