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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Ending homelessness in Wales
In 2004 I was at a meeting of the homeless tea that the members of the Welsh-medium churches in Cardiff had been providing on a weekly basis since the 1970s. We discussed at length about bringing the tea to an end, because the number of attendees had fallen…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you very much. Can I thank the petitioner for this very important petition? I probably should declare an interest as a father of a 3-year-old and a 2-month-old. This definitely is something that I hear a lot about from fellow parents outside the…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you very much. That's all the questions from me. Thank you very much, Trudy, for taking time out of your busy business to come and answer my questions. Thank you very much.
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Ben. And I think with Trudy we saw even a third option, didn't we? Not even just cash, not even just card, we also heard of cheques being accepted with you, Trudy, I think. I checked the other day: the last time I wrote a cheque was in August 2019…
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Trudy. It's very interesting. Maybe sometimes us in the city don't actually realise how—[Inaudible.]—village community shops were. So, thank you very much, that's very interesting evidence. I just wanted to direct my next question to Ben, maybe…
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
No, I can imagine not just one. I've got a picture of your shop in my mind. It might be completely wrong, but, quite often, when I received change, I used to put it straight in one of the—. So you've probably seen a huge decrease in that over the years.
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
That's very interesting. So, you see card machines as also potentially being a barrier and an expense for businesses that are entering the market, so that's very interesting. And then, I've got to admit, I've never been in your shop, but, in the eye of my…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you very much, Chair. I want to address this first one to Trudy. Trudy, we've heard this afternoon about the groups of people who are impacted by cash not being accepted by some people, by some establishments, on the high street. We've heard about—. You…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Okay, thanks very much.
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
So, there is an obvious impact on charities—
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
And, I suppose, you yourselves as a charity have probably seen the impact of this, have you, with buckets and—
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Yes. And finally, Wayne, maybe you're the best placed to help us with this. It feels like not long ago—certainly only a few years ago—when you used to see signs saying, 'No card payments for less than a certain amount—£5 or £10'. I've certainly noticed that…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Do you have any evidence of establishments being flexible with regard to this, meaning there might be a sign there saying 'Cards only', but, once it's explained, they are willing to accept cash? Or is it your evidence that they're pretty firm and they'll…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
I take it, Janet, that it's very upsetting when you go up with some goods or some items and then there's somebody turning around saying, in front of other people, 'No, sorry, we can't serve you'.
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thanks very much. I just wanted to follow up on that. So, is that, Dot, the real issue—people are able to take advantage when there are cards rather than cash? Or is it the fact that a lot of people with disabilities don't have a bank account? What's the main…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch, Gweinidog. My question is similar to that of Darren Millar but from a different perspective. As you know, the research by the Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion identified areas of Wales where over 800,000 people live as low-resilient areas…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
10. How does the Welsh Government's local government funding formula support the less resilient areas in Wales, as set out in recent research by the Building Communities Trust? OQ60004
, Plenary
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Single Transferable Vote) (Wales) Rules 2023
My points are very similar to those of Peredur Owen Griffiths. The key concern is that local authorities will not implement these changes and that they'll feel dissuaded from doing so. Firstly, we all know that reform is often resisted, especially if it could…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
I'd like to extend my support to this Bill, but like Sam Rowlands, I have also mistimed my speech, so I will try and deal with points that have not already been made. The opportunity for secrecy with regard to voters with disabilities is very important. When…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Full devolution of water
Minister, I’m pleased you will support this motion. We can also agree that water companies need to improve the way they deliver services to the people of Wales, as Jane Dodds also mentioned. I accept the view that, of course, things cannot be done overnight…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Full devolution of water
Delyth Jewell reminded us very robustly of the injustices of the past, and the strong emotions that are still felt to this day. As she said, to follow up on what Mike said, the disproportionality in terms of devolution in Wales is letting Wales down once…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Full devolution of water
In the spirit of unity, Janet, I will concentrate in my closing on what I agree with you on, and I agree with you completely on the need for clarity—I’m not sure whether we had that today—clarity for us as Members of the Senedd, water companies, and, more…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Full devolution of water
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you very much to everyone who has contributed to this debate this afternoon.
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Full devolution of water
Wales, yet again, is unique in its lack of ability to control its own water. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the powers relating to water and sewage have been fully devolved. By supporting this motion, we’ll be asking the Welsh Government to make the formal…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Full devolution of water
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. Wales is famous for its water: 'Water flows across the nation', as Huw Jones said, 'Where my mother and father / And my brothers and sisters / And I lived'. Yes, water is a very live political issue here in Wales. It could…
