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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, it's the Welsh Government that's ultimately responsible for the fire service in north Wales, and we know, Minister, that the fire services in Rhyl and Deeside are currently staffed around the clock for a reason: the station in Rhyl serves a very large…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Presiding Officer. Minister, you'll be aware that the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority has been undertaking a review of emergency cover across north Wales, and has undertaken a consultation on three options for change. Each of those options…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
It's a stock answer.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, it's quite clear to everybody that the funding formula for local government in Wales is outdated and it is not fit for purpose. It's got over 4,000 variables, some of which date back to the 1990s, and frankly, it is an ageist formula that does not…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
8. What consideration has the Minister given to undertaking an independent review of the local government funding formula? OQ60002
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
I am. The remuneration board that affects our pay and allowances here in the Senedd has been in place for 13 years and has never been subject to review, and I wonder whether the Welsh Government has considered whether it might be an opportunity as well to…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
When it comes to pilots, we know that there have been some voting pilots in Wales that took place on early voting earlier this year. We had a report on that and, of course, that concluded that they were pretty unsuccessful, actually. The turnout was lower in…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
Can I thank the Minister for an advance copy of his statement? He's very busy in his team and department at the moment, of course, because this is one of three Bills that are being worked on by the Welsh Government. It's a little bit like when you wait for a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for two statements from the Minister for Health and Social Services, please? The first on the role of the Welsh Government in overseeing managed practices in Wales. I've got a managed practice in Colwyn Bay in my constituency—the West End…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer, First Minister. You'll be aware that road safety data from 2022 suggests that the vast majority of serious and fatal accidents do occur on rural roads, and that many of those roads are being disproportionately over-represented when…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve safety on rural roads? OQ59995
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I am familiar with the rules and they are only for UK parliamentary elections, and it's a threshold of 10 per cent of the registered voters in that constituency. I'm simply making a point, so if you'll just allow me to continue, and then I'll conclude…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I'll happily take it.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I won't be withdrawing the motion from being voted upon, because I think the people of Wales expect us to be able to reflect the views that are being reflected to us by our constituents, and it's our duty. I believe we've got an obligation to be able to have…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I will if I'm permitted to, Llywydd.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Presiding Officer, and thank you, Minister, for the tone of the response. I have to say that the contrite way in which you responded is a marked difference in the tone that we've heard in recent weeks from you individually, Minister, and from…
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Debate on petition P-06-1332 'Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus'
I'm grateful to you for taking the intervention. I'm very happy to hear that you'll discuss it with the red squirrel forum and that you will also give consideration to potential funding for a vaccine in the future. Can I ask you directly, though: will you…
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Debate on petition P-06-1332 'Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus'
Can I thank the Chair of the committee for his opening speech and for the way in which the Petitions Committee, which fulfils a very important function here in the Senedd, has worked hard to ensure that the plight of the red squirrel has been paid sufficient…
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Topical Questions
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm sure the Minister didn't intend to mislead the Chamber, but she claimed that the Welsh Government had only been given £1 million-worth of capital expenditure to spend in the current financial year. That, of course, is…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. You'll know that I've had some correspondence with you on this matter over quite a long period of time now, and that the village of Pwllglas is going to benefit from a new fun and fitness park on one side of the…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
4. Will the Minister make a statement on road safety on the A494 trunk road in Pwllglas? OQ59965
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism: Cadw: Engaging communities with heritage
Can I declare an interest as a trustee of the Evan Roberts Institute, an organisation that promotes faith heritage here in Wales? Minister, I'm delighted to hear your words, in your response to Joel James, about the work that the Welsh Government wants to do…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Trefnydd, for your statement. Can I call for two statements, please, from the Government? The first one is on road safety on the trunk road network. I've raised issues before about this, but, in my own constituency, in the community of Pwllglas…
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Questions to the First Minister
Automatic voter registration is not something that I am against. But, of course, it does also have its challenges and problems. It depends on the system that you use to automatically register people to vote. But one of the challenges that is also out there is…
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Emergency Question: Net Zero
There was a lengthy debate on this subject matter this afternoon, to which Janet Finch-Saunders ably responded.
