11 January 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with national broadcasters
Thanks. I can't actually log—. Oh, it's come back. I was going to ask you a question about equality and diversity within the industry. How thorough and accurate do you think the data is regarding equality, diversity and inclusion in the screen industries in…
11 January 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: 'Community Assets'
I would like also to thank the Chair and committee staff who put together this report and organised visits across Wales, and to all those who contributed. Community facilities can empower communities and ensure that nobody gets left behind. They can help with…
11 January 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Diolch. Can I declare also that I'm a member of Unite the Union, and I was formerly a member of the Communication Workers Union as a postal worker? Counsel General, two years ago, we were standing on our doorsteps clapping the workers, and now we see what the…
10 January 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
I'd like to commend all that you do and the priority that's given to nature and biodiversity in Wales. It's really heart-warming. I'd just like to talk about nature-based solutions regarding flooding, the attenuation of water, and beavers. So, Eurasian…
10 January 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Developing Technological Clusters in Wales—Medical radioisotope production and nuclear medicine expertise
I'd like to start by thanking the Welsh Government for their continued recognition of the highly skilled workforce that we have in north Wales and for the investments being made in the health sector, including the medical school in Bangor. Medical…
14 December 2022 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Child Poverty
Like many adverse childhood experiences, poverty impacts a young person in many ways, from their health and cognitive development to social and educational outcomes. The consequences of this can stay with a person all their lives. That's why it's so…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
The draft budget is being set in some of the most challenging of times in recent memory for Welsh Government, and I welcome the way in which Welsh Government has continued to provide support throughout the cost-of-living crisis to those most in need, in spite…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Across Wales there are approximately 90 residential park home sites, which are home to over 3,000 households. Research undertaken in 2016 on behalf of the Welsh Government showed that there was evidence of fuel poverty on these sites. This situation will have…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Okay, thank you.
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
I think we'd heard that—. Some people are staying in temporary accommodation for quite a long time, and it's not regulated the same as normal rented accommodation, is it, up to a certain standard? So, I think that's just what we were hearing, really: making…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you.
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. We heard earlier that staff working in the sector are under immense pressure. How is the action plan relating to the workforce being taken forward? What timescale has the Welsh Government set for this work? We heard from one officer giving evidence…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
That's fine.
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Many people are seeking assistance for the first time now, so what data is being recorded about the people who are coming forward? For example, are they young people, or those from minority groups? And how is that being used to focus prevention…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Yes. Okay.
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
No, that's why—. I wasn't asking that. I wasn't asking that.
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Minister, I hear what you say on that, and there are so many different needs and things, but I just want to get across again, at the cross-party group on animal welfare, we heard that there are 69 cats waiting to actually go into a homing centre—the…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Good morning, Minister, sorry you’re not well. So, I heard you say that the way out of this is to build back, and I totally get that. I met with the chief executive of a housing association and she said that, in north-east Wales in particular, the…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
Thank you, Mabon, for giving me a minute of your time for this important debate. Making our energy systems sustainable is one of the challenges of our time. Like the climate crisis, it's a challenge that reaches beyond our borders, therefore finding a…
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Bus Reform
I welcome that the Welsh Government's focus remains on sustainable public transport, despite significant real-terms funding cuts from the UK Government. The title of my petition to the Senedd three years ago was, 'Buses for people not profit', and as you…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee
I remember in March 2020 sitting in the leader's office at Flintshire County Council, working out how we could send everyone to work from home and keep front-line services running. We were stunned and it was frightening for our workforce. Initially, I spent…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Levelling the playing field: A report on participation in sport and physical activity in disadvantaged areas'
I'd also like to thank all the committee staff and all the organisations that took part in giving evidence for the report. I think the stand-out message is that sport should be a level playing field, but there are many hurdles that need to be overcome to…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
Would you take another intervention, from me? I understand that a levelling-up funding bid for railway infrastructure was declined by the UK Government and the authority has to put it back in again. But do you agree with me that local authority officers have…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
Will you take another intervention?
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, I'm aware that Conwy County Borough Council has a rapid rehousing policy that has gone down well in dire circumstances, and also that councils are advising private tenants to stay in place if they get no-fault eviction notices while they try and…
