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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Altaf Hussain. I've already outlined quite a few ways in which we are working closely with the UK Government to ensure that people who are eligible do take up the pension credit in order not only to enable them to be eligible for the winter fuel…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, Jenny Rathbone. It's critically important that we get this information out now, as you say, of the cut-off date of 21 December. When I wrote to the Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, originally, to say we wanted…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Jenny Rathbone, for that question. The Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions has written to me, setting out the range of actions the UK Government are taking to increase take-up of pension credit. We're working with DWP and…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, Sam Rowlands. That's also critically important in terms of access for all, but particularly access for disabled people. This, of course, includes access to buses and supportive bus infrastructure. Of course, that includes ramps…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
It is clear that we have to ensure that all people can access a public transport, and the Welsh Government is committed to developing accessible, high-quality, responsive services, particularly, for example, not to just meet the needs of disabled people, but…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, Rhun ap Iorwerth. It's a very important issue, I think.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for your question. Public transport is essential for many people the length and breadth of Wales, and it's crucial that the services are accessible to all. I'm pleased to be able to work alongside the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Finally, to say, what I'm so pleased about—and you must finally be glad to hear—is that, tomorrow, I'm meeting with the co-chairs of the UK Government child poverty taskforce. And I think that's the important point—is that, now, we can work together, with the…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
I think some Members in the Chamber would also like to hear comments on other issues that they've raised during this debate, and I'm very glad to be able to do that, and particularly in response to the needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Again, this is something where we would urge local authorities to use that discretion. The Cabinet Secretary for Education is fully on board with this. And I'm sure the children's commissioner herself is raising this with local government. It's important that…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
I will.
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Diolch, bawb. It has been a really important debate, and it is a recognition across this Chamber of the importance of our independent children's commissioner, and the importance of the annual report, certainly holding us to…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
We want a Wales for all children, where their rights are respected, protected and fulfilled, a Wales where every person feels valued, respected and heard. In Wales, we've led the way in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I am pleased to introduce our annual children's commissioner's report debate. The report has the vital function of highlighting the issues that concern children and young people in Wales. Wales has a proud tradition of upholding…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, thank you very much for that important question. It's very much a cross-Government question, I would say, because it's not just the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, but the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and the…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Julie Morgan. I do think it's really helpful that you've brought forward this question this week, because it can remind people of what's happening next week, which is a really important debate, a Member's debate that you have brought…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, diolch, Adam Price. I think, as I did answer, I sought to reassure Jane Dodds, the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, that the Senedd did agree that the most appropriate way was through the inquiry that the Standards of Conduct Committee is…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, I don’t think the Cabinet Secretary really has anything more to add to what he has said and indeed what the First Minister has said. But I do think it’s really important, and I’m glad you’ve acknowledged, that the Cabinet Secretary has announced an…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much for that question, Carolyn Thomas, on behalf of your constituents and those affected by the Oscar Mayer Rowan Foods Wrexham situation. It is important that representatives from Unite union met with you and the Minister for Culture, Skills…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Mark Isherwood, and I acknowledge your important role in terms of the cross-party group on deaf issues and recognise the work that you undertake in this field, and also the engagement you have with those who have raised this issue, and…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Right, I think these are important questions, and the toilets available to all and the public are crucially important for all generations and in all communities. I think that we now need to have, with local government, a refreshed approach to this in terms of…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much for your very important questions, and shwmae, Mike.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Of course, these are matters for the local authority, planning, and, indeed, depending on the circumstances, they may come to Welsh Ministers. I think that the case for renewables and for the progress that we need to make on that front is absolutely clear…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much for that question. If we look at the devolution of youth justice, we need to look at youth justice in the context of the whole of justice devolution. Our ultimate objective as a Welsh Government is to secure the devolution not just of…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Shwmae, Mick.
