5 November 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I was very pleased also that the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership met, as you say, with the representatives of the WRU yesterday, and also laid a written statement. I think it was important that he arranged that meeting very urgently…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Heledd Fychan, for your question. This is a very important issue.
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr. That's a really important question that I need to follow up, obviously, with the relevant Cabinet Secretary, but with the fact that you've linked it as well, and a north Wales perspective, to the national park development, I will raise it with…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much. There are no changes to this week's business. Draft business for the next three weeks is set out on the business statement and announcement, which is available to Members electronically.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Thank you for this debate today. I think we can open doors to address this issue here in Wales. Diolch.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Thank you very much for the opportunity to respond to this very important debate.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
I will obviously take that up as well; thank you for that. And an example was given, anyway, of an elderly person who wasn’t able to buy a cup of tea. Now, this should not be the case. So, we will look at that as well. So, finally, really, from me, Dirprwy…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Let's again state what this is about—a cashless society: 'Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'. This has been an excellent debate, hasn't it? It's really been important. The Petitions Committee…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, for the opportunity to respond to this very important debate on the Petition’s Committee's report.
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Sam Rowlands. We're aware of recent flooding incidents across Wales. Our sympathies are with all those affected. Details of impacts on communities are still emerging, obviously, through contact with local authorities. We can see what impact that…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Natasha Asghar. Of course, last week, there were opportunities to ask questions and raise issues of that kind with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales. I'm also very minded, as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, that…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much for that question, Mark Isherwood. Clearly, we want to have the best provision and services and access to cancer treatment for children and their families in Wales. Of course, our clinical networks are crucial to delivering that, but also…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you for that, Andrew R.T. Davies. Of course, you have seen the written statement issued by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary. I think it is important to recognise that NRW and HM Revenue and Customs are working together to bring about a…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much indeed, Jane Dodds. Indeed, this was a particularly hot topic last week with questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and indeed statements on the issue, concerns raised about the appalling record that had…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Paul Davies. This is a key point, isn't it? You use the words 'access to primary care', which, of course—. Primary care, indeed, is, yes, the GP at the forefront of primary care, but also all the other ancillary services as well. I think…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Carolyn Thomas. Well, as you said, a priority of our First Minister is to fix our roads. Obviously, this is crucial for road safety, but also connectivity and economic activity. And the need for maintenance across the network has to be…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
It's very important, as we've raised, and, indeed, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has also commented and provided statements on dentistry in Wales. And just in terms of our record in dentistry, I think it's worth again putting on record…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, and thank you for drawing attention to this issue.
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, James Evans. Of course, the importance of the social, cultural, economic and local value of the arts centre at a local level in Wales is profound. I know the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership will be glad to hear this…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Mike Hedges. Well, I’m hopeful that colleagues around the Chamber have seen the written statement that I issued earlier on today, to announce that £1.5 million for warm hubs. It is about funding warm and safe spaces in the community. It’s…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Delyth Jewell, and this is very topical. And I will ask the Cabinet Secretary to issue a written statement on the current situation, in terms of not just the legislation, not all of which, of course, is under our purview in terms of roles…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Alun Davies, for those two very important questions, because we know this is about financial inclusion in our communities and the scale of the closure of commercial banks across Wales, which, I mean, we've charted in this Chamber over the…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Llyr Gruffydd. So, your first point was on Oscar Mayer, and, in fact, this was raised last week by Carolyn Thomas as well, and I provided assurances then that we were looking at ways in which we could support the—. The fact is that that…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Darren Millar. You raise a very important question, and I know shared around the Chamber will be the importance of those rescue centres, in the goal of improving animal welfare and rescuing those animals that are at risk. Can we congratulate…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Llywydd. There is one change to this week's business. Later on this afternoon, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales will be making an oral statement on the rail collision on the Cambrian line. Draft business for the next…
