29 June 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 2023 Eurovision Song Contest
Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I'd like to formally move the debate tabled in the name of my colleague Darren Millar, who's had a lot of praise today. Can I begin the debate by placing on record my sadness and deep regret, and that of my…
29 June 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Minister, on that point about unregulated or poorly regulated sales, you might recall, back in October, I raised with you the issue of a graded or scoring system to be implemented for dog breeders within Wales, and you responded at the time saying that was…
29 June 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, you will be aware that my Welsh Conservative colleagues and I have raised on many occasions our opposition to these changes. One of the reasons why is because of the unintended consequences that might come out as a result of it. I've since been in…
28 June 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. Trefnydd, can I ask for a statement from either the Minister for Climate Change or the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport as to how sporting facilities are protected during the planning process? As the Wimbledon tennis tournament begins, it's…
22 June 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The transport network
Do you share with me my disappointment, actually, that we listened to the Minister for five and a half minutes not take a single shred of responsibility for the amount of powers that they've had to sort out the transport infrastructure here in Wales, and…
15 June 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. While I appreciate that matters related to crime are not devolved, one issue that's raised frequently with me is the issue of business crime in and around Swansea city centre. Swansea business improvement district have…
15 June 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
8. What discussions has the Minister had with stakeholders regarding the night-time economy in South Wales West? OQ58169
14 June 2022 , Plenary
Debate: Broadcasting
Sorry, I just wanted to make clear, in my contribution Alun Davies seemed to suggest that the devolution of broadcasting would be a vehicle to reverse the privatisation of Channel 4 and keep Channel 4 in public ownership in Wales. I just wanted to clarify…
14 June 2022 , Plenary
Debate: Broadcasting
It's interesting you say that. I'm not sure that a Welsh Parliament would deliver that, and we've not seen any of that evidence today. I know you've got an extensive background in the BBC, but we've not seen that today. All we've seen today is the setting up…
14 June 2022 , Plenary
Debate: Broadcasting
Of course.
14 June 2022 , Plenary
Debate: Broadcasting
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd, and I'd like to formally move the amendment in the name of my colleague and friend Darren Millar. [Interruption.] Any time. What we're seeing here today, Llywydd, is yet another commission being set up by the Welsh Government to look…
8 June 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
One in five on a waiting list in Wales; more than 10,000 people waiting 12 hours in A&E; our education system failing children, with Programme for International Student Assessment rankings at the bottom of the UK league table; a tourism tax on the horizon…
8 June 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Minister. Obviously, you mentioned that residential women's centre in Swansea, which is set to open, hopefully, in 2024. And while I welcome the pioneering new initiative to tackle the root causes of low-level female offending, and the…
8 June 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
2. What discussions has the Minister had with the UK Government regarding the establishment of a residential women's centre in Swansea? OQ58122
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
I just wanted to ask more than anything about the pandemic and how participation gaps widened during the pandemic, how are those being tackled, and also is there good practice, if you like, that has been learned during the pandemic that perhaps can change the…
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
Brilliant. I was going to follow up and ask whether anybody had learned any positives from the pandemic and changed approaches. I think a few people have touched on that already, so I don't know if anybody's got anything additional on that front they wanted…
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
Thanks, Delyth. Can I ask how participation gaps that have widened during the pandemic are being tackled at the moment?
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
And actually it touches on the other thing I wanted to ask you all, which is almost the opposite question to the one I previously asked, which is: are there any positives you've taken away from the pandemic? I know it sounds like an odd thing to say, but has…
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Thank you. And can I just ask—
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Fiona, did you want to add to that as well?
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Thanks, Delyth. Can I ask about the impact of the pandemic, and how participation gaps have widened during the pandemic, and what you make of those challenges?
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
[Continues.]—and just pick up on one of the points that were made there by Mark? At the end of the answer to your first question, you talked about the importance of having facilities that are close to where people live, and I agree with that. I wonder what…
8 June 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Can I just come in really quickly—
7 June 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Culture and Heritage Update: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History, Culture and Heritage
Can I thank the Deputy Minister for her statement this afternoon in highlighting how important it is that our cultural sector and our heritage sector is as welcoming as possible for as many people as possible? It's important that the work the Minister for…
25 May 2022 , Plenary
Topical Questions
—these changes instead? As my colleague Peter Fox said earlier, this change has sent shock waves through the self-catering holiday industry in Wales. I don't know how to put it any clearer than this, Minister: businesses across Wales will have to close as a…
