, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I was very pleased to sponsor the water safety coalition event in the Pierhead building the other week, and it was very good to have you there to speak, Cabinet Secretary. You will know that the mother of Mark Allen, who tragically drowned in a reservoir in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
6. What steps is the Cabinet Secretary taking to improve water safety and drowning prevention? OQ61111
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
First Minister, I know that you're fully aware of the importance of Llanwern to the regional economy, the people directly employed at the plant, the contractors, the suppliers and the spend in the local economy. The average age at Llanwern now is, I think, in…
, Petitions Committee
Paper to note - P-06-1387 Provide humanitarian aid to Gaza
I'd very much like to support that course of action, Cadeirydd. I think it's an unfolding tragedy in Gaza, isn't it, in many respects, including the lack of adequate and necessary humanitarian aid. So, any little thing we can do to help emphasise the scale of…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Yes, Chair. Thanks very much for that. I think, as a committee, we would recognise the issues raised as being significant issues that do merit consideration. Subject to what other committee members might want to say, I still think there are outstanding…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Just to agree with Peter and Peredur, there is a lot of concern about the use of farmland and the potential use of farmland for solar farms, particularly the larger solar farms, which seem to be proposed more often in the current time…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Certainly, again, these are matters I'm very familiar with as a local Member, Cadeirydd, and again perhaps I should make that clear, that I use that motorway around Newport and the associated roads on a daily basis, and declare an interest…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, thanks, Chair. As with Peter, I'm a regular user of the M4 around Newport, so I think I ought to declare an interest on that basis. But, yes, I think local Members are very familiar with the issues as far as the 50 mph limit is concerned on that M4…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Only, generally, to agree with what's been said, Chair. I think there are lots of issues that we're all very familiar with around fireworks and the dangers that they present and the effects they have on people, pets and animals. It's a matter of finding out…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning: Working with local government to deliver more affordable homes
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Cabinet Secretary, you've mentioned in your statement a new approach, in working with local authorities, to the local housing market assessments, and that that reaffirmed the need for significantly more affordable housing. The 20,000…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Priorities for climate change and rural affairs
Cabinet Secretary, thank you for your statement. You will know that much good work is going on on the Gwent levels, a very precious area for nature and biodiversity—good work by local communities, local environmental groups and the Living Levels Landscape…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Senedd at 25
I am privileged to be one of the four current Members who were Members of the then Assembly back in 1999, along with you, of course, Llywydd, Jane Hutt and Lynne Neagle. I can certainly testify to the limitations of the original debating Chamber, where we did…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
Humanity must prevail in Palestine and Israel. My constituents tell me that they want an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages, proper levels of humanitarian aid, and the beginnings of a political solution that will last. António…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
Cabinet Secretary, Llanwern is a major player, still, in the local economy in Newport and the surrounding area, including the Gwent valleys, providing well-paid, highly skilled jobs, and the age profile is actually a lot younger than many people assume, with…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Cabinet Secretary, I've been supporting a constituent, Lucy Vers, whose six-year-old son, Elliot, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare condition that involves muscular wasting and is life limiting. Much of her concern has been around access to clinical…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the Gwent levels are a great asset for Wales, and, certainly, in my local area in Newport East. Luckily, we have the living levels partnership doing a great deal of work to take forward the environment and biodiversity with wildlife groups and…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
General Scrutiny
Yes, I think getting onto that more preventative agenda is very difficult, because the health sector is very protective of its budgets, isn't it, because it faces so many day-to-day challenges in terms of what's coming at it. But if we could divert…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
General Scrutiny
I'm pleased that you mentioned Llanwern, First Minister, because, understandably, there's a great deal of focus on Port Talbot—and rightly so—but, as you say, it's important for other traditional steel areas in Wales. That Llanwern plant is very important for…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Care-experienced children
Diolch, Cadeirydd. In terms of outcomes, First Minister, education is absolutely key to life chances and personal development, and when we look at the five GCSE statistic that's used—grade C or above in five subjects including mathematics, English or…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Care-experienced children
Okay.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Care-experienced children
Okay. Thank you for that. Of course, one important aspect of this picture is the huge variation between local authorities in Wales, and that's even if you take into account factors like deprivation and other circumstances involved. Per 10,000 head of…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Care-experienced children
So, could I ask you, then, First Minister, have you had discussions with the Minister for Social Care, or will you have, in terms of what needs to happen to reverse this trend of more children being taken into care in Wales? What sort of long-term investment…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Care-experienced children
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Bore da, Prif Weinidog. I want to ask some questions on care rates and long-term outcomes. We had a very valuable discussion before we started this committee meeting with the young people here and those who work with them. I think…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Okay, the next item on our agenda today, item 3, is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the rest of this meeting to enable us to consider the key issues and summary of engagement on the private rented sector, and also to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
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