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Short Debate: Hidden issues affecting deaf people and those suffering hearing loss
Thank you, Dirprwy Llywydd, and I'd like to confirm that I've agreed to give my colleagues Altaf Hussain and Russell George a minute each. As many here will know, the subject of deafness and the issues facing the deaf community are very close to my heart, and…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Sorry. Indeed, nearly every major form of devolution of power, with the notable exceptions of the 1979 and 1997 referendums, and every form of devolution of central services to Wales has come from Conservative Governments in Westminster. So, I would thank the…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
No, sorry—
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Thank you for that question. I fear that's a question to be asked of the UK Government in Westminster rather than myself, I'm afraid. This Government needs to ground itself in reality. Even though a 50-year-old report, as mentioned yesterday, may have…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
How long—? No, sorry. Go on, yes.
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
I want to express my absolute disappointment at the proposals of Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru to increase the number of Senedd Members in this place, and I want to do so for three main reasons. Firstly, you have to be well aware that the UK Government is not…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Minister, it is without doubt that the rise in the wholesale cost of energy is pushing many households across the country into fuel poverty, and I welcome the efforts of the UK Government to help struggling households by providing £15 billion-worth of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Deputy Minister, for your statement and for the introduction of this Bill. However, despite your efforts, I do believe that there are overwhelming points of issue with it. Firstly, the social partnership council that is being proposed is likely to…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, Minister. As you know, this Government is introducing a digital system in its deposit-return scheme that will be incompatible with the DRS schemes being introduced in England and Northern Ireland. This incompatibility will create barriers to trade…
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Questions to the First Minister
7. What initiatives is the Welsh Government undertaking to help small, independent brewers? OQ58070
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. I'm conscious that the report makes a substantial possible recommendation, and I'm keen, actually, that we do all of them. I know that it recommends writing to the Welsh Government expressing concern—it doesn't necessarily recommend it; it's…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. It's just to touch upon Luke's comments. Obviously, just given the substantial number of people who have signed this from Pembrokeshire, I do think there needs to be some focus on it in terms of Pembrokeshire matters. But I'm conscious we…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. And just like the previous health-related petition, it is worrying to see that people find it necessary to do this, in the sense of, I would imagine, that common sense or a layman would see this as a vital asset for the community there, and…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, thank you, Chair, and sorry to jump ahead of Luke there. It was just a quick thing. When I've gone through the petition—. Again, apologies for not being able to attend the handover the other week. It's very disappointing and concerning to see petitions…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I note that the advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommends that children under 12 are vaccinated, but it's not mandatory; it's up to the parents to request it. I think that's probably the correct course…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales
Thanks for those answers. Obviously, GBGB would say that in taking over Valley stadium they would be looking to professionalise the sport there. What you would say, then, based on their conduct elsewhere in the United Kingdom, is that that wouldn't…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales
Thank you, Chair. Thanks ever so much for coming today. I just want to ask you a quick couple of questions, if I may. I wanted to get some idea on to what extent the issues that you've raised are down solely to, for want of a better sentence, bad management…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. I know the impact has already been mentioned by Trudy, and I just wanted to touch upon a different question, if I may. It was mentioned at the start, about the positive perception that the GRT community has of Wales compared to England, and…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
—about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, but I just want to touch on something that Martin mentioned there about making sure that the Traveller community knows that this is coming through. And I just wanted to ask, then, what sort of interaction…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. A lot of it has already been mentioned—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Chair. It was just one final question, really. Obviously, in one of the evidence sessions we had, we had representatives from the tourist sector, and I think we've all been contacted individually by various businesses and business owners worried…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Climate Change
Yes. What sort of measures could be taken, then, to encourage local authorities to invest that premium into affordable housing? Because I don't necessarily think that it's up to the local authority, then, to decide where they spend that money.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Climate Change
Okey-dokey. Perfect. Thank you, Minister. I know from the evidence sessions we've had previously with local authority leaders and various community groups and everything, when we've talked about what is the point of that 300 per cent potential—is it to raise…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Chair, and apologies that I'm slightly late this morning—traffic was quite bad. And thank you, Minister, for coming today for this evidence session. Obviously, there's been a lot of coverage about that potential 300 per cent increase in council tax…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Minister, I recently had the fantastic experience of visiting the Rhondda tunnel project in Blaencwm and learning about the tunnel's history and contribution to life in the Rhondda Valleys. You may be aware that there's an ongoing discussion with the UK…
