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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
6. What action has the Cabinet Secretary taken to mitigate the impact on residents in Conwy and Denbighshire of the UK Government’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments? OQ61690
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, it is Baby Loss Awareness Week this week, and I've been contacted by a number of constituents, including the author in my constituency, Melanie Gizzi, to hear about their experiences with baby loss. One of the things that they have raised concerns…
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Short Debate: Filling the gaps: The case for training dentists in Bangor
Can I also support the calls for a dentistry school in north Wales? It is absolutely clear that we a have dearth of dentists across the country. I have seen in my own constituency, in Ruthin and in Colwyn Bay and in nearby Rhyl and Llandudno, a withdrawal of…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you for that response, Deputy First Minister. As Members of this Chamber will know, I've been calling for the establishment of a national park in north-east Wales for many years. In fact, I first called for it back in 2010, when it was then very…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
1. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the delivery of a new national park in north-east Wales? OQ61639
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for two statements this week: one from you in your capacity as the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice in order that we can have an update for Members of the Senedd in relation to the action being taken by the Welsh Government to address…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
I'm very grateful for you taking an intervention. As you'll know, the Stanley Eye Unit is based in Abergele Hospital, which is in my constituency. That hospital is going to have the opportunity to expand its capacity of services in the future, because much of…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Flooding—Preparing for winter
So, can I ask the Cabinet Secretary: what work will he do with NRW to look at the possibilities for investment in the left bank of the River Clwyd in order that we can protect local communities, because it is desperately needed and there's been no progress…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Flooding—Preparing for winter
Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement? Next February will mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of the devastating Towyn floods, which of course not just affected Towyn, but also affected everywhere between Pensarn and Rhyl. At the time, I was…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I call for three statements, please, this week? Can I have an oral statement on NHS reorganisation in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area? I know that this is a matter of significant interest for Members of this Senedd. There was an opportunity for…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
I'm very grateful for your taking the intervention, Cabinet Secretary. I know we have our differences on many matters, but one of the things that we also need the Welsh Government to look at in terms of road safety is the speed limits on the trunk road…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
I'm very grateful to you for taking the intervention. I was the policy director at the time that these matters were discussed, and I can assure you that it has never been the policy of the Welsh Conservative Party to support default 20 mph speed limits. What…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
Will you take an intervention?
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Motion to amend Standing Orders: Consent in relation to UK Parliament Bills
I move.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Can I thank the Minister for that very full response, which I thought was very well considered? The one element of the response that you didn't refer to, which I was hoping that you would make mention of, was the fact that, whilst I appreciate that work has…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
I think it's a really important point that you make that we need to aspire to making sure that there is a level playing field in terms of gender representation. You've just used a statistic saying that there are only six out of over 200 Parliaments in the…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
Will you take an intervention?
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
Can I thank the Minister for the way that she has communicated with me and, no doubt, spokespersons in other groups, about the Government's decision to withdraw this Bill, or to seek permission to withdraw this particular Bill? As the Minister will know, my…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for health on the future of the NHS here in Wales? We know that the NHS is facing significant challenges in north Wales, but also they go beyond that, to the whole of the country. The UK…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Winter fuel payment
You're the chair of the cross-party group on older people. Don't you think you ought to reflect on the views of those organisations representing older people, who are absolutely livid about this cruel decision by the new UK Labour Government?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Winter fuel payment
Will you take an intervention?
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Motion to elect a Member to a committee
I move.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Cabinet Secretary, I am not impressed with that response, and neither are people in my constituency up in Clwyd West. Thirty-thousand pensioners in Conwy and Denbighshire are set to lose the winter fuel payment this winter. This is not the change that the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
7. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the UK Government regarding winter fuel payments? OQ61521
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Deputy Presiding—. I can't remember. 'Acting Presiding Officer', I think, is the correct term, isn't it? [Laughter.]
