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Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2026-27
I agree with your last point, Darren. What I don't agree with is describing Plaid Cymru as a left-wing party.
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Statement by the First Minister: Legislation
On legislation, I always think about how comprehensive education was initially brought in following a Department for Education and Science circular by Anthony Crosland—no legislation. I'm a member of the Co-operative Party, who have long campaigned for a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
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Papers to note
I'll start off in public and I might want to carry this on in private. We need some set of rules regarding this. During the time of the last Senedd, I ended up dealing with a number of constituents who'd accepted places on courses, only to discover the…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
We're in agreement.
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Debate: Fair Funding
Can I start by saying I've consistently supported the ability of the Welsh Government to borrow prudentially, as every local authority in Wales can? There should be no borrowing limit, but the Government should have to produce a repayment plan, including…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: New Development Agency for Wales
My fear is that the new development agency will become the WDA mark II. Remember LG? Remember the advanced factories around Wales left empty for decades? Remember the firms who came, took the grants and then left with the equipment we paid for? Whilst Wales…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'm asking for a Government statement on the future of renewable energy in Wales. My long-standing support for a tidal lagoon in Swansea, onshore and offshore wind turbines and solar power is a matter of public record. We are awaiting technological advances…
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Questions to the First Minister
Swansea Bay University Health Board is a compact health board, structured so that each of the three main hospitals has its own area of expertise, including burns and plastics for south Wales and the south west of England. We have seen a large number of nurses…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Because they cover such a wide area, I'm going to declare all of my interests here. In sport, I'm president of Ynystawe Cricket and Football Club and I'm the president of Penlan Association Football Club. In terms of culture and choirs, I'm president of…
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Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you for that response. Lady Carr is well aware of the problems; she reported that to a Senedd committee in the last Senedd. My next question is: a lot can be achieved without legislation, including what happened with comprehensive education, but some…
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Questions to the Counsel General
Diolch, Lywydd. What analysis has the Counsel General made of the standard of court buildings in Wales? I have been told that a number of the court buildings in Wales are in a very poor state of repair. Has the Counsel General discussed the state of the court…
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Questions to the First Minister
How we treat animals is a sign of the type of society we are and want to be. If we allow animals to be mistreated, either by ignorance or cruelty, then it reflects badly on us as a society. We must remember that the evidence from multiple scientific studies…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve animal welfare? OQ64236
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Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
I didn't realise you were going to go on from sewage pollution. The River Tawe, which runs through your constituency—and acts as a border between your constituency and my constituency now—has very serious problems with the Trebanos pumping station and the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
What would you replace the Barnett formula with? We know that Wales gets 10 per cent more than England on total expenditure, including HS2. We know, in devolved areas, Wales gets 20 per cent more than England for the same responsibilities. How much more does…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Yesterday, I visited Penyrheol school in my constituency, and I was talking to the children there. They were talking about the fact that from November to March, you could play, at best, once every three weeks. At worst, you'll go months without playing. It…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you, Presiding Officer. I believe in the importance of team sports, as somebody who used to take part. It is important for learning teamwork, improving health, and developing friendships. My grandson plays both football and rugby at under-nine level in…
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Questions to the First Minister
The economy of Gŵyr Abertawe cannot be looked at in isolation from Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot. What type of economy do you want in the area? I want one based upon life sciences, computing and ICT. These are high-paid and innovative sectors capable…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
I didn't expect you to stop there. Minister, I congratulate you on your appointment to this post and hope we can work constructively together. I want to raise today culture, music and the economy. Whilst culture is good and should be supported for that…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Policing is one of the anomalies in the current devolution settlement. I led a debate back in 2013—it seems a long time ago now—that succeeded in this Chamber, calling for the devolution of policing. It didn't get very far, but it did get the majority's…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I have consistently argued for the devolution of rail funding. Asymmetric devolution has not worked. It hasn't worked in Britain, it hasn't worked in Spain. It is important that rail funding is devolved. The main question is how should the funding be…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer, First Minister. As you know, in Wales, like most of western Europe, we have an ageing population, over half the Welsh Government's expenditure is on health and social care, and we have long waiting lists for hospital treatment. We…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. How is the Welsh Government promoting the use of artificial intelligence in the health service? OQ64135
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Questions to the First Minister
It's lovely to be discussing the Swansea economy. The engineering supply chain within the Swansea bay city region has been particularly hard hit by the reduction in steel production at Tata Steel in Port Talbot. Can the First Minister explain, given the…
