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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Mabon ap Gwynfor. It is excellent that the Deputy First Minister is sitting beside me. Of course, knowing his previous experience, ministerially, in a UK Government as Minister for fisheries, I have no doubt that he’s going to go back now and…
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Well, I do hope, Tom Giffard, that you were listening to me earlier on this afternoon when I was responding about what we are doing in the Welsh Government: the fact that I met with Ofgem last week and then we went to the cross-party group on tackling fuel…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Jenny Rathbone. I'm glad that this has come up more than once this afternoon in questions to myself, as Trefnydd. I was able to say a few words about the Welsh benefits charter update earlier on in this question session. It's important…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Luke Fletcher. Thank you for bringing this back, because obviously, I recall the question to the First Minister and the very positive response that came back about work being undertaken. But I will take this back. All partners need to take…
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Business Statement and Announcement
—once again, Mark Isherwood, for raising this very important issue.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Mark Isherwood, and, indeed, Julie Morgan last week, as you probably recall, also asked a question and made a statement about the International Week of Deaf People and focused on some of those key goals of the week and the campaign, 'Sign…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Jane Dodds. I think this is a question and questions that, actually, are very much cross-Government. So, in terms of the price cap increase, indeed, as you say, it's a blow to many households across Wales who are struggling to meet essential…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I know the First Minister is looking forward to—and with the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport looking forward to—I’m sure, and, hopefully, you will be there as well, that wonderful opening of the north Wales medical school, which I think very…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Siân Gwenllian, and thank you very much for your very important questions.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Natasha Asghar. Of course, there is considerable support for stroke survivors. Obviously, we focus very much on the pathway in terms of clinical healthcare, but, in terms of rehabilitation and being able to move back into—or into other…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, thank you very much, Mike Hedges. Your first question is really important in terms of that vital role that hospice and end-of-life care services play to support families at some of the most difficult times in their lives. It is important to recognise…
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Business Statement and Announcement
—a statement will come forward.
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Business Statement and Announcement
—in order to make—. I will make sure that the Cabinet Secretary will be aware of this request, and hopefully—
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much for the very important question, and also I want to speak to the Cabinet Secretary who covers the Welsh language—
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Darren Millar, and thank you for your questions. I think Hywel Dda University Health Board, on the service changes, we had questions to the First Minister about this earlier on, and, indeed, you had the opportunity to question the Cabinet…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. There are two changes to this week's business. Later this afternoon, the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning will make a statement on Tata Steel. To accommodate this, the statement from the Cabinet Secretary…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
I have attempted to answer that question, Jane, in answer to not just the debate but also interventions that have been made. I hope that you will join us, and the Welsh Liberal Democrats will join us—and I'm sure you will, Jane—in trying to develop this…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
I think, actually, when I was answering questions that were put to me earlier on, I was certainly voicing the issues, the difficulties of actually progressing with this Bill, which we reflected on over the summer. Over the summer, yes, we went through the…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
I think it is very important that we had already agreed that we couldn't take this forward for 2026. There was a great concern from all the scrutiny committees that actually recognised that it was very difficult, with the general election coming forward in…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
I do hope we can come through this. It's a disappointing moment, but an important moment in terms of what we can practically do in this Senedd by actually committing across this Chamber to a gender-balanced Senedd, getting more women into politics, but also…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
Thank you very much, Llywydd, and thank you to everyone across the Senedd this afternoon for this very important debate.
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
And in my written statement of 16 September, I informed Members of the Government's intention to seek to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill from further Senedd scrutiny at this time, and, as the general principles of the Bill have…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
Thank you, Llywydd. Members will now be aware of our intention as a Government not to proceed with the Bill and to focus instead on publishing guidance for political parties so that they can take voluntary steps in order to ensure equal representation in this…
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Motions to elect Members to committees
Formally.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Lee Waters. Can we, as we always do, pay tribute to your work, as the instigator, I have to say, of the active travel Act, but also for the issues that you have taken forward consistently throughout your working and political life? I think the…
