6 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. A new report released last Friday by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives explains that in 2022-23 a third of children were not considered school-ready, with concerns around speech and language development and…
6 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
7. What support is the Welsh Government providing schools with regard to toddlers attending in nappies? OQ61782
6 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
I thank my colleague Adam Price for raising this really important issue, because for years we've discussed the shortage of affordable homes. I will declare an interest in this matter and refer Members to my declarations of interest. We have so many empty…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The UK Budget
—and also, you left a legacy of no money.
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The UK Budget
Yes. You've let down our farmers, you've betrayed our small businesses, you've robbed our pensioners. How can you, Cabinet Secretary for finance, tell me and my group here that this is a good budget? Remember, the Labour Government inherited the fastest…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The UK Budget
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Now, look, you can pat yourselves on the back if it makes you feel better, but the reality is that this budget is so bad for the people of Wales, and actually the UK, that it's had the thumbs down already from many within our…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
Thank you, Counsel General and Minister for Delivery. One of the four Welsh Government priorities the First Minister committed the Welsh Government to was driving forward progress in green jobs and growth, creating green jobs that tackle the climate crisis…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
2. What discussions has the Counsel General had with Cabinet colleagues about the impact of the UK Government’s budget on the Welsh Government’s delivery of its priorities? OQ61784
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
One hundred million pounds is a lot of money and let’s hope that it goes where it should do, to actually stop the nature decline in species that we’re seeing. Wales has seen now that freshwater species populations have declined by 20 per cent, with over 2 per…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Assisted dying
Yes, I will. I'll conclude by saying we shouldn't be talking about the reality of assisted dying. We should be talking about the reality of assisted living. Diolch.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Assisted dying
Of course, as has rightly been pointed out today, assisted dying is complex and emotional, with significant concerns against its legalisation. The changing of law in this regard is a matter for the UK Government. I can understand the Member bringing this…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
No, I've actually—
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Just for clarification—I don't know who you were referring to—I haven't had an e-mail about this particular issue from you. I know we spoke outside, but that was about your statement yesterday and nothing to do with NRW. I've got to be honest, this is yet…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Okay, thank you for that. However, I think it's fair to say, sometimes things go wrong, and it's how they're picked up and lessons learned going forward. I by chance met the parents the other day of Mared Foulkes, the grieving parents. They're still grieving…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
2. What steps is the Cabinet Secretary taking to ensure that support is accessible to university students with suicidal thoughts? OQ61742
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
International evidence suggests tackling the underlying causes of early years poverty and the inverse care law are key to improving short- and long-term health outcomes. In fact, poverty in childhood can and does lead to poor health outcomes into adulthood…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you to my colleague Peredur for raising this. I've raised before, in this Chamber, about beautiful rural areas of Anglesey currently under threat from developers who want to cover 3,000 acres of valuable agricultural land with solar panels. The Maen Hir…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Climate Adaptation Strategy
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement on this crucial policy area. Indeed, the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 progress report on adaptation in Wales found that there was insufficient progress in delivery and implementation, and that monitoring is…
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Teaching of reading skills in schools
As the current Cabinet Secretary responsible, how do you think it looks in the media and on the tv whereby 11-year-olds are presenting now with the literacy capability of four-year-olds? Are you proud of that?
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Council-owned farms
Of course, council-owned farms are vital for food production and educating our future generations. I want to put on record my thanks to all farmers in Wales, but our tenanted farms and our council-owned farms, they've faced a lot of difficulties over the last…
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
I would like her to withdraw the comment.
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
—under a Labour Government been twisted here today?
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Yes, the Lib Dems. The point being that foodbanks were introduced in 2000 under a Labour Government. It's there in black and white. Google it. During the financial crash, they accelerated more. So, how has the introduction of foodbanks—
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I wish for you to rule on a point of order issue. The Cabinet Secretary made a very robust statement here, that there were no foodbanks before the coalition, meaning the Conservative-Labour coalition—
16 October 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Fantastic.
