, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Basic Income and the transition to a zero-carbon economy
Well, it's not factually wrong at all, because the person who delivered the health service was Nye Bevan. So, if you look at those facts, Joel James, you will see that. And it's not just the NHS, is it? We've heard these arguments before. It was the same…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Basic Income and the transition to a zero-carbon economy
Yes, of course.
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Basic Income and the transition to a zero-carbon economy
I'd like to take the opportunity to thank Jane Dodds for giving us the opportunity once again to debate a basic income in this Senedd, and I'm pleased to be able to co-submit today's motion. As some of the Members will recall from the debate I led calling for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
The Minister, I'm sure, will have seen the recent announcement from Rolls-Royce that Deeside is one of six locations shortlisted for the first small nuclear reactor factory. Now, the reality is that nuclear power will have a role to play in ending our…
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The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
As the Minister will be aware, I represent the community of Buckley that's taken part in the pilot scheme for these proposed changes, and what's important to me, Minister, is that we do learn the lessons from this trial. It's critical that we learn lessons…
, Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Well, that does conclude today's public business. We will go into private session now to discuss the insightful, I think, and well-debated evidence session today on the four-day week pilot. And also we will discuss our draft report on the very important…
, Petitions Committee
Paper to note
Okay. Just one paper to note, then, in relation to 4.6, the petition P-06-1275, 'Call on the Government to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the Llanbedr bypass scheme'. And it's a letter from a local councillor, which is urging us to reject the…
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Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Altaf, for those comments there, and I think we're in agreement with the suggestions made.
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Luke. I can see Members—. Altaf.
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you for that. I can see agreement from all Members. We will action those points. Item 4.4, P-06-1277, 'Save A&E. Withybush General Hospital must retain 24 hour, 7 days a week, Consultant Led urgent care', submitted by Jacqueline Doig, with 11,168…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Buffy. I will bring in Luke in a second. It's also important to note that I think the last time we covered this petition we did seek to write to the Minister to ask for the guidance about that, and the Minister has come back to us saying it will be…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you for that suggestion, Luke. I can see no further comments and Members are in agreement. So, we'll action that. Moving on to item 4.3, P-06-1268, 'Review the process for pre-assessed status for onshore turbines, which unfairly disadvantages…
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Updates to previous petitions
We do thank all the children, past and present as well, because I remember some students have now moved on from that school, so we congratulate them too. And I'm sure they'll become the leaders of the future, no doubt. Item 4.2, P-06-1251, 'Secure the Right…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Buffy. And, again, I can see Members nodding in agreement, and I agree too. Just to add, I know, as individual Members, we can have those conversations. I actually discussed this petition during a recent school visit in my own constituency, and…
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Updates to previous petitions
Moving on to item 4: updates to previous petitions. Item 4.1, P-05-924, 'Ensure that every school in Wales has Wellbeing Ambassadors', submitted by Dŵr-y-Felin school well-being ambassadors, with 297 signatures. And I remember these excellent students from a…
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New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Luke, for that suggestion. I can see Members are in agreement. And again, it's a reminder of an issue getting highlighted at the Welsh Parliament, so I do congratulate the petitioner there and I'm sure the clerking team will follow that up.
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New Petitions
Okay, moving on, then, to item 3 on the agenda today: new petitions. And item 3.1, P-06-1281, 'Urgently stop raw sewage discharges into Barry's Old Harbour and Watchtower Bays': 'We call on the Welsh Government to help stop raw sewage discharges into Barry's…
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Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
Okay. Louisa and Will, I'm going to say that you differ in opinion on that considering the commissioner's office called for a trial and Will you supported that. I'm going to call the session to a close there. This has been a really fascinating discussion…
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Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
Okay, thank you, Cheney. Abigail, I could see you nodding in agreement, could I?
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Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
Okay. Thank you for that. Before I bring you in, Cheney, I'm going to ask one final question. We've got about two minutes to go of our time, and it's been a good session. I just want to highlight, because I should have perhaps said at the start, that we have…
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Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
Thank you, Will. Abigail, very briefly.
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Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
I'll look to Will for that. Will.
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Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
Thanks, Lou. Altaf, any final questions from you?
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Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
Thank you, Abigail. In a personal capacity, I'm a big believer in universal basic income, and I know some other Members are, on the committee, and some of us aren't. I don't want to get too much into that. The committee has looked at the Welsh Government…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1247 We call on the Welsh Government to lead the way by supporting trials of a four-day week in Wales
Thank you, Cheney. I'll bring Abigail in, and then Will and Louisa, if you have any comments on it as well. I'll go Abigail, Louisa, and then, if we do have time, Will.
