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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Clearly, communication is important, I agree, but also, maybe, local procurement policies as well. So, just following on from that, what's your view on introducing local content requirements to ensure that the domestic supply chains are fully utilised to…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Okay. Wendy.
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
David to start, maybe.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Diolch, Paul. Bore da, David and Wendy. So, I represent Mid and West Wales, so obviously I have a keen interest in the south-west part of that region. I'm very excited about the possibility of growing the economy around Pembrokeshire and even further than…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Diolch yn fawr.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
And this is the final paragraph: Plaid Cymru believes that undergrounding is not just desirable, but essential. We must move beyond outdated practices and embrace policies that reflect our commitment to environmental stewardship and community well-being. I…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
To close, this motion reflects our commitment to innovative solutions to ensure a sustainable future.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
A few months ago, I attended a demonstration by ATP Cable Plough of Pencader, a world-leading company. It's clear that advancements in cable-ploughing technology have made undergrounding more feasible and cost-effective than ever before. This method allows…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
—we've all had a number of e-mails recently showing the strength of feeling and concern among communities the length and breadth of Wales on pylons. In Mid and West Wales, from Llandovery to Llanddewi Brefi, from Llandrindod to Llandyfaelog, the call is the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
Russell, you spoke about history repeating itself from 2011, when you came to the Senedd first of all, and that you're now facing a similar campaign again in your constituency. Gweinidog—or Cabinet Secretary, rather—I'm heartened to hear that you're not…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
Siân Gwenllian talked about mitigating the impact of blighting communities. I agree with her entirely on that, and that we perhaps put financial arguments over and above concerns around the landscape. That is something that Russell George mentioned.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
Mark, thank you very much for arguing that undergrounding improves the system reliability and the aesthetic quality of the landscape, which many other speakers have supported as well. We will be supporting your amendment as well.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you to everyone who's contributed to this important debate. Thank you to Adam for opening the debate, and I will be addressing the points that he raised in a few moments. I'd like to thank Mark Isherwood.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Thank you very much. I look forward to receiving that data. Sticking to the theme of attracting more people to the profession, I now intend to turn to PGCE courses. As we know, our universities provide these courses. We've seen an example recently of the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I look forward to those consequentials coming and changing the poor record over the last 25 years. You mentioned teacher recruitment, and we know that there are huge problems in terms of recruitment and the retention of teachers across…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
I will come to my question. Therefore, what I would like to know is how Starmer is going to deliver something that Welsh Labour has failed to deliver, namely to transform our education sector and to make it an attractive sector to teachers once again.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Thank you, Llywydd. As this is my first opportunity as my party's new spokesperson on education, may I say that I'm looking forward very much to working with you and, of course, to scrutinising the work of the Government in this particular sector too. My…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Okay. As we all know, our market towns across the whole of Wales have suffered a great deal as a result of Brexit, COVID, and the cost-of-living crisis recently. Now, one model that's being implemented is one by Carmarthenshire County Council, which is a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I'd like to thank Joyce Watson for the question. As we all know, our rural towns, towns across Wales, have suffered a great deal as a result of Brexit—
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Context for and approach to the next Spending Review period
Sorry, I'm coming to that. Right, okay. So, can you confirm that you are doing everything in your power to ensure that our education system is receiving the level of investment it needs?
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Context for and approach to the next Spending Review period
Thank you for your statement. Cabinet Secretary, were it not clear to me before, the range of meetings I've begun to have with stakeholders across the education sector has really driven home to me the scale of the crisis resulting from the underinvestment in…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
It is a matter of gross injustice that Wales has yet to receive what it is owed from the investment in HS2. And why—why—as we’ve already heard in this Chamber, is Labour under Keir Starmer not committed to providing that funding? Every one of us—and we’ve…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
A lack of access to public transport is a driver of rural poverty and social exclusion. It makes it harder to do business, and more difficult for people to access education, training and other essential services like doctors, dentists and pharmacies. Where…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I want to focus on how more investment could transform the provision of public transport in rural communities, like the areas that I represent in Mid and West Wales—communities that suffer because of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much, Minister. You'll be very well aware of the strong feelings throughout the region that I represent about renewable energy projects, and specifically wind energy. Nant Mithil in Radnor, Bryn Cadwgan in Carmarthenshire, Waun Maenllwyd in…
