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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
—and has been described by dentists up and down the country. It's recognised by the UK Government as well, so it's not just fruit pickers we've lost, we've lost real, important service providers. You need to recognise that, and you need to recognise the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
Janet, the loss of dentists as a consequence of Brexit has been well described—
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
Janet, Janet, Janet, I—
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
I’m right—there we go. And when we look back at that, it’s both Labour and Conservative Governments who’ve done that. It was Labour that first introduced charges for dentistry back in 1951, and the Conservatives were anxious not to be outdone and introduced…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
It's probably dentistry that has moved further away from Bevan’s idea, and the founding principles of the national health service, than any other aspect. I stand to be corrected by Mike Hedges at least—
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system'
No. That's a fundamental failure, because women are failed before they go to prison, as well as being in prison and after they come out, and what needs to happen is to have a holistic approach to policy. The point that you've made is that a holistic approach…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system'
I'm grateful to you, Deputy Presiding Officer. One of the privileges of elected office, of course, is that we do have the opportunity to see and visit and speak with many different people, and we have the opportunity to see things and to experience things…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
I'm grateful to you, Minister, for the answers to those questions. I'm grateful to you also for the support you've given the people of Blaenau Gwent during recent years, and the work you've done leading on the Tech Valleys investments, which has led to the…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Public Order Act—Implications for Wales
I'm grateful to the Counsel General for his unflinching commitment to freedom, to personal civil liberties and to basic human rights. It's a tragedy that we have a Conservative Party today that sees people's freedoms as something to be outlawed and not…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Cost of Living
I'm grateful, Deputy Presiding Officer. Minister, the statement you made earlier at the beginning of your statement this afternoon on the relative weakness of the UK economy is profoundly important. The impact of Tory economic mismanagement, austerity and…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Update on Bus Services
Deputy Presiding Officer, the Minister said, perhaps inadvertently, something very interesting earlier, where he sort of accused the UK Government of cooking the books, essentially. I think that's something, Deputy Llywydd, that the Minister may wish to…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I’m grateful to the Minister for that response. The Minister saw pupils from Coed-y-Garn school, of course, in Blaenau Gwent in the gallery just before we started questions, and I’m grateful to the Llywydd and the Deputy Minister and the leader of the…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to tackle child poverty in Blaenau Gwent? OQ59518
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Presiding Officer.
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Electoral Reform
Minister, I'm grateful to you for your statement this afternoon. You may remember, some months ago, the First Minister said that he was becoming more radical as he grew older. Well, I'm certainly becoming more impatient as I grow older, and I…
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Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, it is.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
That's the point I'm making. If you had a clear idea in your mind that you had a scheme that you wanted to deliver, which would have the objectives that are described in the legislation, then there wouldn't be a question, and I certainly wouldn't be raising…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, absolutely. Absolutely.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
I'm grateful for that clarification, Minister, but I find this a rather curious power, because it feels to me like you're giving yourself half the powers you need to actually introduce such a scheme, because you're attaching it to this Bill, and I presume to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
[Inaudible.]
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
That's fair enough.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
You lost the committee a while ago, don't worry. [Laughter.]
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Shall I just finish here with the question you've raised, actually, Minister, in your earlier answer on data? You said that data in Wales isn’t great, and I’ve no reason to doubt that. I’m sure you’re right. The question I’m asking is: why is data—? We’ve got…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
Can I say, I quite agree with the Minister on that, and there’s no point setting targets to meet a false deadline? I've got no issue with that. Can I share a nagging concern I have? I don’t want to turn this into a self-help group this afternoon, but I worry…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Minister for Climate Change
I'm very grateful to the Minister for that, and I think that it's probably where we're looking towards going. I'm grateful to the Minister for her willingness to have that conversation; I think that's a very useful thing to do. In terms of timescales, when do…
