, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I thank you for that answer. Of course, there are two sides to producing food—it's supply and demand. I think we're coming fast-forward to Christmas, and people will be buying locally sourced food, and I think that there's a real opportunity here, perhaps…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
5. What plans does the Welsh Government have to increase the supply of locally sourced foods? OQ58450
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I thank you for that answer, Minister. I had to call it a fiscal statement because that’s what the UK Government have called it, rather than a mini budget, seemingly in order to prevent scrutiny from the Office for Budget Responsibility. But it was a budget…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
10. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact on Wales of the UK Government's fiscal statement? OQ58452
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
I thought you might ask the same question.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
Thank you. I took part in a conversation with Solva Care, who are doing all the work that you’ve just mentioned. And, of course, the impact of it is keeping people out of acute services, keeping people out of hospital and helping people to come back from…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
I want to talk about how mental health is made in the communities. You've already started that conversation. We've got the Welsh Government's 2020 'Connected Communities' strategy. We're interested in knowing how the commitments in that strategy will move…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
One question, and I'm really pleased with everything that you've said. But one area of trauma for young people particularly is domestic abuse and the experience of domestic abuse. And, of course, linking up education, with the new curriculum, I just want to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Agriculture (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd, and I’m going to speak to welcome the inclusion of the ban on snares and glue traps, and the fact that Wales will be the very first nation to completely ban them. As you know, I've spoken on this many times. I'm really pleased, Minister, that…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
In 2015, the UK environment Secretary, Liz Truss, boasted of cutting 34,000 farm inspections. It effectively allowed farmers in England to dump waste like pesticide and animal faeces directly into rivers, including the Wye valley, where research by Lancaster…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Delivering on universal free school meals: The challenges and opportunities
Research has shown that many children simply opt out of getting their free school dinner—there’s been a lot of work done on that—and that’s because they face stigma from their peers. But this policy, this universal free school meal policy, removes that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Minister, there's been significant interest in the reported consultation on school uniforms, and the First Minister spoke about this yesterday. The Welsh Government, of course, has extended the pupil development grant to support more families with the cost of…
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Thank you. My final question is: the ONS data shows that there are around 90,000 people in Wales experiencing long COVID—that's a significant rise on earlier estimates, so how accurate are these numbers in representing the extent of long COVID in Wales?
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
In terms of that we know omicron is the dominant strain now, and vaccine immunity wanes, and we know that—because you've mentioned it—we've got a vaccine programme under way, are you content that that vaccine programme as it exists is the right programme to…
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Good morning. You did briefly mention that there have been deaths from COVID with people and the mortality rate in July shows that that was 4 per cent. So, in terms of taking this forward and asking people to protect themselves but not frightening them at the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Very briefly. Again, in terms of equality and assurance for staff—I'm coming back to staff—you will have oversight, of course, of the plans to ensure that people feel safe in their working environment and free from fear of what might be happening at home. I'm…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you. And I've got one final question if I can.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
One final—. Thank you for all of that. We do know—you know, because you live in Powys; I know because I represent it—that it is diverse, and it's about everybody's language being recognised and catered for. And whilst I appreciate your answer for the Welsh…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Good morning. We hear the words 'equality', 'diversity' and, obviously, 'the Welsh language' very often, and particularly when we talk about equality and diversity, it's very easy to do a tick-box exercise by putting people in the room. So, you say that you…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and of course I welcome the Bill. We've all seen the unnecessary devastating impact that single-use plastics have on our environment and our wildlife. So, what are we talking about? Well, currently, 11 million metric tonnes of plastic…
, Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: 'Refreshing Wales’ Bovine TB Eradication Programme'
I want to thank the committee for what is an interesting report. I remember being elected in 2007, and there were serious concerns around bovine TB in Wales then, but the data shows how far we have come. There’s a new picture now, as the Minister put it in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Well, not surprisingly, funding is the key implementation way forward of getting anything done, so I want to ask if you've had any detail—or if you can give us any details of any discussions, rather, that you've had as local government and Welsh Government on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
You've sort of touched on this, but what about your views on the White Paper proposals to remove the restrictions on local authorities operating their own municipal bus companies? Do you have any views? If you don't, we'll move on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
I think that's clear. I want to know then how the corporate joint committees will support and enhance public transport services through those regional transport plans, and whether you think that is a move in the right direction in terms of integration and…
