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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with Sport Wales
I'm just returning, really, to the remit letter and the expectations on Sport Wales, and I wonder how you can fulfil those obligations in the remit letter, because if you're limited, it's very difficult. And I guess it's something that we've been looking at…
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with Sport Wales
If can just ask, obviously, you've emphasised the need for good governance in your role in terms of providing advice, guidance, support, et cetera. A number of these things are, obviously, as you outlined rightly, when some individuals go rouge sometimes, but…
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with Sport Wales
Thank you very much, Chair.
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with Sport Wales
Just to follow up from Alun, I think you've referenced the remit letter, and, obviously, in that it says that the shared goals should be—. One of them is addressing all inequality and achieving an anti-racist Wales. Obviously, as an organisation, as you've…
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with Sport Wales
Okay. Thanks.
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with Sport Wales
Yes, I just wanted to return to your comment on Amanda Blanc in particular, as you said you weren't aware of the reasons that she left. Obviously, we've become aware now that she did give an interview in June 2022 to the BBC, which was reported at the time…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Roads Review and National Transport Delivery Plan
I fully support Janet Finch-Saunders's request for a full debate. We need to be able to digest all the content here—and I do accept that you did apologise, Deputy Minister, for not publishing beforehand—because it is important for our constituents that we are…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, Minister, but my question was specifically on the well-being of residents. This week marks three years since the devastating flooding across the region that I represent and beyond as a result of storm Dennis. Three years on, most of the repair work…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. How does the Welsh Government support the welfare of South Wales Central residents who continue to face the risk of flooding? OQ59119
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Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report—'Pupil absence'
I’d also like to focus on one other key area that came to light during our inquiry, and that was staffing capacity, or rather lack of, and how it is one of the biggest barriers to tackling pupil absence. As we heard, it is a problem that was made worse…
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Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report—'Pupil absence'
I too would like to thank the Chair of the committee and my fellow Members, the clerks and everyone who contributed, as well as the Minister. This was a very important inquiry. As has already been outlined, we are all aware of the importance of attendance in…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister. I'm still not sure whether that means there will be free entry for low-income families to the Urdd Eisteddfod and the National Eisteddfod this year. I would ask, if you're not sure of that yet, it would be good to have clarity as to…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Llywydd. Minister, yesterday, during the debate on the draft budget, I asked the Minister for finance to consider the budget implications in terms of the target of a million Welsh speakers, and, specifically, whether there are any plans to support…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Yes. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. I just wanted to check, really, that I'd heard correctly earlier, and I'd like to ask for a ruling, Dirprwy Lywydd, as to whether the language used and one phrase in particular used by Hefin David in the course of the…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Secondly, if I could turn to the Welsh language, this is the first draft budget since the publication of the census results, as Delyth Jewell mentioned, and we know that significant investment is needed in a number of areas if we're reach the target of a…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I think, very clearly, listening to this debate, there are two things that strike me: first, that certainly the biggest risk to Wales and its citizens is remaining part of the UK and not having these levers under our control, and…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I think there's a point of order necessary here, because we're not debating the co-operation agreement; we're debating the draft budget. And if anybody is trying to score political points, I would say that it is our colleague Hefin David. I don't see the…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, we have all rightfully been horrified by the testimony that has come forward relating to sexism, misogyny and racism within the Welsh Rugby Union. As Members will be aware, a Senedd scrutiny committee had the opportunity to question both the WRU and…
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Papers to note
Just in terms of letter 6.11, I think it's very concerning to receive confirmation from the national library that the assurance isn't there in terms of safety of the national collections. I'd like to understand that better. Also, I'd note that the response…
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you.
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay, thank you. I'm just thinking, given the significance of what we heard in the first session, in terms of that testimony and how harrowing that was, I'm just, perhaps—. I can appreciate in 20 minutes it may have been difficult, but, not knowing how long…
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Which included the whole report?
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Can I just ask, as a point of clarification, did Steffan see the report as a whole or only the recommendations?
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
But publicly—. I can understand you were having private conversations, but, for instance, there could have been a written statement or an opportunity to raise in the Senedd, raise concerns with us as a committee, that those recommendations weren't being made…
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Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
But, if I may, you were saying that, during this time, you were having conversations with the WRU specifically around the report into the women's game. I presume, from what you've said, that they didn't even share the 40 recommendations with you or your…
