1 May 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Cass review
It is vitally important that we take the poison out of this debate and put the compassion back in. That's got to be at the heart of the way that we discuss it, and the discussion that we must have with the transgender community, crucially, and including trans…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 11: Referendum on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (Amendments 37, 38)
I literally read out the section—. After you made the exact same point at Stage 2, I literally read out the section from your Conservative manifesto, which had no clear commitment. Don't you remember that?
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 8: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: annual reports (Amendment 41)
No, I won't be moving it.
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 7: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: appointment and disqualification of members, chief executive and assistant commissioners (Amendments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
Not moved.
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 7: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: appointment and disqualification of members, chief executive and assistant commissioners (Amendments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
Not moved.
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 6: Recall of Members of the Senedd (Amendments 40, 42)
No, they are not moved.
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
I think it's been a very constructive debate on this Stage 3, and we, I think, have witnessed a growing consensus now, haven't we, across the whole of the Senedd, across all parties, and a willingness for us to move forward and to legislate. I should say—and…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
Diolch, Llywydd. This is the second opportunity for us to discuss this proposal to make deliberate deception by candidates or Members of the Senedd a specific criminal offence, which, if people are convicted, would result in disqualification from the Senedd…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: name of the Commission (Amendments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 49, 50, 51, 115, 52)
I'm grateful to Members for their contributions, and it's no surprise that this amendment will not achieve a majority. But I do believe that it is important to put on record, as the Counsel General suggested, the broad and increasing range of functions that…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: name of the Commission (Amendments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 49, 50, 51, 115, 52)
Thank you, Llywydd. It's an honour to begin these Stage 3 proceedings on this historically important Bill in terms of our democratic life and the nation's path. This amendment and the other related 78 amendments—nobody can accuse us of not being thorough, and…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
An election of a Labour Government with a different industrial policy in October or November will be too late to save a blast furnace that is closing in September. And we know that the company will work very quickly to dismantle, degrade and demolish the…
30 April 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can we have an urgent statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Education, following the shocking incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman last week, into what plans the Government has to hold an immediate review of school safety? I feel certain, having spoken…
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
I'm extremely grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for that response. It was shocking to so many of us. None of us would have for a moment thought that we would have faced this situation. It's my school in my town, and a number of other Members attended the…
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
1. Will the Government state what information it can share regarding the serious incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman today? EQ40
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
I'm grateful, Llywydd.
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Report on performance of Dŵr Cymru'
I agree with the direction of travel that Lee Waters set out, and I want to focus, in my comments, on the issue of governance and accountability. There is an accountability gap here. There's no doubt about that. That's quite apparent, and it's there for a…
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Before I respond to the Cabinet Secretary, I hope that you won't mind, Llywydd, that I put on record all of our concerns, I believe, in hearing about the serious incident that has happened at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman earlier today. Our thoughts, of course, are with…
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the proposed changes to the Heart of Wales line timetable? OQ60971
23 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Given the—[Inaudible.]—nature of this increasingly important issue, as you say, at a time of rising abuse and threats in politics, which creates an even more challenging environment, I was wondering if you would possibly raise it at the next meeting of the…
23 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
I hope, Counsel General, I'm on firmer ground, given that your list of ministerial responsibilities still includes elections policy and the Senedd reform Bill, to say that democratic reform—democratic health, rather—in its broadest sense, is part of your area…
20 March 2024 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (Part 2)
Thank you.
20 March 2024 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (Part 2)
I have one final question—sorry, you're being very generous, Chair. And at this point, I should declare an interest, because I'm a Senedd Commissioner. I'm aware that there's a certain subset of public appointments, including the auditor general, where the…
20 March 2024 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (Part 2)
I was wondering, seeing as you're going to write to us anyway, for completeness, if you would mind as well sharing with us some additional information that you'll have, which is in relation to the bodies that are effectively regulated bodies in terms of the…
20 March 2024 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (Part 2)
Could I press a little further here, Permanent Secretary, if I may? Because I can understand projects being delayed, but in this case, the projects weren't delayed, actually—the gathering of data, through a pilot, happened, yes? The change of creating a new…
20 March 2024 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (Part 2)
That certainly would be very welcome, and it's good to have that now confirmed. You explained, in the couple of letters, Tim, that neither the Welsh language nor geographic location was included in the pilot that you referred to in your first letter that was…
