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Legislative Consent Motion on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
In the contributions, Members have sought clarity and insight on two or three further areas, so I hope it will assist Members to know that it is our view that, in relation to data adequacy, a number of provisions in the Bill are considered to be challenging…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you to all those who've contributed to the debate, including the committee Chairs.
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Llywydd, whilst I welcome the Bill overall, it's disappointing that we are in a position where the UK Government is seeking consent from the Senedd to a Bill that fails to reflect the legislative competence of the Senedd and the principles of devolution. This…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Thank you, Llywydd. I move the motion regarding the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill put forward by the UK Government, and the way those provisions that fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd will be considered. Through this Bill…
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Topical Questions
Thank you to Joel James for that further question. Well, as Heledd Fychan was saying, this is an experience that some workers have had very recently as well, so it's particularly distressing, I think, for people who have been made redundant once and are…
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Topical Questions
Well, as the Member says, the workforce there, in Everest, is one that we've supported in the past when the company was under pressure. Our focus now is to do everything that we can to find different opportunities for them, wherever we are able to do that. We…
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Topical Questions
Thank you for the question. I'm aware of the impact that this will have on staff and the broader community in Treherbert. My officials are working with partners, including RCT council, the Department for Work and Pensions and Careers Wales to support the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, what I think we both want to see is an energy ecosystem that isn't extractive in that sense and that is renewable in the genuine sense and takes full advantage of the renewable energy resources that we can boast as a nation. I think that's the ambition…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Community involvement is crucial to our energy policy and my expectation is that all new projects have at least an element of local ownership. My objective is to retain social and economic benefit for renewable projects to support a just transition to a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
In my most recent discussion with my colleague, the Minister mentioned that Cardiff University had made a commitment to increase, over the next three years, the numbers coming from Wales to around 40 per cent of the cohort. As I think she mentioned in the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
The Deintyddion Yfory scheme has been launched between the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and Cardiff University to support Welsh speakers with their application to the school of dentistry. The coleg will also support the university to offer students Welsh-medium…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, I pity poor socialist George Orwell turning in his grave thinking at being prayed in aid by that intervention. I think the response of the public to the museum in Wales is probably best illustrated by the spotlight on museums survey that indicated the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, I know that this is a priority for the Cabinet Secretary for culture. A priority in supporting the museum is part of that. In my opinion, the well-being and cultural interests of the country are tied into the economic prosperity of the country in many…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
There is a huge economic value to those sectors. In the last year, the Welsh Government has commissioned a review of the culture sector to ensure that we do understand better the evidence base that we have in order to evaluate the economic impact, and has…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I'll pass that on to the Minister responsible directly for that.FootnoteLink In terms of the work that I've been able to do as Welsh language Minister, the Perthyn fund has made a great difference and has allowed pubs to be bought in the way that the Member…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, I do think that the point the Member makes is well made. It is important, as we look at some of the larger infrastructure projects and developments, that we also make sure that we are supporting our towns to continue to be vibrant and places where…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
In line with priorities set out in the economic mission, we are supporting a range of activities aimed at supporting the economy in west Wales, including support for business, skills development, and communications infrastructure—all aimed at increasing…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I'm not sure I would accept the way the Member characterises the situation. The targets that we have are ambitious. We want to be able to produce the equivalent of our entire electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2035 and, by the same time, we…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
First of all, I'd like to thank Carolyn Thomas for the opportunity to visit the college with her. It was genuinely uplifting, wasn't it, talking to those apprentices who were developing skills in sectors that they knew would be there throughout their working…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
The regional economic framework, local and regional energy plans and the north Wales growth deal recognise and support the opportunities for the renewable energy sector across north Wales. As we maintain our collaborative approach, this will ensure that we…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I absolutely agree with that. I would endorse everything that the Member has said in his question, actually. This isn't a balance sheet exercise; it's about people, isn't it, at the heart of it. Why are we having this discussion? It's because we want to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
The context for the priorities I outlined last week was this: we have ambitions as a Government, which are set out in our economic mission, and they're about ensuring a just transition to a sustainable future, giving young people opportunities, investing in…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
As a Conservative, I know he has probably more knowledge than I have about a non-functioning Government, because we look at what happens over the border, and it's a matter of chaos every day. There will be some people in the Chamber who regret the next…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I know he will have seen and read the net-zero skills action plan and will know that that has been out for consultation. I expect to be able to publish the responses to that in the coming weeks, very imminently, so that will be able to provide him with the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, I thank the Member for the invitation that he gave me to speak at the recent RenewableUK conference, and I felt that there was a great level of optimism in the discussion that evening amongst the participants, and a sense of practical engagement with…
