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New Petitions
Thank you very much, Chair. This has been a topic of discussion over a number of decades, particularly where Welsh names have been anglicised. We said farewell to Llanelli with a 'y' and Caernarfon with a 'v' many years ago. There are still a few other…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the petitioner for this very important petition. I was very sorry to hear that his dentist has left the NHS and the new NHS dentist is 79 miles away, which we can all agree is not acceptable. This is raised on a regular…
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Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
Thank you, Dr Price.
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Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
Thank you, Dr Price, for those concise but informative introductory remarks. If I could just ask one follow-up question: due to your expertise, you're more than aware of the financial pressures on the Welsh Government and on all public bodies due to the…
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Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
I did want to thank you, Dr Price, and repeat the thanks given by the Chair for bringing forward this petition. I would like to know what actually was your incentive in introducing this petition and what's your hope in presenting this petition to us in the…
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Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. My question will be through the medium of Welsh, if you're willing to put the translation headphones on. Dr Price, my first question is directed towards you, and I reiterate the thanks given by the Chair. And I'm carrying on asking…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch, Gweinidog. As you're well aware, animal rescue shelters, local authorities and police forces are under increased financial pressure. As you're also aware, last Tuesday, it was announced that these pressures were going to get even worse with the XL…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
8. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of the UK Government’s upcoming ban of American Bully XLs on the animal rescue sector in Wales? OQ60200
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch, Gweinidog. I was pleased to see that there's going to be a statement next week. As you're well aware, the valuation of almost all properties in Wales is based on 2003 prices—that's well before the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit, COVID-19, and even many…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
2. Will the Minister provide an update on the development of the proposed council tax reforms set to be introduced in 2025? OQ60201
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Questions to the First Minister
I don't know whether the First Minister enjoys curry and chips on Caroline Street or 'Chippy Lane', as some call it, but many of the takeaway owners there are struggling with the cost of sustainable products to implement this very important legislation. Some…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much, First Minister, and Llywydd for the lesson.
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Questions to the First Minister
8. What support is the Welsh Government providing to local businesses to ensure compliance with the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act? OQ60202
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you very much, Minister. These deep cuts to the budget do show the great problem in the lack of control and structure that this place has over the budget. We are over-reliant on decisions taken at the other end of the M4, but that's another issue. There…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
1. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of the £75 million cut to his department’s budget on the Government’s educational and Welsh-language targets? OQ60152
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch, Weinidog. I was very pleased to read, as you know, the homeless White Paper, but whilst that is being slowly implemented, people are still, as you well know, struggling to find accommodation, and in the worst cases, dying on the streets. Cardiff alone…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
9. What progress is being made to restore and sell the more than 22,000 long-term empty homes in Wales to alleviate the housing crisis? OQ60151
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Debate on Petition P-06-1345, 'Make conservation management plans compulsory for scheduled monuments at risk such as Ruperra Castle'
Can I echo the thanks to the petitioner for bringing this important issue again to the Senedd? As the Chair and Joel James have already mentioned, we spoke about the importance of preserving Sycharth, the former home of Owain Glyndŵr, only a few weeks ago…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch, Dirprwy Weinidog. This issue was brought to my attention by a constituent who has been corresponding with me for a few months. Her family were assured that her grandmother's care fees would be paid through her grandmother's pension and then topped up…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
9. What discussions has the Minister had with local authorities about ending the practice of charging interest on the care costs of a relative, especially following the relative's death? OQ60095
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
We've heard on several occasions concerns in this place regarding the LCM process; we've heard many of them stated again this afternoon, and the Chair of LJC and Adam Price have eloquently set out the scrutiny deficit surrounding this LCM. Unlike Alun Davies…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Diolch yn fawr, Cwnsler Cyffredinol, for your answer to Jack Sargeant's question. As you're aware, nearly a third of the recommendations in Lord Thomas's report from the Commission on Justice in Wales were directed towards the Welsh Government. It is fair to…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch, Weinidog. Despite decades of discussion, the important report from the committee in May illustrated just how bad the justice system in Wales is for women, with 70 per cent of women serving sentences that are less than 12 months, and many being held in…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
2. What progress has been made in implementing the recommendations regarding the specific needs of women in Welsh prisons from the Equality and Social Justice Committee's report on women’s experiences in the criminal justice system? OQ60046
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Ending homelessness in Wales
—who have been let down by society. How will the Minister stop these vulnerable individuals becoming homeless? Diolch yn fawr.
