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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for that explanation. May I continue with this theme of the workforce? I know that around 35 per cent of local authority funding goes to education, and the vast majority of that is for teachers. You've said that you're going to respect that…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Do you believe that this funding is going to enable local authorities to pay more for those social care workers, and that the public sector, as they increase their wages for social carers, are going to be able to take people in from the private sector because…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you very much, Minister, for your time this morning. As I said earlier in the previous session with the WLGA, I'm not entirely convinced that this is an exceptionally generous settlement because we have seen costs of living increasing massively and…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Diolch yn fawr; thanks, all.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Thank you very much.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Thank you very much. If I may, Chair, just ask one other question? I know that time is against us. But one of the other services that you have touched on—Richard touched on this—is homelessness services. We know that thousands of children, for example, are in…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Thank you very much, Richard. May I ask Chris in terms of that national review? Richard has touched on some of this already, but there is going to be pressure, isn't there, on local authorities in terms of the real living wage, but local authorities do…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
May I ask Richard, in terms of Monmouthshire, what the pressures are going to be like in terms of adult and children's services there and how you will be coping with those services in the future with this settlement?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Thank you very much. Can I check that the interpretation equipment is working? Can everyone understand what I'm saying? I see that you can. It's been a very interesting conversation. I personally am not sure whether I agree with what Alun Davies said at the…
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, 6. & 7. The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 22) Regulations 2021, The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 23) Regulations 2021 and The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021
The regulations and guidance brought forward by Government over the past almost two years have, generally, been widely supported, but this support is waning, and this is following the decision to prevent more than 50 people attending outdoor events…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thank you very much, Llywydd, and happy new year. You will be aware of the evidence that my colleague Liz Saville Roberts, the Member of Parliament for Dwyfor Meirionnydd in Westminster, has put forward, and the evidence put forward by my colleague here, Rhys…
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Statement by the First Minister: Update on COVID-19
Thank you for your statement, First Minister. I wanted to draw attention to weddings and funerals, so I'm grateful for the comments that you've made, but the comments you have made do suggest that the pressure will be on the organisers to interpret what is…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
I want to note at the outset that Plaid Cymru will be voting against this motion as a matter of principle. The Government has now laid LCMs for 14 UK Bills within the first months of this Senedd. This is more than any other year with the exception of 2020…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety
Good afternoon, I hope that everyone can hear me. Yes, there we go, and thank you very much to the Minister for her statement. Let's take a moment to remind ourselves why we are continuing to discuss this issue today. Put simply, the current building safety…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank the First Minister for that answer. A constituent, David Graves, has been waiting for an independent external review into the treatment and care of his mother on the Hergest ward for over three years now. Donna Ockenden, the author of the Ockenden…
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Questions to the First Minister
9. Will the First Minister make a statement on the provision of mental health care in Dwyfor Meirionnydd? OQ57383
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Short Debate: The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015: Envy of the world?
Thank you very much, Rhys, for bringing this debate forward. This legislation is held up as being very bold, that breaks new ground, and, to a certain extent, that is quite correct. If I could start by recognising the success of the legislation. When I was a…
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90-second Statements
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I would like to pay tribute this afternoon to all of the staff in general practices in Dwyfor Meirionnydd and beyond for their tireless work in delivering the vaccine to thousands and thousands of people in…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
A number of communities on the shores of Llŷn have seen significant landslides over the past weeks and months. The most obvious was a landslide in Nefyn back in April, but there have been other cases across the region. Indeed, the British Geological Survey…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
It's sad to hear those statistics today in terms of domestic violence. I visited the police sergeant responsible for Dwyfor Meirionnydd recently, and he said that over the last year or two, the number of cases of domestic violence has increased incredibly…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Llywydd. The numbers suffering from COVID-19 continue to be stubbornly high and now we have the omicron variant that has emerged, with the statistics showing, or at least suggesting, that the disease is doubling on a daily basis. A number…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much for that response. May I read a section from the scope of the review, which is part of the criteria for the roads review? It says that: 'Access roads with the primary purpose of linking a site or premises for heavy industry to the public…
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Questions to the First Minister
3. What progress has the Government made in relation to its roads review? OQ57345
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. I want to apologise to you, Dirprwy Lywydd, for failing to declare an interest at the beginning of the debate and my contribution. I want to draw your attention to my declaration of interest on the ownership of property…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. Good afternoon and thank you, Minister, for that statement. Deputy Llywydd, it's sad to say, but the latest homelessness statistics here in Wales paint a sad picture, and partly because of the cruel policies of Boris…
