, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you. So, we'll go ahead with that course of action then. Thank you very much. We're going to move on then to item 3.2, and that's P-06-1420, 'Make this a condition of employment for MSs—they must use only public transport for all travel'. And I'll read…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you very much, Peter. I did want to mention Daniel Healey-Benson and the signatures of 10,183 prior to you coming in there, Pete, and 9,989 of those are from Wales. I mean, I don't know if there are any other comments from you, Pred. I think it seems…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
We're going to go straight on to item 3, which is new petitions. So, that's a petition of the sixth Senedd, and it's No. 1409, 'Cease all further planning for road charging in Wales'. Before we do that, I would like to welcome you all to this hybrid meeting…
, Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
We have had Jack, of course, yes. Of course. And in terms of substitutions and declarations of interest? No. Thank you very much.
, Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
We're going to move quickly on to item 2, which is introductions, obviously, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. I don't think we've had any apologies today, is that right?
, Petitions Committee
Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for this Committee meeting and the next meeting on 24 June 2024
Thank you very much, everybody. Before we start, I'd like to offer my congratulations to the Chair of this committee, Jack Sargeant.
, Petitions Committee
Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for this Committee meeting and the next meeting on 24 June 2024
Thank you very much.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
It is, but we cannot escape, can we, the abysmal record in terms of rail electrification that hasn't happened in Wales, and we cannot negate that lack of rail spend for Wales, and we must look at this with clarity. The Welsh Labour Government has further…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
I’m also happy to support this motion. High speed 2 construction would have seen the line connect London and Birmingham; it would have run nowhere near Wales and been of no benefit to Welsh rail passengers. Up until next year, Wales will have missed out on…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you. And I'll repeat, Cabinet Secretary, that Robert Holcombe, the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's finance chief, told the board's main meeting that it has a worst-case scenario of a £60 million deficit and a best case of a £48.9 million…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
7. How does the Welsh Government monitor the finances of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board? OQ61208
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
I missed the first bit. Sorry, I do apologise.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Diolch, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary, Robert Holcombe, the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's finance chief—
, Plenary
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
So, I rise to support the motion tabled by Jane Hutt, and I'm fundamentally of the mind that the motion is of profound importance to UK and Wales plc, namely that this Senedd believes retaining the capacity to produce primary steel in Wales is central to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
Cabinet Secretary, thank you very much for the statement, and I'm going to restrain my comments today to the performance sector of Wales. Welsh culture, Welsh arts and the music of Wales are for everyone, and not just for the elite or those who can afford it…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Consultation on the School Year
I wish to welcome the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, and there are arguments and value on both sides of this issue. But the consultation on the change to the school calendar in Wales has received 16,000 responses, and we must note that this…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, 2 June marks National Greyhound Day. It is a timely reminder that Wales is one of only 10 countries across the entire globe—this includes all UK nations—where commercial greyhound racing still takes place in 2024. Published results from races…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Cabinet Secretary, Governments are ultimately the leading responsible custodians of our cultural heritage and of the architecture within it. I wish to ask for a statement to this place that outlines the analysis made of the combined impacts of the cumulative…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
I rise to discuss today, in support of the amendment tabled by Jane Hutt. Earlier this year, I visited North Celynen general practice in Crumlin, within my constituency of Islwyn, and the staff who work there are actually on the front line of our beloved…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
Thank you. Cabinet Secretary, in a written answer to me yesterday, the First Minister stated that the Welsh Government budget is worth £700 million less than when it was agreed. So, if you add to this the clearly disgraceful decision by the UK Government to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
7. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the funding lost to Wales as a result of the UK Government's refusal to class HS2 as an England-only project? OQ61108
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
Diolch, Llywydd. First Minister, I welcome your statement and your clearly expressed desire to see the UK remain a primary steel-making nation. We cannot become the only G7 nation without this capacity, forced to rely on competitor states for steel, which…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Our national mission—delivering on Wales’s education priorities
So, Cabinet Secretary, on behalf of Islwyn, may I firstly welcome you to your post, and place on record my appreciation for your visit to Islwyn on one of your earliest engagements as Cabinet Secretary for Education, and also for your listening approach to…
, Finance Committee
Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair.
, Finance Committee
Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
And obviously that corporate training plan is certainly a really good tool to move forward. I'm not sure what enforcement tools there would be, so perhaps that's something that we can be contacted with at a later date. So, finally, then, in regard to your…
