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Motion to suspend Standing Orders
Formally.
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Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
I can't take any more, sorry. Reassurances about the right to return for anyone leaving Gaza are clearly beyond our control. However, solutions need to be found if we are able to support reunion in Wales. We have not called specifically for a Gaza family…
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Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
Yes, absolutely. As you say, those people go to these countries to keep other people safe, and it's horrific that they are obviously put in that position. The Welsh Government is keeping in regular contact with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…
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Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
Can I just make some progress, please? We have not been able to do this to alleviate some of the suffering in Gaza, because DEC has been unable to launch a campaign. At this time, DEC believes only a lasting ceasefire will enable its agencies the opportunity…
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Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
I will look into that for you, and I will obviously write to you and let you know. We have been monitoring any community tensions relating to this conflict via our community cohesion programme, and monitoring any spikes in hate incidents via our Wales hate…
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Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
'I don't know' is the honest answer.
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Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you, Peredur Owen Griffiths, for bringing forward this very important debate. All of us around this Chamber have been horrified by the onset of and continuing violence in Israel, Palestine and the wider…
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A Warmer Winter: P-06-1326 The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales'
The Welsh Government did raise concerns about the prepayment system and the fact it was failing the most vulnerable people in society before the scandal broke in early 2023. My predecessor, the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt, wrote to…
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A Warmer Winter: P-06-1326 The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales'
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. And I'd really like to thank members of the Petitions Committee for their report on the prepayment meter scandal in Wales and for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Government this afternoon. The report…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you, and, yes, thank you for meeting with me yesterday. As I mentioned to you, I know that I am due to meet with the chair and the chief executive of the Arts Council of Wales—I think that's actually on Monday, now—to discuss, obviously, the current…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. One of the things that I learned yesterday when I was at the national museum was that it is the biggest provider of education outside of schools in Wales. So, you can see the importance of the national museum from another point of view. When I came…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. Welsh Government is committed to ensuring that historic and cultural heritage is experienced and enjoyed by the people of Wales and our visitors. Our new priorities for culture will encourage the celebration and promotion of our cultural heritage…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, as I say, it was a programme for government commitment to develop plans for a museum of north Wales. I don't think that there was ever a commitment, unless you are going to correct me—. Looking at the programme for government commitment, there wasn't an…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, I think there are a couple of points I need to stress to the Member. The programme for government commitment is to develop plans for a museum of north Wales. I think it's really right that we take time to make sure that that's right. You'll be aware…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. In the current difficult financial climate, I'm pleased that we have continued investing in the museums of north Wales, supporting the significant development of the National Slate Museum in Llanberis and establishing the football museum in…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. I think the Member does raise some very important points. Braille on handrails—that's quite a simple thing that can obviously help people. We absolutely do a significant amount of work to make sure that people are able to travel on our transport…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. I look forward to continuing the discussions held by our predecessors around the work of the disability rights taskforce. And I am due to meet with the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport on Monday. It's absolutely vital that we ensure…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. I do have a date in the diary to meet with the future generations commissioner, but I haven't managed it yet. I have a very long list, as you can imagine, in a very extended portfolio, of people to meet, but, with the future generations…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
As I said in my original answer to you, Delyth, they assure me that there are no plans to close any sites. So, that closes off your last point. They clearly have moved lots of the collection around to ensure it's not affected by water coming in through the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Diolch. Amgueddfa Cymru currently has no plans to close any of its sites. The National Museum Cardiff is the urgent priority, and we are working with them to develop a business plan to address the significant maintenance backlog.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, certainly. I was reflecting, actually, on, I think it was, my first visit to the national library. It was probably about 16 years ago, when I was first elected, and I was invited to go as, at that time, the Assembly Member for Wrexham. I remember them…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. I haven't had the opportunity to visit the national library in the last month, but I can absolutely assure you it's on my list of visits in the next couple of weeks. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to be partial, but it's absolutely one of my favourite…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
The National Library of Wales and the collections it cares for are an integral part of our heritage and society. We will continue to work with the library to support it in serving the people of Wales and ensuring the national collections are protected for…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. I haven't read the Simon Thurley report, but I certainly will add it to the very large pile of reading that I need to do. It certainly resonated with me yesterday morning—I went to the museum very early, and I felt so much better coming into work…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
I can only reiterate what the chief executive, Jane Richardson, said to me last week, and that was that the national museum at Cardiff will not be closing. I mentioned in my earlier answer to Laura Anne Jones the work that my officials are doing with the…
