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90-second Statements
Eirlys Parri, or Eirlys Eckley, was a daughter of Morfa Nefyn, and the magic of the ocean stayed with her throughout the years. 'Cerrig Gleision' was the beautiful name of her home in Cardiff. Eirlys was very prominent in the early days of Welsh television…
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Group 7: Welsh elections information platform (Amendments 17, 18, 31, 1, 32, 33, 34)
Imagine, if you may, that you are a disabled voter in Wales. Let's say you have to use a wheelchair. You go to the polling station to cast your vote, as is your human right, and then you find you can't get up the steps. There's no ramp set up or the lift…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Prif Weinidog. I'm sure we've all seen here today the contribution at first-hand that people born outside the UK make to social and healthcare here in Wales. As Mike Hedges indicated, over the past few years, I saw a decrease of workers in care homes…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
The needs of the people of Wales should be considered by all Whitehall departments whilst making policy decisions. It shouldn’t be an afterthought and it shouldn’t be for one individual to try and remind them. Currently, we are seeing time and time again the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
More recently, courts were closed and prisons were built with no consideration at all given to the real needs of the people of Wales. Welsh women were sent to prisons hundreds of miles away from their homes. And now we are seeing the role’s total failure to…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
For too long at Whitehall, Wales has been an afterthought at best. At worst, we have seen utter contempt towards the needs of the people of Wales. George Thomas masterminded that £0.25 million was stolen from the families of Aberfan victims in order to save…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
Keir Starmer’s manifesto, and the comments made by members of his shadow Cabinet, strongly suggest that the Welsh Government will again have to dredge the channel for that clear red water. I was initially a little unsure of the call made in the motion to…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
Amgueddfa Cymru is facing a 10.5 per cent cut, with Cadw and the Royal Commission’s budget falling by 22 per cent. The Wales Heritage Group has said that it would be 'impossible to see an operational future for the RCAHMW following such a severe cut.' The…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
In January of this year, I had the opportunity to visit Philadelphia. Whilst there, I went to visit Delta in Pennsylvania. There they respected the Welsh heritage: the quarry workers' cottages, a Welsh chapel and cemetery full of gravestones engraved with…
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90-second Statements
In his short story, 'Adrodd Cyfrolau', or 'Speaking Volumes', Jon Gower describes the pleasures of wandering the narrow streets of Pontcanna, the part of Cardiff most redolent of Greenwich Village in New York, and then stumbling across Caban bookshop. The…
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Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you, Counsel General. I'm pleased to hear your aspiration, and I was pleased to read recently, in the annual report for 2023 on the future of Welsh law, that 96 per cent of legislation and Bills in Wales are available in both languages. However, as you…
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Questions to the Counsel General
7. Will the Counsel General provide an update on progress made in ensuring Welsh statutory instruments are available in Welsh and English? OQ61305
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. We're all aware that the sustainable farming scheme has had much publicity over the last few months, and that last month the new Cabinet Secretary announced that the introduction of the scheme will be delayed for a year. The Cabinet…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Last month, the Minister announced that, following a second public consultation, any plans to introduce structural reform to the council tax system won't be until 2028. Therefore, I don't see what more the committee can do at this stage…
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New Petitions
I haven't got a contrary opinion, but I appreciate the time-sensitive nature of this. I'd like to see if we can have a debate on this at some point, because this needs to be sustainable for the long term also. This will impact children from poorer…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Chair. The petitioner here has expressed his views quite clearly and strongly, but, from the response we've had from the Cabinet Secretary, it's clear that the national transport delivery plan will not be scrapped. There is a listening phase, which…
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Short Debate: Allied Steel and Wire workers and pension justice
In 2006, thanks to hard work by campaigners who are here today, and Baroness Altmann, the parliamentary ombudsman published a report on the misinformation of the then Labour Government, what they had said about the scheme. They said that the scheme would be…
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Short Debate: Allied Steel and Wire workers and pension justice
For many, being a steelworker is more than just a job, it's part of their identity. Many followed their fathers and grandfathers to work as steelworkers. It's a dangerous job, injuries were common, yet we have repaid these individuals and their families by…
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Short Debate: Allied Steel and Wire workers and pension justice
Diolch, Llywydd. I would like to introduce this debate by drawing your attention to the former Allied Steel and Wire workers in attendance in the public gallery, along with some family members. Their strength and their desire for justice over such a long…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
No. I think that that's a good idea, Cadeirydd. I'm loath to close it in such an unsatisfactory manner. So, yes, if that can help in any way, I support that completely.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. This is the third time we've discussed this petition, and we've received a similar response from the Cabinet Secretary to what we had from his predecessors, namely that applicants who permanently meet the eligibility criteria can be awarded…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. This is the fourth time we've considered this petition, this very important petition. We've had a response from the health board saying that some further appointments of medical staff have been made, but there's no date yet for when they…
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New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Yes, I do sympathise with parts of this petition. We've all experienced how bad public transport can be in Wales, and we've experienced great public transport in other locations. Simply, public transport in Wales is not good enough, and I…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you, Minister. It's good to hear that the two-year waiting lists are reducing, but figures published at the end of last month by Digital Health and Care Wales show the challenge facing the health service—almost 600,000 on the waiting lists, 18 per cent…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
4. What is the Welsh Government doing to reduce the number of patients on waiting lists in South Wales Central? OQ61190
