, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Sticking with steel, then, you've been clear in terms of your calls on Tata about them not making any irreversible decisions before the general election. How receptive have they been to that?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Great. Diolch.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Just out of interest, what were the specifics that were raised with you from that round-table with the FSB?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I'm really interested in the productivity side of this. I know we've had our conversations, both inside and outside the Chamber, on this. And actually, on your recommendation, I went to visit Sony in Pencoed, to see some of the stuff…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
I second that.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
—comment, Chair. I think the role of doing this in tandem with communities is important. In my view, it should have started with that, rather than taking as long as it has to get to this point. So, I just would want to put that on the record.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Just an additional—
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I think it's important to make it clear that the petition to rescind 20 mph is the largest petition that's come through this committee. It's difficult to see what this committee can do, going forward. But I also think it's important that we…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Obviously, this petition was debated in the Chamber, I think on 20 March, and from what I understand it was quite a lively debate. So, I think we as a committee have come to the end of what we can actually do here. But nevertheless, I think…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Could I extend that as well to, potentially, a letter to the economy Minister in relation to this? I think that it's important that we get an idea of what sort of impact assessments the Government has done around this particular cut. If we…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. A lot has happened in this area, but I notice that there are still no firm commitments on satellite options within Wales for these services. So, I'm wondering if it would be possible for us to ask the Cabinet Secretary for an update…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Nuclear
Plaid Cymru have long campaigned to ensure the Wylfa development is a community-centred development, so that local businesses and local workers are served by the development and not the other way around. I will end, Llywydd, just by pointing to the fact, as…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Nuclear
We've just said, right, that we'd be supporting the United Nations' treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. That requires work across the global community, doesn't it, to disarm. You can't expect every country in the world to disarm if nobody's willing…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Nuclear
Yes.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Nuclear
Diolch, Llywydd. Well, let's start with nuclear weapons. They're deadly, they're terrifying and, in a flash, all of this could be over. Devices capable of ending human civilisation. Now, despite the supposed deterrence that these weapons provide, recent…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government international relations: Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales
I'm conscious of time, Chair, but just one very, very quick question on the report that was given to the committee. Within the report, it does mention Wales in India being fully set up now, and there were 18 events in the first quarter of 2024—that's welcome…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government international relations: Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales
The reason why I asked you specifically around what's left to go within the strategy is that the committee has done analysis in the past that said that there were approximately 250 actions across the strategy and action plans that the Government have to…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government international relations: Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Thinking about the delivery of the international strategy—obviously, we're in the fourth year of the strategy now—how much of the strategy itself, the action plans within it, has actually been delivered on now? In essence, how much is left…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government international relations: Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Very quickly from me, one of the families that were affected by the October attacks literally lives around the corner from me, and one of the points that they raised was that there was little correspondence between themselves and Welsh…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Appointment of temporary Chair
Heledd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 11: Council tax reform (Amendment 45)
It is disappointing that we can't progress with this. I completely understand now that obviously this is a complex change that we are talking about. It's fairly easy to just say that we need to reform council tax, but the reality of it is very complex and I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 11: Council tax reform (Amendment 45)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Of course, this is linked to the discussion that we had in group 9, so I think it would be remiss of me not to set out the disappointment that's felt by many, not just in my own party but outside of my party as well, that we haven't been…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 10: Council tax increases (Amendments 35 and 43)
I just wanted to make the point that I am sympathetic to the argument that's put forward here, but there is a risk, of course, that by going down this route you're only then adding additional pressures to local government finance and capacity, which I would…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Publication of notices (Amendment 33)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Well, I have a lot of sympathy with the Government's intention here. At the end of the day, we are attempting to futureproof a piece of legislation here, and things are moving in a certain direction. But, there is a lot of sympathy as well…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. No additional comments other than just to highlight that we are co-submitting amendments 27, 29 and 31.
