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Questions to the First Minister
Congratulations on getting to the end of the question list. It's incredible. Thank you.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to ask for a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning. Community right to buy is an important step towards ensuring that local communities across Wales have the agency and the ability to invest in their…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi), (vii) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
We'll move on to the next item, item 3, motion under Standing Order 17.42. In accordance with the Standing Order, subsections (vi), (vii) and (ix), I invite the committee to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting in order to prepare…
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Papers to note
We'll move on to ask if all the Members are content to note the papers. Yes, thank you.
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Papers to note
Yes, I would agree with you there, definitely. That's something that we will discuss further on in the meeting. It will be coming up. Thank you very much.
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Papers to note
Yes, Mike. Would you like to offer your comments?
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Papers to note
We'll move on now to item 2, papers to note. Would anyone like to make any comment on the record about these papers? Are there any comments?
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee. The role of Chair of this committee is shared between me and Mair Rowlands MS. I will be chairing this meeting. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on…
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90-second Statements
I want to share with you today the story of a dear friend of mine, Jamie Bevan, who is currently walking all the way from Merthyr Tydfil to Istanbul—I think it's day 90—a journey of about 3,000 miles over 11 countries including France, Belgium, Germany…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you. In the last Senedd, there was strong cross-party support for the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Act 2025, and I'm pleased that the new disused tips authority will be located in Merthyr Tydfil, creating 60 jobs in my constituency. And although…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
3. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the UK Government regarding coal tip safety and remediation? OQ64349
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Welsh Language Priorities
Cabinet Minister, what plans does the Welsh Government have to promote the language in areas of lower linguistic density?
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Welsh Language Priorities
I really welcome that statement from the Cabinet Minister—it's fantastic. I just want to correct Huw Thomas there. Cardiff isn't the only place that saw an increase in the Welsh language, but also the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil…
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Committee remit
Thank you.
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Committee remit
It lists the people or organisations that we can call in or that are called in usually, but we can call other organisations in. That's what we were just confirming there, yes?
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Questions to the First Minister
This is something that I have in common with Llŷr, and this isn't going to happen often, so it's worth mentioning. I also walked with the children and young people in our area, continuing the excellent work that Heledd Fychan had done in her previous role in…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
Thank you very much for your statement. I have to say, before coming to this meeting today, somebody had written something very nice for me to say, but having heard such an inspiring statement, it has changed what I was going to say, because I do feel, as…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I would like to request a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Finance regarding the allocation of regional funding to Wales. As Members will know, Llinos Medi, the MP for Anglesey, drew attention to the significant gap of £86 million between the £633…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you. As you'll know, I'm very proud to be a woman from Merthyr and to have the opportunity to represent my community here at the Senedd. Much has been said about the people of Merthyr within these walls over the years, but now, with a new Government and…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
6. Will the Cabinet Minister make a statement on the latest developments regarding Ffos-y-fran opencast coalmine? OQ64122
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
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