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Questions to the First Minister
Well, thanks very much. When the legislation was introduced, we published detailed guidance, we provided training, we ran awareness campaigns, which included tv and radio ads, to ensure that people knew about the new rules. We know, also, that lots of…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. One in 10 of all deaths in Wales are attributable to smoking, and that’s around 3,800 deaths in Wales per year and what we know is around seven in 10 smokers actually want to quit, and that’s why we have this free NHS service, Help Me Quit…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much, Julie, and I remember this was drawn to my attention on a visit to north Wales, where they were explaining to me the stress that many mental health patients endured, and how having a cigarette was their release, and, actually, not being able…
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Questions to the First Minister
Smoke-free legislation making it illegal to smoke on hospital grounds came into force on 1 March 2021. We published guidance to support implementation and continue to work closely with health boards and local authorities to support compliance with the law.
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, thanks very much. I just want to emphasise that, actually, we absolutely recognise the significance of the closure of the plant. I've met with workers at the plant and recognise the devastation it's causing to them, the insecurity, the instability, not…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, thanks very much. Just to finish on the Tata issue, I do think it's important that we recognise that, in fact, there is going to be a significant investment in the new electric arc furnace, so it isn't the end of steel. There's a process—[Interruption.]…
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Questions to the First Minister
Can I start by saying what a sad and significant day it was yesterday for, in particular, the people of Port Talbot and the environment? It is the end of the traditional way of steel making, and we know how ever present that industrial landscape is in that…
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Questions to the First Minister
We already have personalised assessments. They already exist in Wales. I think that is important, because I think, as parents, they want to know where their children are compared to other children. Are they about the right place? Do they need to be putting…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, as I say, the guidance has been strengthened. It's been clear that there's perhaps been too much emphasis on the teachers to be able to work to the students themselves, when there's a proven approach. So, that kind of approach that is more flexible…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. I am very concerned that we need to make improvements in the quality and standards of reading in our country. I know this is absolutely a priority for the Cabinet Secretary for Education. She'll be making a statement on how she thinks things…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. As I say, I absolutely understand the frustration, and I know the efforts that the local community have made to try and support the services in the area. The health board has attempted, as I understand it, to recruit qualified doctors to…
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Questions to the First Minister
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care met with the chair of the health board last week and discussed the challenges facing the health board, including the difficult decisions the board will have to take to ensure safe and quality clinical care…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much. I’m very aware that there is a lot of local concern about the possible changes to services. Of course, the work of the Welsh Government is to provide strategic direction, and it’s up to the health board to design and deliver safe…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. Hywel Dda University Health Board is responsible for the planning and delivery of safe, quality health services for its local population.
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Thanks very much, Alun. You're quite right—I think the major difference when the money came via the European Union is there were some objective criteria for it, there was a basis on which money was distributed, and that was very much done on the basis of…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Diolch yn fawr. Well, I think all of this—. The Government's only been in position for a very few days in the United Kingdom, and they are working through things. We are looking at a date in a few weeks' time, when I'm sure some of those issues that you've…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Well, what I will say, Sioned, is that devolution is a complex beast, but it is a beast where there are clear demarcation lines. And this place is about holding me to account for the things that I have power over. Now, of course we will try and influence, and…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Thanks very much, Rhianon, and you’re absolutely right, I think this is an opportunity now, with two Governments, one mission. And part of that mission will be economic growth, and some of that, I’m sure, will be debated through that new structure of the…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Thank you, Peredur, and thank you for your work on the committee. I think there is a formal process in place, but it hasn't yet been used in terms of disputes resolution, but nobody has used that process as of yet. But I think, in terms of funding, it is…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Diolch yn fawr, John, and you've always been such a strong advocate for devolution and the power of devolution to be able to change people's lives for good. I think it's probably worth underlining, as you say, the Gordon Brown report, but also mentioning the…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Well, thanks very much, and, yes, 24 times now, and I'm sure we'll keep a tally on how many times you mention that particular word and how many times you really focus on the things that matter to the people in Wales. I just wonder whether you actually want us…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
I've been in this position for 48 days, and as it happens, it turns out that I am managing to have lots of meetings with lots of people in the UK Government. So, I do have influence; I probably wouldn't have that influence with some people the other side of…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Thanks very much. I'm going to talk about my experience with the UK Government. To be honest, it was very limited. During the pandemic, to be fair, there were really strong relationships, very consistent discussions with people like Matt Hancock, people like…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
The Welsh Government continues to believe that the review of inter-governmental relations, agreed in January 2022, can provide the machinery needed to bring the Governments of the UK together, to discuss the right things at the right time. But there are more…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Our engagement with the Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Treasury has very much reflected a positive resetting of relationships and reinvigoration of collaborative spirit. When the then Cabinet Secretary for Finance and I met with the Chancellor in…
