, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
Diolch, and prynhawn da. Could you outline the main initiatives that your organisations are undertaking in order to increase access to nutritious and affordable food? And if you could explain why you have concentrated on that way of doing it.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Winter Pressures
Does the Cabinet Secretary think that it's important to remember that while the winter pressures are undoubtedly putting a great deal of pressure on the NHS in Wales, there's also essential fundamental work that is still carrying on? I think he said in his…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a statement on how the Welsh Government is working with partners like Show Racism the Red Card. I think all Senedd Members probably had information from Show Racism the Red Card, which shows that they worked with 797 schools in Wales in…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Brexit and the future relationship with the EU
I've only just started. And a multilevel regression with post-stratification survey by YouGov last week showed that more people in every constituency in Wales, Scotland and England backed a closer arrangement with the EU than with the US. Of course, as has…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Brexit and the future relationship with the EU
Diolch, Llywydd. It's a pleasure to speak in this debate today. If you ask anyone in the street how they've benefited from Brexit, I think most people find it very hard to answer, and opinion polls do confirm this. I'm sure that many Members will have seen…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I’d like to, first of all, declare an interest as my son-in-law works for Cardiff University. I think I’ve been—and I think we’ve all been—in a state of shock following the announcement from Cardiff University yesterday that it’s proposing to cut 400 jobs…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you for the answer.
, Plenary
Topical Questions
1. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with Cardiff University following the announcement that 400 jobs are to be cut? TQ1293
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Yes. So, do you feel that there's been a smooth transition between the two schemes?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Okay, thanks very much. The previous Minister wrote to us in August 2023 saying that contracts for the new scheme would be awarded in November 2023, and previous contracts had been extended to March 2024 so that there would be no gap in the provision. British…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
No, but it doesn't translate into actual complaints from what you're saying.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Yes, well I—. Yes, I'm just saying that's what the organisations have told us—quite forcibly, actually.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
That's good. Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much for that. We did have some organisations say to us that Nest caseworkers don't always seem to understand the eligibility criteria. The sorts of organisations that said this to us were Warm Wales and Care &…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
But, to go back to the air pumps, when will there be this consultation on permitted development rights that will enable the distance to be either made smaller or got rid of altogether?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Because that's very encouraging, I think, that you do that.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Will you write to us on that?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
It's encouraging to hear that you do solar power and double glazing. Do you have any idea of how much of that is actually done, what percentage, or—?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Bore da. Some of our witnesses have said to us that they think there's too much emphasis on air-source heat pumps, and that, if people haven't got suitable property or don't want them, they then don't have anything to turn to. They're saying that the scheme…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
I think that's quite encouraging, your response, because, obviously, there are worries about losing some of the impetus that has been gained by devolution. So, I would certainly welcome it if we could have a more in-depth discussion on that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Thank you. I want to ask you about the UK Government's plans for rail reform—really, to ask what are your views. And have you had any discussions at all about Transport for Wales's role in this reform?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Because it does in London, doesn't it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
So, tapping doesn't take into account the time of day. You can't—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Thank you. How do you see the pace of moving towards integrated ticketing, and where are we going with tap on, tap off? What's the projection for the future?
