5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 5: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons not registered in electoral register at an address in Wales (Amendments 57, 38, 39, 40)
Diolch, Llywydd. I move amendments 38, 39, 40, and 57, all of which have been tabled in my name. Currently, unless you are disqualified from standing as a candidate or from holding office as a Member of the Senedd due to holding a particular office, you can…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 4: Increase in maximum number of Welsh Ministers by regulations (Amendments 1, 52, 3)
Thank you.
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 4: Increase in maximum number of Welsh Ministers by regulations (Amendments 1, 52, 3)
I will move, but I’m happy to withdraw if I can have a commitment from the Minister in relation to working with him to bring forward an amendment at Stage 3.
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 4: Increase in maximum number of Welsh Ministers by regulations (Amendments 1, 52, 3)
Thank you, Llywydd. I'm very pleased to hear of the Government's support for the amendment in relation to a supermajority vote being required in order to increase the number of Ministers. I think it is entirely appropriate that that should be the case, given…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 4: Increase in maximum number of Welsh Ministers by regulations (Amendments 1, 52, 3)
But the reality is—. I'm glad to hear you say that it is not unwieldy, Minister, because that's the evidence that your colleague provided to us. So, perhaps he should reconsider it. [Laughter.] But the reality is that portfolio responsibilities need not be so…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 4: Increase in maximum number of Welsh Ministers by regulations (Amendments 1, 52, 3)
Diolch, Llywydd. I move amendment 1, tabled in my name. At present, the Government of Wales Act 2006 sets a limit of 12 on the maximum number of people that can hold ministerial office in the Welsh Government, in addition to the First Minister and the Counsel…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 3: Minor drafting changes in the Welsh language (Amendments 61, 75, 90, 78, 80, 58)
Just briefly, we support all of the amendments in this group. It is a shame that these amendments are having to be brought forward. I would have hoped that the Welsh Government's lawyers would be able to be on top of these things first time around, rather…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 2: Impact of frequency of ordinary general elections on public appointments (Amendment 35)
Diolch, Llywydd, and thank you to both the Counsel General and the Plaid spokesperson for their consideration of this matter. We're all agreed, aren't we, that there are implications for the length of terms. We're all concerned about the inconsistencies in…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 2: Impact of frequency of ordinary general elections on public appointments (Amendment 35)
Diolch, Llywydd. I can see there are floods of support from the Labour backbenches already. [Laughter.] I rise to speak to amendment 35 tabled in my name. As I've indicated throughout the passage of this Bill, the move from five to four-year terms of office…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
I'm a supporter of reform of the House of Lords. Can I just say that whilst—[Interruption.] Whilst I maintain and whilst my party maintains full-throated opposition to this Bill, I do recognise the parliamentary arithmetic in the Senedd and the desire of the…
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
I will give way, happily, if someone wants me to.
5 March 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
In making my first contribution to this Stage 2 debate today, I want to put on record my thanks to the Reform Bill Committee team for their work and support in helping Members of this Senedd to prepare in advance of this afternoon's debates. It's been an…
5 March 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, can I call for an update on the Welsh Government's workplace recycling regulations? We all know that changes are afoot for business in the next few months, but I've been contacted by holiday parks and visitor attractions in my own constituency…
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Diolch, Llywydd. Can I say that I do welcome a lot of what's in the report by the commission? I do have some concerns that it doesn't reflect the reality on the ground when it comes to some of the way that our transport system works in north Wales, but…
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from the Minister for education on the proposed changes to the school year, please? We know that the proposed changes to the school year by the Welsh Government are opposed by parents, teachers, education unions, tourism…
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
We want some transparency and accountability. Now, you've talked also about the challenges that the health board has in many areas. I've talked about urology, I've talked about mental health services. Another one, of course, is in the emergency…
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Yes, of course we should spend hours trawling the health board's website, searching for these reviews in order to find them, so that we can have a look at them. And I would say this: one of the previous criticisms, actually, of the health board, was that you…
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I think it's been a good debate that we've enjoyed this afternoon, talking about the challenges that the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has, whilst recognising the very hard work of front-line NHS staff and the…
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you for that response to Huw Irranca-Davies, Minister. I too am a great fan, actually, of the introduction of the VCSEs. I think that they're an opportunity to put that parity of esteem with academic qualifications. But, of course, the important thing…
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I'm grateful for your response. The A494 is a bane in some people's lives, particularly in the village of Llanferres in Denbighshire. It's a village where the speed limit along the A494 is 40 mph. And this is a village where there have been many near misses…
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
6. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve highway safety on the trunk road network? OQ60690
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I can read it now though, if that's okay?
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much. I do apologise, Presiding Officer, but I am not ready.
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Special measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board—One year on
It is a question. They also identified that there was a backlog of 1,133 letters dictated by clinicians that have not been issued. Now, can I ask you, Minister, why is it that when constituents of mine, and I, and other Members in this Chamber representing…
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Special measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board—One year on
And I've tabled many questions.
