, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with national broadcasters
Thank you, Chair, and thank you for joining us today and thank you for the evidence that you provided beforehand. Perhaps the questions will overlap with your evidence, but it's an opportunity to have a wider discussion, if that's okay. The first question is…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS Winter Pressures
Thank you, Minister, for today's statement. Of course, there is excellent work happening every day in our NHS, but it's important that we all recognise today the huge pressures facing staff. I've received so much correspondence that has been heartbreaking…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, as you will be aware, next month will mark three years since the devastating flooding as a result of storm Dennis, which particularly affected South Wales Central. The subsequent report by Natural Resources Wales outlined that one of the biggest…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Child Poverty
More than one in three children across Wales live below the poverty line—that's 10 children out of a class of 30—and in some areas, the rate is even higher, and unfortunately, the situation will only deteriorate further as the cost-of-living crisis continues…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. This is a specific question in terms of insurance, because, for residential homes, there is an insurance scheme through a levy on insurance companies, namely Flood Re. Such a scheme isn't available for businesses, which means that many…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
1. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change regarding support for businesses in South Wales Central who are unable to obtain or afford insurance due to the ongoing risk of flooding? OQ58874
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Someone wrote to me this week: 'Nothing is getting better; everything is getting worse day by day. Even some of the handouts that I have received are just not making any difference. What will change for me and what promises can you make?' Well, it's extremely…
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Diolch, Weinidog. I would like to echo many of the comments. It's not an easy decision, and, in very many ways, it's a very sad budget. You look at it and think of the difficult decisions that are having to be made, but also knowing that, for many people…
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Business Statement and Announcement
May I ask for an update, please, with regard to the independent review of floods, and, in particular, how Members will be able to submit evidence? Obviously, this is part of the co-operation agreement, and I know that work is ongoing, but there is an…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
A key commitment within the programme for government is to explore radical reform of current services for looked-after children and care leavers. I believe it's absolutely essential that there is a review of children's social care in Wales, and I'm supporting…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you to the Conservatives for bringing this debate forward today.
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Topical Questions
Okay. Thank you very much. That feeling is extremely important, but could I ask, therefore: what are the Welsh Government's plans in terms of ensuring that that national feeling and the engagement with the Welsh language does ensure that everyone has the…
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Topical Questions
Thank you, Minister. Given that it's Welsh Language Rights Day today, I think it's very appropriate that we are having a discussion, and, obviously, there is more data to be released in terms of the census as well, and I greatly hope, given that our parties…
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Topical Questions
1. Will the Minister make a statement on the 2021 census data about Welsh language skills which shows that the number of Welsh speakers in Wales has decreased for the second decade in a row? TQ694
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you very much. I have to admit, it's great to see the products available in the toilets since the beginning of this week. I wanted to ask as well, when will the vending machines be removed from the toilets? Because that is a mixed message, given that we…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
1. What is the Commission's policy on the provision of free period products on the Senedd estate? OQ58820
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much, Deputy Minister. Our postal service, of course, through the Post Office and the Royal Mail, is an essential service for so many people in our communities. In my region, a number of post offices have closed or have reduced their opening…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
8. What discussions has the Minister had with the Post Office and Royal Mail regarding ensuring the continuation of of their services in South Wales Central? OQ58828
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supply Teaching Model
Thank you to the Minister, and also thank you to the designated Member—thank you, both, for your work on this. I’d also like to echo the Minister’s thanks to the supply teachers, who do such important work. We’ve seen, as you mentioned, during COVID, of…
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Short Debate: A safety net for children: Delivering children's right to be safe online
NSPCC Wales have been clear that 200 and more children will suffer sexual abuse online for every month that the Online Safety Bill is delayed. Things change so quickly in this area, and it's impossible for us to safeguard children entirely, but I am very…
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Short Debate: A safety net for children: Delivering children's right to be safe online
I have to say, I don't share Peter Fox's reassurances. I am concerned to see the 'legal but harmful' element removed. What concerns me the most has been the delay. I think it's in all of our interests to ensure that pressure is put on the UK Government to…
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Short Debate: A safety net for children: Delivering children's right to be safe online
I thank Natasha for bringing this forward.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Small businesses
Certainly. I completely agree with you. Seeing the devastation of those businesses—. Clwb y Bont only just recently reopened its doors. I was asked, on the day that it was opened, 'Is Clwb y Bont safe in the future, now?' Well, no, it isn't. If there's a…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Small businesses
Meeting small businesses is always such an honour, isn't it, as a representative. Certainly, speaking to many last weekend around Pontypridd, the challenges that they're facing are astronomical in terms of those prices, still with COVID recovery. But also…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee
I would like just to emphasise at the start, though we are co-submitting, I think we are coming at this from different perspectives, and, for me, I do support what Rhun ap Iorwerth said about an independent inquiry in Wales. I think Scotland does show the way…
