, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Establishment of a school of dentistry in Bangor
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. There is a link between this debate and the debate I introduced earlier on the right to housing, although it may not, at first sight, be clear, but the two issues do involve immediate solutions to improve the health and…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill on the right to adequate housing
Thank you very much, and thank you to everyone who has contributed. Thank you to John Griffiths for mentioning the important work of the housing and local government committee over the years, and thank you to Mark Isherwood for declaring the Conservatives'…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill on the right to adequate housing
Thank you very much. There's no doubt that the housing crisis is getting worse, with no signs of improvement. The majority of us here in the Chamber today may, perhaps, be fortunate enough to own our own homes, to have a roof above our heads, and that these…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
I'd like to draw the Senedd's attention to a vital support group in Caernarfon, the first group of its kind in Wales, providing support through the medium of Welsh to parents experiencing mental health problems before and after birth. This group was…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Yesterday, when discussing the Welsh Language Commissioner's annual report and her role in policy development, I mentioned the importance of ensuring that one aspect of the Government's policy work doesn't undermine other policy work. Another area where there…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
7. Does the Government intend to update Future Wales: The National Plan 2040 to incorporate areas of higher density linguistic significance following the recommendations of the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities? OQ61833
, Plenary
Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2023-24
In thanking the commissioner for the report, I want to raise two issues, please. Objective 2 for the commissioner is ensuring that the Welsh language is considered in policy and legislation, and you've mentioned that. The Commission for Welsh-speaking…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Building safety
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I welcome the opportunity to respond to this afternoon's statement on building safety, a subject that is very important and is hugely significant, particularly in light of the tragic lessons that were learned from the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
I would agree with that point. I believe that we need to be entirely clear that these enforcement measures don't replace the criminal sanction from the outset, and if they do, I'm sure that local authorities—. The explanatory memorandum argues that the local…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
The power to call a public inquiry is in your hands. Will you do that, please?
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
I've been informed of constituents' concerns in relation to the communication process for parents and young people who wish to share information with the north Wales safeguarding board as part of the child practice review that you've just mentioned, following…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the Government's response following the conviction of Neil Foden? OQ61812
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with sports representatives (9)
Following on from that point, of course, is there specific work being done to work against the effect of the reductions in funding on people in specific groups, including people of a lower socioeconomic status, for example? You've mentioned that a little bit…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with sports representatives (9)
[Inaudible.]—on that point, to be honest. Can you hear me now?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with sports representatives (9)
I was talking more, actually, about collaboration in terms of the finance—the financial aspects. It's great to hear that there's collaboration going on around swimming, and it's concerning to hear about the coastal areas, but, of course, they are large rural…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with sports representatives (9)
Thank you very much. It’s very concerning to hear some of your comments this morning about the impact of the cuts, and the fact that half the children of Wales don’t receive swimming lessons has struck me as a shocking point and a very serious situation…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with local government representatives (8)
I'll start again. I was talking about the preventative agenda, and part of that is inclusion, because that social inclusion can prevent problems for some of the most vulnerable groups and people in disadvantaged communities. Is participation more or less…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with local government representatives (8)
Thank you very much. How do funding reductions impact on the ability of culture and sports to contribute across the various policy areas? How does that reduction in funding mean that you can't, perhaps, contribute to the preventative agenda in the way that…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with local government representatives (8)
If you have any specific data, they would be very useful, or if any of the other witnesses do—.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with local government representatives (8)
Thank you very much. What's the situation with audiences for cultural events? There was a huge decrease during the lockdowns, of course, and that's been slow in being restored, as far as I understand it. So, where are we with audience levels as compared to…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with local government representatives (8)
Yes, just following on from that point, could the answer be to acknowledge the important role of culture and sport in the preventative agenda and then, as a result, make those services statutory services?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Yes. Just to declare that a member of my family works in the culture department at Cyngor Gwynedd.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The housing crisis is impacting every part of Wales. Homelessness and sleeping rough are the increasing and very visible results of this crisis. The number of rough-sleepers who have died has doubled over the past few years, which is appalling and…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What is the First Minister doing to ensure that the Welsh Government is giving priority to resolving the housing crisis in Gwynedd? OQ61732
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Diolch.
