1 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
This week, we celebrate, with the official opening of the north Wales medical school in Bangor, the culmination of years of campaigning locally under the leadership of Plaid Cymru. Bangor is developing as a centre of excellence in health training, and…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
A great deal of concern has been expressed about this plan, and I believe that there is a better way forward than that which is currently being considered. It appears that two beds won't be sufficient in terms of meeting the demand. Statistics from 2018…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
6. Based on what evidence did the Welsh Government support the decision to locate a mother and baby unit in Chester for families from north Wales? OQ61560
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you very much. Moving on from the medical school to the need for a new dentistry school, and an independent report that was launched last week makes the case for locating a new school of dentistry for Wales in Bangor. The report outlines the economic…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
4. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care about assessing the economic value of creating new medical training establishments in different parts of Wales? OQ61559
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
And it's not me saying this; this is the view of lawyers on an entirely pragmatic way forward if problems were to arise having passed the legislation. But, of course, in order to move forward with such an Order, you would need the support of the UK…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
An Order in Council under section 109.
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
As Chair of the cross-party group on women in this Senedd, I do urge the Senedd today to vote against the withdrawal of this Bill. We have agreed the general principles. There is no reason whatsoever to put the Bill to one side very late in the day. Creating…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: A new partnership to transform our railways
As one who travels on trains very often, I agree with you that we have seen some improvement in the services provided by TfW, but there is some way to go yet, and we shouldn't rest on our laurels. I'm sure you would agree with that. Unfortunately, that isn't…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Therefore, you don't accept the evidence that this committee has heard that there is a need for an arm's-length development corporation to accelerate the process. You are, therefore, putting your faith in the land division, and that is your preferred way…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes, I agree with that, but that is not how I interpreted the section here. Maybe it's the wording, so I hope it is. So, in terms of more intervention by Government, do you agree that we need to be thinking about some kind of corporation that is tasked with…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Social housing. Social housing, in many parts of Europe, the percentage of the housing stock that is social housing is higher than the 16 per cent, and I'm asking you what your long-term vision is for developing social housing. I am a little bit concerned…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes, if I could move on therefore, Chair, to the longer term vision. The focus, of course, is on delivering by 2026, but what work is ongoing in terms of what will need to happen after that point? And do you think that there is now need for a vision that…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you. We know that there are a whole host of problems apart from the lack of funding. So, can you tell us about the affordable homes taskforce that's been established, and what work is that taskforce undertaking?
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes. But you did say it's really difficult and, of course, we have to accept what the audit report is saying, what Audit Cymru is saying to us, about this gap, a huge gap, in the capital budget. So, you can't just sit around and wait for everything just to…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Good morning. I want to highlight the Audit Wales report, which states that at least £600 million in additional capital is required in addition to the current financial assumptions in order to deliver the projects that are in the pipeline. And without that…
6 August 2024 , Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
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17 July 2024 , Plenary
Short Debate: Confronting the crisis: Tackling youth homelessness in Wales
As you've both mentioned, preventative work from an early age is crucially important to prevent homelessness among young people. By collaborating on a cross-sectoral basis, we can identify those young people who are at risk way before they reach crisis point…
17 July 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
Thank you very much. In 1984, R. Gwynn Davies from Waunfawr was inspired by personal circumstances to transform people’s perceptions of the role of individuals with learning disabilities in society. Antur Waunfawr was established to provide opportunities to…
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you very much. In a Government statement in 2022 this was said: 'Ensuring that all primary school children in Wales will get free school meals by 2024, presents real opportunity for a major step change in policy and practice to transform the food…
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
6. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the success of the Welsh Government's policies to develop local food supply chains? OQ61472
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
Of course, we don’t have a Cabinet Secretary for housing and local government at the moment, do we? According to one estimate, poor housing costs £95 million per annum to the health service here in Wales, and only around 4 per cent of the total Government…
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
11. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning about increasing the budget allocations for tackling the housing crisis? OQ61474
16 July 2024 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
Despite the efforts of some to pour cold water over this important Bill, I do think that today is a historic day, a day for celebration, because, first of all, the Reform Bill Committee does recommend that the Senedd does agree to the general principles of…
16 July 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I would like to ask for two things before the end of the current parliamentary term—two issues that were promised before recess. First of all, the Senedd health committee, in a report on dentistry, has called for the establishment of a dental school in north…
