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Questions to the First Minister
I'm grateful to the First Minister for that response. I think people across Blaenau Gwent and elsewhere are very grateful that they've got a Welsh Government that stands up for them. I'm aware that it was a visit to Blaenau Gwent that prompted the First…
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Questions to the First Minister
2. What action is the Welsh Government taking to tackle food poverty in Blaenau Gwent? OQ58183
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Will you take an intervention on that?
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
You did mention me by name.
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Will you take an intervention from me?
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
—which is what I would prefer, or I'm afraid you're on the route to irrelevance.
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
When the people of Wales voted for devolution in September 1997, the Conservative Party in the Westminster Parliament voted against the legislation in December 1997, and you need to remember that. And the people of Wales also elected a Government and a…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
I can see the time. The Conservatives have never ever recognised the democratic mandate of the people of Wales. When the people of Wales—[Interruption.] When the people of Wales—[Interruption.] When the people of Wales—[Interruption.] When the people of…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
No, I've listened to you too much—is to read out the speeches that were written all for you. And Darren Millar accepted in his introduction that he didn't really think about a referendum. It hadn't occurred to him that it was important until he was told it…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Look, I said at the beginning of my contribution that I was also compromising in supporting this, and that is the compromise that I'm making. The reason that this is important, and this is the reason why I'm astonished by the Conservative response to it, is…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
I'm grateful to you, Deputy Presiding Officer and, like others this afternoon, I'd like to start my contribution by thanking all the members of the committee that looked at this and thanking Huw Irranca-Davies for his leadership of that committee. I'd even…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Tell Suzy Davies.
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
You say they're Westminster-imposed boundaries, but, of course, they are the consequence of the work of the Boundary Commission for Wales. They're not imposed by anybody; they're designed to represent people, and it makes more sense to use boundaries that…
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Jane, would you take an intervention?
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Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
I believe the Chair was very generous about your numerous, I think he said, interventions in the committee. Those of us who've sat on committees with you are used to your interventions in these matters, of course. How many times did you argue for a referendum?
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
I'm grateful to you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and yes, being seen and not heard is something of a difficulty. But it was more difficult, of course, for Northern Ireland, because in the long debates, which were reported in the media, about the future of…
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
Okay. It would be useful, Melitta, if you could share that information with us about the international examples. Thank you.
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
Okay. I'm grateful to you for that. And I'm interested in what you just said about the international examples. I presume, therefore, that you have examples or access to examples, which perhaps you could provide to the committee, of areas or places where that…
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
Could you outline what that evidence is, then, please?
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
Okay. I'm still trying to understand the fundamental point about social disadvantage as being a key determinant, and I'm not convinced that I'm getting that from the replies that you're giving at the moment. I'm interested in understanding the barriers that…
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
Can I say, you appear, in that reply, to be presupposing that a disadvantaged community is a rural community or a community living in a small place, if you like. Now, where I'm sitting at the moment in Cardiff Bay, we've got communities all around us here…
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
Okay, well, let's go back to, I think, the middle part of that issue. You said about the particular barriers facing people with protected characteristics. Why would somebody, that person with protected characteristics, face additional barriers in Blaenau…
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with academics
Thank you very much. I'm grateful for your time this morning. I'm interested in your specialisms around physical activity and the impact that that has on, I think it's health, isn't it, and activity levels? I'm wondering if you have any analysis on the…
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
The weekend coming?
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Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
No, I was agreeing with what was being said.
