30 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
That depends on you this afternoon. [Laughter.]
30 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I wish you well as well, but it doesn't necessarily mean this is the right Bill; that's a different question, isn't it? As you know, I voted for you, for this Bill—
26 January 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 2
Thank you.
26 January 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 2
[Inaudible.]—beginning of a conversation rather than the end of one, but time is against us, so that's fine. Thank you.
26 January 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 2
Thank you very much. I've enjoyed the conversation, but I felt a bit of an observer, a spectator, if you don't mind me saying so, because a lot of the conversations you've been having seem to be around the sorts of—you've both used the term 'regional towns'…
26 January 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 1
I could continue this conversation for the rest of the day, but time is pressing. So, I'm grateful to you both for those. One of the things I'd like to be able to explore—and perhaps we could do this by correspondence—is we had a conversation, where Mark was…
26 January 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 1
Thank you. Richard, do you have any observations from an English perspective?
26 January 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 1
I'm fascinated by that, but the town itself wouldn't have the capacity—tell me if I'm wrong on this—to affect its macroeconomics. That's all going to be impacted by much wider economic issues. I'm fascinated by the stats you've just quoted in terms of life…
26 January 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 1
Thank you very much. I've actually been sitting here quite enjoying the conversation. It has been really fascinating listening to the different experiences from other parts of the UK, and I'm grateful to both our witnesses for that. Do you know, I think…
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport'
I'm listening to your speech. The Government has already responded to the report; I was hoping that the Minister would also respond to the debate. One of the issues I tried to raise in the debate was the issue of equality, and I think it's important that that…
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport'
Will you take an intervention?
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport'
Like others, I'd like to start my contribution this afternoon by thanking those people who gave evidence to the committee, and thanking the committee secretariat for the work they've done in producing this report. I think the report is very timely. It deals…
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Minister, the programme broadcast this week was a very distressing programme, and we heard some very distressing testimony. And I think we should all join together to applaud and to commend the women who spoke out then, and also, of course, the journalists…
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much, Minister. I had a meeting with the Police Federation of England and Wales in the autumn, just before Christmas, and I was quite disturbed to hear that they felt there was a great deal of inertia involved in the delivery of the covenant…
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
7. What discussions has the Minister had with the UK Government on the progress of the police covenant? OQ58993
24 January 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Census 2021—Welsh Language Results
I welcome the Minister's statement this afternoon, and I do think it is important that the Minister does respond to the census results and I'm pleased that he's done so, and I welcome what he's outlined this afternoon. I think it's important that he does…
24 January 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Renewable Energy Targets
I very much welcome the statement we’ve heard from the Minister this afternoon, and I very much welcome the vision that you set out, Minister. I’m also very grateful to you for what you’ve just said in answer to the previous question, because I think a number…
24 January 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
I'm grateful to the Minister for her statement this afternoon, and I also welcome the cross-party unity that we see on this subject. I'm glad that she referenced the BBC programme last night, How the Holocaust Began, because I think it is an important aspect…
24 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I welcome the First Minister's statement in answer to Llyr Gruffydd supporting the devolution of the Crown Estate. I think that's a very important move in terms of providing renewable energy supplies for Wales, and I'm looking forward to the Minister for…
23 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you. I think, Minister, it would be difficult to misinterpret your views on this piece of legislation, given the evidence we've taken this afternoon. I suspect as well that the committee has some sympathy with the point of view that you are putting…
23 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
There are issues around Brexit—
23 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Minister, I don't disagree with you; I've tried to abolish one commissioner, and I would seek to abolish others if I had the opportunity. [Laughter.] But that's another question for another day.
23 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Could you tell us what those concerns are?
23 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Many of these targets seem to me to suffer from the same weakness as the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 in that it's very declaratory—everybody wants to see reduced obesity, everybody wants to see reduced food poverty. It would be more…
23 January 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. It's the goals that I'm reading, the health and social goal in section 3, I think it is: 'Reducing malnutrition, food poverty and food insecurity. Reducing obesity.' These are goals that I presume already exist within Government in different ways…
