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Topical Questions
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, I'm afraid I'm not filled with much confidence as a result of the responses that I've heard today. I had areas in my constituency also that experienced flooding over the past weekend, places such as Llanddulas, Mochdre, parts of…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I'm very pleased that you've made clear what the Government's position is on this. Earlier this year, the Community Security Trust published a report that showed a 22 per cent increase in university-related antisemitic hate incidents over the past two years…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
3. What action is the Welsh Government taking to promote the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism by the further and higher education sector in Wales? OQ60147
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Minister, it's very clear that the comments from the leader of Denbighshire council were unwise, unhelpful, alarmist and have stoked some fear amongst the local population about what their council tax might look like next year. In fact, these comments appear…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
You've made a point about regional disparity. What about the regional disparity here in Wales? What about the fact that north Wales is constantly overlooked when it comes to investment by the Welsh Government? And wouldn't you prefer that the Welsh Government…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being on the action that the Welsh Government is taking to address problem gambling amongst children and young people in Wales? I know that the Welsh Government took the…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I accept your ruling, Llywydd.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
As the chief whip, you would expect me to fully support the disciplines that are necessary in a Parliament. Of course, on such important matters, there is, sometimes, a need to be able to have a free vote. I know that there are Members on your own benches who…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Good try, Minister, but everybody knows that the deal that was struck between the former leader of Plaid Cymru and the First Minister was what gave rise to the recommendations in the Senedd reform committee's report. That committee was hijacked, frankly, by…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Diolch, Llywydd. What assessment has the Minister made of public support for the Welsh Government's plans for Senedd reform?
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I welcome the work that the Welsh Government's done on period poverty. One of the other challenges that many people in Wales face, unfortunately, is incontinence. There are roughly 150,000 people in Wales that suffer from incontinence. It's a hidden issue…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for an update from the Minister for Health and Social Services in relation to NHS dentistry in Wales? I know we've had reason to visit this many times in the past, however, there are concerns in my constituency because yet another NHS…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, nicotine vaping is substantially less harmful to people's health than smoking and is one of the most effective tools for helping people to quit the smoking habit. We know that more than three quarters of people who use e-cigarettes as adults…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
And you were happy with it.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I appreciate that, but this is a figure in a book that you own—in this. So, by virtue of the fact that you've used it, it's your figure as well. So, I appreciate we'll be testing the Senedd Commission on these things too, but you've included that in your…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
So, in short, you did ask probing questions to try and test the robustness, but you seem to have just accepted the one figure, which is a standout figure, which is the capital costs potentially associated with the additional 36 Members, all of the additional…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes. Obviously, looking at the costs in the explanatory memorandum, many of them have been provided to the Welsh Government from other organisations, including the Senedd Commission. To what extent has the Welsh Government tested those? It is an issue that…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, a very short question. Just in relation to, obviously, by-election costs being a lot less on the new model than they are on the regional model, I do think that there's a reasonable case to be made for by-elections. The First Minister in FMQs this week…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I just want to make—. So, if a party gets 11 per cent of the vote nationally, they shouldn't be entitled to a single seat in the Senedd?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
So, if a party gets 12 per cent—
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I've heard the Minister's answer. I don't accept that it's a good one, but I've heard it. Can I ask one more question, just on this very specific issue about the electoral system? Obviously, the one thing that we do know about the Welsh Government is that…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Well, of course it does. There's direct accountability to the people, isn't there, if people are able to select an individual candidate?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Forgive me, but, as I understand it, with mayoral elections, people vote for an individual person. They don't vote for a group of people, do they, to be mayor of their city?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
And that gives you carte blanche to do anything, does it? Well, why don't you just put a line saying, 'We will legislate', in every future manifesto, and then you can do whatever you want?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
But there was no proposal in your manifesto to introduce the closed list system, whereby people couldn't vote for an individual candidate of their choice, was there?
