, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. I'm pleased to hear that so many care leavers have taken the opportunity to engage with the trial and receive potentially life-changing sums of money, and I really do hope that enables them to break many of the…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Bear in mind it's a Monday afternoon. You've touched upon this yourself, but I was just keen to know the impact that withdrawing that cash ability is having on your customers, or on the people you support, and if you know of any examples you could give us as…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Chair. I've just got two questions to ask you, if I can. One that Jack has roughly touched upon, and you—. First of all, thank you for coming today. Sorry.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. I'm conscious that we last discussed this just before recess, when we had a response from Rhondda Cynon Taf council regarding the proposals. As I said in the meeting at the time, I was a little bit disappointed with the matter-of-fact…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities
Okay. Brilliant, thank you.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities
So, with that question, it wasn't necessarily in terms of whether the planning department had to liaise with local residents, but more almost sort of like the breakdown in the planning process that has meant that the council hasn't adopted it, then, in the…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much, Simon, for coming in today. It's been quite fascinating. I used to be—I was going to say many moons ago, but it's not many moons—a councillor as well. I used to sit on the council's planning committee as well, so I'm…
, Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1345, 'Make conservation management plans compulsory for scheduled monuments at risk such as Ruperra Castle'
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I start by thanking my colleague and committee Chair, Jack Sargeant, for opening this debate, and the petitioners for submitting this important petition? Maintaining and preserving our heritage for future generations is an issue…
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report, 'Local Authority Library and Leisure Services'
Can I begin by thanking my colleague and committee Chair, John Griffiths, for opening this debate, and all those who have been responsible for producing this report on local authority library and leisure services? I'm pleased to see that a large number of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
As the Minister will be aware, this week is Business Finance Week, hosted by the British Business Bank, of which Business Wales is a supporting member. I’m pleased to see there are a number of events being hosted in Wales, and a large proportion of these are…
, Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
I would also like to start by thanking the commissioner for her report. It is disappointing to read that many young people are still not reaching out to the commissioner and the support that her office has to offer. Indeed, this was an issue raised last year…
, Plenary
Short Debate: The impact of vaping across Wales
Thank you, John, for raising such an important debate and for giving me a minute of your time. As we have heard, the prolific use of vapes in schools and the effect it is having on children and their behaviour is a major cause of concern, with one of the main…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Deputy Minister, for your response, and I share your thoughts regarding the important role that the Veterans’ Commissioner for Wales is doing in order to advocate for the armed forces community in Wales and to highlight at a national level the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
6. Will the Minister provide an update on the work of the Veterans' Commissioner for Wales? OQ60078
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. If you remember, I spoke heavily in support of this the last time it came to committee, and I definitely think there's scope to do more with this. I know we have discussed the possibility of bringing petitioners in to scrutinise them, to ask…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. I agree with that, and, as you say, normally, we'd close the debate, but I think there is scope to write to the local authority. But I was just wondering if we could just say that it's not just having prominent signing at the site, but…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Thank you for bringing me in on this. I'm conscious I'm not a north Wales Member, but I have been following this quite closely because my shadow brief scrutinises fire services in Wales. I've got to admit, I've been looking at the…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Perfect. Brilliant. Thank you, Chair.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
I suppose, with Metro Bank, then, just to use that as an example, a lot of their branches are in the main city centres. They're at quite expensive rental prices, I assume, actually. So, the last question I have, then, is with regard to the older people's…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
I'm showing my age here, Chair, but I can well remember that machine where you had the card and you had a paying-in slip and you slid it across. That shows my age there. But, you mentioned it there and I was just wondering what role the Post Office can play…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Chair. I hope you don't mind, but I've got a couple of questions I was hoping to ask. Obviously, we've heard, especially from Trudy, about how some businesses just take cards and others just take cash, and Trudy prefers cash over card. I just…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Chair.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. I suppose I only wanted to ask the one main question. As a committee, we can make recommendations to the Welsh Government and suggestions, and I just wanted to get an idea of the key…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Chair. Just for the record, I meant 2014 as opposed to 2004.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Minister, for that response. I suppose that brings me on to a follow-up question I wanted to ask about—. You're willing to seek affirmation of the commitments from local authorities, and I was just wondering whether that's enough in itself. Is that…
