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Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
Would the Member take an intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Access to defibrillators
There are 2,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Wales annually. Immediate CPR and defibrillation can more than double the chances of survival. We are all in agreement that a network of defibrillators will save lives. I hope that you will join with me…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, after one of the busiest seasons ever experienced in Llandudno and north Wales, following the dreadful pandemic, we should instead be thanking our holiday-let operators for the immense economic benefit that they bring to our…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I rise to request a statement from the Minister for Climate Change with regard to the Welsh Government's roads review. Recent correspondence obtained from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change appears to suggest now that the administration is…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd, and good afternoon, First Minister. You'll be aware, of course, that housing associations provide around 165,000 homes and related housing services for around 10 per cent of our population. According to Community Housing Cymru, in 2019-20…
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Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
You'd have my support, Minister, on that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
The other real concern I have—. Sorry, Chair. The other real concern I have is the use of polystyrene. That is so harmful to the environment. So, again, I hope that the plastics and polystyrene will go hand in hand.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
The concerns I have—. I'm seeing—. We've been talking about this, I know, in the Senedd generally for 10 years—more so in the last five years, and certainly now. The concern I have is that, whilst we're talking about it, I'm seeing more and more plastic…
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Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Can you clarify, Minister, whether you have any firm plans to introduce a charge on single-use plastics? If not, why have you chosen to take powers to introduce charges in the UK Bill rather than the future Welsh environment Bill?
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Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Good. Thank you.
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Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Are you confident—and are you, indeed, making a big push to UK Government about just how strongly Welsh politicians in the Senedd feel about this?
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Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Can you confirm whether it is your intention to introduce an all-in deposit-return scheme for Wales, regardless of the UK Government's and Northern Ireland Executive's decision on the scope of the scheme?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
[Inaudible.]—Secretary of State using the concurrent plus powers would be to bypass the Senedd when making regulations that aim to deliver key environmental policies in Wales. Why do you consider this to be appropriate?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill: scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch. And congratulations, again, to the Minister, and also to you, Chair, for your first meeting; I look forward to working with you in the committee going forward. So, Minister, why have you decided to press ahead with using the UK Bill to legislate for…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Trees and Timber
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. In the year to March 2020, whilst 200 hectares of new woodland was planted in Northern Ireland, 2,330 in England, and 10,860 in Scotland, Wales only managed to plant 80 hectares. So bad is this failure that the Welsh Government have…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'm actually quite saddened and deeply frustrated to realise that, in Aberconwy, and on a frequent basis, some of our pubs, hotels and eateries are now having to turn potential customers and visitors away. I have one cafe that is only able to…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The road network
Well, today my Welsh Conservative colleagues and I are calling for many things—they're very sensible options—but, from my perspective, for urgent upgrades to be made to the A55. This is a key arterial route that not only supports the sixth largest roll-on…
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Topical Questions
Thank you. I wouldn't have exactly called it 'welcome feedback'. I was shocked, and I'm sure those employees on the front line were shocked also, working for NRW, that all of Wales's 22 local authorities have now called for a review. The letter sent by the…
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Topical Questions
1. Will the Minister make a statement in response to calls from the leaders of Wales's 22 local authorities for the Welsh Government to review the powers and remit of Natural Resources Wales? TQ562
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Affordability, Second Homes and the Welsh Language
I'll start off my contribution by just saying how disappointed, yet again, I am as a returned Member of this Senedd. I am part of your task group. Mabon and I have met with you, as Plaid Cymru and Welsh Conservatives, for two sessions now, and yet here we…
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Short Debate: Eradicating sheep scab in Wales: the continuing need to have a strong plan in place to eradicate sheep scab in Wales
The thing is, they feel very let down about the NVZs, they feel very let down about your approach to bovine TB and not listening to the science of the vets. This is an opportunity now for you, Minister, to work with the farmers. Let's all try and eradicate…
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Short Debate: Eradicating sheep scab in Wales: the continuing need to have a strong plan in place to eradicate sheep scab in Wales
It's not a laughing matter.
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Short Debate: Eradicating sheep scab in Wales: the continuing need to have a strong plan in place to eradicate sheep scab in Wales
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I've agreed to give Samuel Kurtz, Sam Rowlands and James Evans a minute each to contribute to this important debate. Now, the Minister knows, and maybe Members of this Senedd are not too aware, that sheep scab is a highly contagious…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Bus services
Prior to the COVID pandemic, usage of and access to bus services were already on a downward trajectory. Analysis in 2018 suggested that the distance travelled by local bus services had fallen by 20 per cent in 10 years. In fact, Wales has seen the biggest…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister. On 19 May 2021, the First Minister admitted himself to the Senedd that: 'We don't have all the powers that would be necessary, let alone all of the funding that would be necessary to include a universal basic income for the whole of…
