Plaid Cymru

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

716 speeches and questions

8 February 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
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8 February 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much, Llywydd. Minister, I welcome very much the Welsh Government's commitment to ensure—
18 January 2023Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Management of NHS pressures
Amongst everything that is happening, the Welsh Government is in serious danger at present of losing the confidence and support of our health workers, and indeed the wider public, in its ability to manage the NHS. This is reflected in the fact that ambulance…
18 January 2023Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Management of NHS pressures
Waiting for an ambulance is, of course, only the first part of the story. Critical delays in response times are being driven by overcrowding and a shortage of hospital beds at the other end, which means that patients are often having to wait for hours in cold…
18 January 2023Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Management of NHS pressures
I'm very grateful for this opportunity to contribute to today's debate, because it's vital that we draw attention to the challenges facing the health service to prevent those challenges from becoming normalised. And that's the big danger, that the current…
18 January 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much. As we all know, sheep scab is a great concern for sheep farmers in Wales, and the disease has a very significant impact on the health and well-being of livestock. Across the UK, it contributes to losses of around £8 million in the sector…
18 January 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Will the Minister provide an update on efforts to combat the spread of disease in livestock in Mid and West Wales?
18 January 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
2. Will the Minister provide an update on efforts to combat the spread of disease in livestock in Mid and West Wales? OQ58965
17 January 2023Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much. According to the Wales Centre for Public Policy, rural poverty is often hidden under the surface by the comparative wealth of our rural areas, and a culture of self-reliance. As I said in the Plaid Cymru debate on child poverty before the…
17 January 2023Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. Will the First Minister make a statement on efforts to tackle rural poverty in Mid and West Wales? OQ58975
11 January 2023Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales Air Ambulance bases reorganisation
I am concerned, therefore, that the centralisation of these vehicles in north Wales will drastically hamper the effectiveness of rapid response vehicles. And at a time of such severe strain on the ambulance service, this concern is particularly grave. This…
11 January 2023Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales Air Ambulance bases reorganisation
I acknowledge that the air ambulance has pledged that this rapid response that it offers will continue in any process of centralisation, and I certainly welcome that commitment. However, like others, I am particularly concerned about the impact that any such…
11 January 2023Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales Air Ambulance bases reorganisation
As has been highlighted during this debate already, many communities in mid Wales are feeling increasingly abandoned in their access to wider health provision. There's no general hospital in Powys, and previously available services—at Llanidloes and Newtown…
11 January 2023Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales Air Ambulance bases reorganisation
I'd like to begin by putting on record my thanks and the thanks of all of us here, I'm sure, to those volunteers who are part of groups such as SAVE Wales Air Ambulance—Welshpool Base for their tireless work to raise awareness of the proposals that we are…
11 January 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much. The energy crisis—which has been made worse, of course, by the war in Ukraine—has emphasised the need in Wales to be far more resilient in terms of producing our own energy. The Welsh Government is committed to producing 70 per cent of…
11 January 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
7. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to facilitate local renewable energy projects in Mid and West Wales? OQ58915