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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Yes. For any items regarding property ownership, I would like to refer Members to my own declaration of interest form that is published and available for all to see.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Appointment of temporary Chair
I'd like to second that.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis and housing
—and ambitious milestones. The people of Wales deserve decent homes, and I applaud the many builders and landlords for delivering exactly that. Diolch.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis and housing
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and I'm very pleased to be moving those amendments. I also refer Members to my own declaration of interest in terms of property ownership. I'm indeed actually very grateful for the opportunity to discuss within our Senedd…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Okay. Deputy Llywydd, if we are to truly propel the Welsh economy and tourism industry, Wales now needs an administration that supports the tourism sector, not one that constantly seeks to drive it into the ground. Diolch.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
I would like to refer Members to my own stated declarations of interest. For years, Welsh Labour has undercut and undersold tourism here in Wales. A major sporting nation, with grand national parks, spectacular coastlines, bustling bars and restaurants in our…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The RSPCA was just one of many animal welfare organisations that celebrated when the Conservative UK Government's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill passed through the House of Lords on 7 April. This legislation will now require all UK Government policy to be…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I'd like to request a statement from the Minister for Climate Change on the planning appeal process in Wales. Only last week, our local authority granted conditional approval for 49 homes to be built behind Ysgol y Gogarth. This was a very…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: High-risk tips
Would you acknowledge, though, that we had Labour Governments at the times that mines were operable?
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Plaid Cymru Debate: High-risk tips
Will you take an intervention?
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Plaid Cymru Debate: High-risk tips
I know that Plaid Cymru really want Welsh sovereignty to rest with unelected commissioners in Brussels, but the truth of the matter is that it is the Welsh Government who are responsible for coal tip safety. And let's be honest, there is now a co-operation…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: High-risk tips
Thank you to Plaid. Diolch, Llywydd. Thank you, Plaid Cymru, for tabling this debate today. At heart, there is only one point that we disagree on, and that's your insistence that it is the UK Government that provides all the funding to repurpose, reclaim and…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Yes, they're quite concerning, really, when the latest data on the level of reserves held by schools shows an apparent sharp rise from £32 million, which is £70 per pupil, in March 2020, to £181 million, which is £393 per pupil in March 2021. These are…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
3. Will the Minister make a statement on the level of financial reserves held by schools? OQ57873
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Point of order—
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
E-car sales are steadily increasing across the UK, as car manufactures perfectly promote the benefits of ditching diesel and petrol. On the continent, Germany doubled incentives for EVs in 2020, offering a €3,000 bonus for fully electrical vehicles and…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
6. How is the Welsh Government supporting individuals to drive greener vehicles? OQ57872
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Alongside our joint support of renewable schemes, it is important that we do everything possible to back nuclear. Last week, the Prime Minister hosted a round-table with leaders from the nuclear industry to discuss how to improve domestic energy…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I thank the Deputy Minister for both responses. In addition to driving forward the work on meeting the recommendations of the deep dive, you could act on the majority will of the Senedd. Whilst the deep dive recommends publication of guidance to signpost…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch, Llywydd. Members will be aware that, yesterday, during business questions, I did call, through the Trefnydd, on the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to make a statement regarding the horrendous situation on Monday that saw a number of trains…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Building Safety Bill
Aelodau o'r Senedd, Members of the Senedd, almost five years on from the Grenfell tragedy, it is absolutely unacceptable that there are residents living in fear in Wales within their own homes. In fact, the 'Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Coal Tip Safety
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I would like to thank the Deputy Minister for bringing forward this statement today. It's fair to say that we recognise that, in terms of the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969, times were so different then, with…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Okay. They deserve a reason for what happened yesterday and I jolly well hope he launches a thorough investigation, because absolutely: do I have any confidence now in Transport for Wales and this Welsh Government's ability to get me here from my…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I am. As you can see, I'm pretty upset about it, because I know someone who missed a funeral, somebody who's lost their job, and frankly, everybody, everybody had a really sad story. Being an hour or two delayed, these things happen. We're talking five or six…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I notice many of my colleagues asking for statements during business statement, but I never see those statements, actually, frankly, coming from this. But I'm going to formally request a statement from the Deputy Minister for transport Lee Waters…
