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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Well, I think there are many, many more people that will be going cold this winter, Mike, as a result of this UK Labour Government's decision to scrap winter fuel payments. Now, we've heard many say that some of these Welsh Government failings can't be put…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Twenty-four thousand people are waiting two years or more for treatment in Wales, and just 124 in England. That is healthcare. And thank you, Joyce, for your contribution on private healthcare—I'm not too sure of the relevance of that…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you to all Members who took part in our debate today. A new First Minister is a chance to refresh, to set new priorities to improve the lives of the people of Wales. And 100 days is a landmark moment to reflect…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Brif Weinidog, for the update. These works to defend the coastline of Mumbles are very welcome, and much needed to safeguard the village, hopefully long into the future. The attraction and the appeal of Mumbles doesn't need to be…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
1. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the ongoing flood protection works in Mumbles? OQ61826
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Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2023-24
We should show how proud we are in terms of seeing that in Wales and that other countries look to Wales as an exemplar for the world. And that's to be welcomed. Turning to the report, I think the report—. The central part of the report, the most important…
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Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2023-24
'Well, I wish we had what you have in terms of our Gaelic-speaking communities, and we wish that we had that in Ireland. There's an awful lot that we can learn from you.' And I think that's something that we can be proud of.
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Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2023-24
I thank the Welsh Government for bringing this debate forward to the Senedd this afternoon. I'm grateful to the commissioner for the report. It was a very interesting report. I also welcome the fact that—. Whenever we talk about the Welsh language, the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Mike is right—I don’t think we talk enough about the transformational potential of the Swansea bay and west Wales metro project. Now, obviously, as the south Wales metro region starts to take shape, and we start to see projects come on grid—come on the track…
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Topical Questions
Obviously, this is concerning evidence that we will have heard at the UK COVID inquiry yesterday, and one of the most concerning elements we read from the testimony was, to quote, that 'there were over a thousand elements of missing data in the question of…
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Topical Questions
Thank you, Hannah, for tabling this question. Less than two years ago, wasn't it, we saw the BBC documentary into the toxic culture and sexism that existed at the heart of the Welsh Rugby Union, and, in the wake of that documentary, we were assured that…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Under a Conservative Government, we consistently saw the largest ever budget settlements given to the Welsh Government, and what did the Welsh Government do with it? They spent money on more politicians, they spent money on 20 mph zones, propping up…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
I'm grateful to you for your response. Obviously, I read your written statement that was sent out about an hour ago, and what was made very clear in that statement was that this pay rise would not be funded in full by the Welsh Government. I think there's…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
I'm grateful to you, Cabinet Secretary, for taking the questions. Thank you, and I apologise for that if it's an administration error on the part of the Welsh Conservatives. Yesterday, you announced the 5.5 per cent pay rise for teachers in Welsh schools. I…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Okay. I'm not sure what's gone wrong there. I haven't got a question prepared, I'm afraid, for the Minister.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Right. There's clearly a misunderstanding here somewhere that has happened.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
I believe Cefin's questions are to the Minister and mine are to the Cabinet Secretary.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. Yesterday, as part of your statement, I asked you whether the pay rise you announced for teachers—. Sorry, I was asking the Cabinet Secretary, not the Minister.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
I'm grateful to you for your response. Obviously, what has happened in Caerau I think is one of the biggest injustices that we've seen in a long, long time. What we saw was one of the poorest communities in Wales receive remedial works—or not even remedial…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the implementation of the Arbed scheme in Caerau? OQ61788
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Improving educational standards in Wales
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement today on educational standards in Wales. What was missing from your statement was a realistic assessment of where those standards are after 25 years of a Welsh Labour Government. The Organisation for Economic…
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Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
And those at the bottom end, hoping to reach the 10 per cent—. Final question from me. Those at the bottom end, 5 per cent sort of region, hoping to reach that 10 per cent: do you envision that most will do that through the teaching of Welsh as a subject, or…
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Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
What is the lowest level you estimate in some schools for delivering Welsh-medium education at present?
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Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Thank you. And just to move back to the 10 per cent, we heard pretty clearly from the witnesses in, I think, the last evidence session we did, from Blaenau Gwent council, which would obviously be one of those councils where we would have a lot of 10 per cent…
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Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Do you think having percentage figures for all three published on the face of the Bill—in the way that is not currently set out in the Bill, but I accept you say will be picked up in regulations—would help aid people's understanding of what each would mean?…
