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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Thank you, Minister. Supporting learners with additional learning needs in the further education sector is becoming a major challenge, with Coleg y Cymoedd telling me that they have experienced almost a 50 per cent increase in the number of learners with ALN…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
4. What discussions has the Cabinet Minister had with the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language regarding funding for further education? OQ64677
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Findings of the statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - scene setting session
My final question links back to David's question, actually, because I think it's always really important for us to look to international examples of best practice or emerging technologies and where we could be looking to move in the future. I know that…
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Findings of the statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - scene setting session
Yes. So, with regard to these emerging technologies and the fact that you said that a lot of it is not really new, I sat on a previous iteration of this committee, and I'm thinking it must have been around eight years ago that we had the most fascinating…
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Findings of the statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - scene setting session
Just a small on on that. Might you include farms that don't spread slurry within those possible exemptions?
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Transport: Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Wales's Transport Network
Thank you, Deputy Minister, for your statement here this afternoon. Climate change is an ever-growing challenge for our transport network. Extreme weather leading to flooding, landslips and wildfires are leading to ever greater disruption. And we know this…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Winter preparedness: Be flood ready
Thank you, Cabinet Minister, for your statement here today. We all know it's devastating when a home or business is flooded and that, because of climate change, far too many people across Wales, including in my constituency of Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr, have…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
I thank the Cabinet Minister for his statement, but this is a disappointing and, I would add, weak statement from the Minister that demonstrates two things: firstly, a lack of ambition from this Plaid Cymru Government and, secondly, a divide on the Government…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Transport: Strategic Priorities for the Menai Strait Crossings and M4 around Newport
I thank the Deputy Minister for his statement. After 30 talking shops, reviews and expert panels in the Government's first 100 days, I was hoping for something different from you today. I'm sorry to say I've been rather disappointed. Now, progress on that…
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Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
Welsh Labour will be opposing this motion today, but we will be supporting the amendment that has been tabled by the Welsh Government. At the start of this debate, it's worth remembering why the previous Welsh Labour Government introduced the 20 mph policy…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Contaminated land
Sixty-one years ago, the former Brofiscin quarry was repurposed as a landfill site, and a year later, a similar fate befell the former Maendy quarry. The quarries are a little over 5 miles apart. Both quarries were permeable—the former limestone, the latter…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Cabinet Minister, I'm really encouraged by your answer there, and I look forward to seeing these developments over the coming months. I think there's particular potential within the optional and collaborative layers of the SFS for that as well. Turning to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Cabinet Minister, over lunch today we both attended WWF Cymru's briefing on the implications of extreme weather events such as wildfire and flooding, where we heard from speakers including representatives of the fire service and the farming sector. A key…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Moving on, I'd like to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content? Members are content.
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Papers to note
Moving on to item 4, which is papers to note, can I invite Members to note the papers listed on the agenda and in your paper pack for today? I'll just check that Members are content to note those papers. Okay.
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you, Members, and thank you Chris, Lia and Mark for your contributions this morning in committee. We really appreciate your time. A draft transcript will be sent to you to check for accuracy. Thank you very much indeed.
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you. We'll finish with John, then.
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you, Gareth. Andrew.
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Diolch. I've got Gareth and Andrew, and if there's time, we'll go back to John as well and hope to get all the questions in before we close at 10:30. Gareth.
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you. [Interruption.] You'll have to be really quick, because I've got three Members left and less than 10 minutes.
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you. Niamh.
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
And just quickly on that, there's quite an interesting emerging discussion about whether data centres should be using potable or non-potable water. Is that something, as a regulator, that you'd be involved in discussions with the Welsh Government on?
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
I think members of the public would be surprised, really, that that type of scrutiny wasn't embedded for a long time. The fact that it is there now, I'm sure that our audience of thousands who are watching would not like that to be something that would be…
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
That's a very good water-based analogy there. [Laughter.]
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Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you. Before I go back to Anna, I'll just pick up on one of the points there that Paul raised. Obviously, this is an example of the new territory you're going into now, where you are monitoring the investments that companies are making and looking at the…
