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Questions to the First Minister
The planning and environmental permitting systems operate within separate statutory frameworks. In accordance with environmental permitting regulations, units with more than 40,000 poultry places will have to obtain a permit to operate. Planning permission…
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Questions to the First Minister
I'm interested in focusing on the people's priorities. I'm interested in talking about health. I'm interested in talking about education. I'm interested in talking about the economy. You've mentioned Keir Starmer 21 times. You've mentioned waiting lists eight…
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Questions to the First Minister
He may be the Prime Minister, but this is a devolved Parliament, and the things that matter to the people in Wales—[Interruption.] Oh, it's another—
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Questions to the First Minister
My focus is on the things that matter to the people of Wales. Last week I set out what those priorities are after that listening exercise. You're right; we have to make choices, and the choices we have made are the choices that I think are in keeping with the…
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Questions to the First Minister
It turns out I've actually got more influence than I realised. I've been in power for 48 days, already the Prime Minister of Britain has made a specific visit to Wales, and over the weekend, I had the opportunity to speak with Keir Starmer, with Rachel…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thought I gave you a lesson in how devolution works last week; have I got to do this every week? I think it's important for us to recognise that there are areas that I'm responsible for, and it's been really good to work with Plaid on delivering things like…
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Questions to the First Minister
We've started the conversation, we will come up with the details in weeks to come. We are keen to wait to hear what the next budget will look like, which will give us a sense of how much will come as a result of closing that loophole to the non-dom people…
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Questions to the First Minister
First of all, if it was a serious offer, there was no follow-up to it. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I think it’s really important also to recognise that you can only offer a second offer if you’ve got capacity, and in England at the time, there wasn’t the…
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Questions to the First Minister
I’ll tell you why: it’s because it wasn’t a serious offer. Steve Barclay had not contacted us for an entire year, he had a five-minute meeting, and the next day went on the airways to score a political point. That does not build trust between two Governments…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. It is a really challenging situation, particularly when there are other jobs available that are perhaps not as difficult and as challenging. But the fact is that we in Wales are awarding the real living wage. There was a huge reaction in…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, thanks very much, and I know the big champion for unpaid carers in this Chamber is Julie Morgan. She's been absolutely a champion for unpaid carers for several years, and I'd like to thank her for the work that she's been doing. We recognise that local…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much, Gareth. You'll be aware that part of the challenge in relation to care is the fact that, actually, it's difficult to recruit people into the sector. And we, in Wales, have awarded the people who work in our care sector the real living wage…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. You're quite right—we've got to be sensitive to the people who are in those homes, and, if there's any disruption, that's incredibly difficult, particularly for those people with dementia, who are much more comfortable with the same routine…
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Questions to the First Minister
Social care faces population changes and rising demand. As a Government, we are working with leaders across our health and social care system to build capacity for care and support in our communities, to manage the challenges of increasing demand for more…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. I'm sure we're all concerned about the tensions in the middle east. It really is an escalating and very difficult situation. Of course, we have a moral obligation to make sure that arms don't get into the hands of people who don't have the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. As you know, when we talk about defence, we talk about it in Wales in the same breath as we talk about aerospace. And that is a cornerstone, of course, of our capability. There are more than 20,000 people employed in that sector, and, of…
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Questions to the First Minister
Just in terms of the licensing regime, UK Exports are responsible for ensuring that exports do not fall into the hands of those who are not allies. The International Criminal Court is responsible for investigating alleged war crimes. But I do think that it’s…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch yn fawr. I note with concern—I’m sure all of us do—the events going on in the middle east, and I’m sure we all feel very upset about the situation, and our hearts go out to the civilians affected.
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Questions to the First Minister
Defence and defence exports are not devolved matters. So, we haven't had discussions on these issues.
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Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
Thanks very much, and you're quite right, Lee: we have got to remember those downstream businesses that are also a fundamental part of the fabric of our economy. We've been given assurances on the feedstocks, that they are absolutely committed to making sure…
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Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
Thanks very much. Llanwern has played such an important role in the history of steel making in Wales, and it is important that we appreciate the impact of Llanwern on the local economy and the spend, as you say, in the local economy, and the very, very many…
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Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
No, I'm not going to apologise for that. I do want to thank you, though, Tom, for your work on the transition board. I think it is an important group that needs to come together and make sure that they deliver for the people affected in Port Talbot. But the…
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Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
Thanks very much, Rhianon. You're quite right to outline the fact that Labour has committed to a £2.5 billion national wealth fund. Of course, steel is going to feature incredibly importantly in that. I can assure you that we've already spoken to the…
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Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
Thanks very much. You're quite right that there are opportunities, I think, around those construction opportunities for the 500 people who perhaps are at risk of that compulsory redundancy. It was a question that came up in the transition board. It was a…
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Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
Well, the deal is not identical. The enhanced deal confirmed last week includes the fact that 100 jobs are going to be set into a furlough-type scheme that will be funded with additional money from Tata—that was not on the table before—a redundancy payment of…
