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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I think that probably cuts across both my own portfolio and that of the Minister for Climate Change, so I will have a discussion with her. Certainly, within my portfolio, I'm looking at the new national park, but I haven't had any discussions about…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are two changes to today's agenda. The Deputy Minister for Social Services will make an oral statement on the publication of the child practice review into the death of Logan Mwangi as the first item immediately after the business…
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The Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022
Thank you very much, and thank you, Mabon, for those questions. I do agree it is a significant increase, and hindsight's a wonderful thing, but it perhaps would have been better to have not waited quite so long to increase. I know back in—I think it was—2019…
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The Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022
Diolch, Llywydd, and I wish to move this motion. This is a composite statutory instrument to increase the prescribed statutory fee that can be charged by a professional authority for the appointment of an independent arbitrator to resolve disputes or to make…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I will certainly ask the Deputy Minister to provide an update before Christmas.
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Business Statement and Announcement
I think the Minister for Finance and Local Government has been scrutinised many times on the policies that you refer to, so I don't think there's a need for a further statement.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, I disagree profoundly, that you don't believe there's an understanding in the Welsh Government of the difficulties and the challenges that our businesses are facing—of course we do, and Business Wales is there to provide that support. But, as I've said…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I thought the Iranian football team were incredibly brave in their comments and statements in their press conference following—I think it was following the match yesterday, or before. I will certainly speak with I think it would be the Minister for…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. And again, I'm very concerned to hear of the experience of your family member. I think it is fair to say we do have real problems in social care—we spoke about those during First Minister's questions. And we have lost a huge number, a significant…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, I am extremely concerned to hear about your constituent; nobody wants to ring an ambulance and feel that the ambulance won't respond. So, I can say we've brought forward 74 new ambulances, for instance; you referred to the age of an ambulance. So, there…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, I am aware there were a number of actions that came out of the cancer summit that the Minister for Health and Social Services is currently considering, but I'm sure, once that piece of work has been done, the Minister will bring forward a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Yes, absolutely, I will speak to the Minister for Social Justice and she if she'll bring forward a written statement. I know she's done a huge amount of work, and certainly, we're aware of, obviously, Big Bocs Bwyd. And I think it's really important we don't…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. As you stated, my last one was in November last year, and I had hoped to be able to do it in November this year. I have to say, there are a couple of reasons why I haven't been able to bring it forward this week. One of the main reasons—and I'm…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, and it is certainly an amazing opportunity, isn't it? I've waited all my life—and I'm a lot older than you—to see Wales in a world cup final. And, you know, it's a global audience—5 billion people—so it is indeed a massive opportunity. And we…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. We do have the most progressive student support in the UK, and the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language will be making a statement very shortly.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are no changes to this week's business. Draft business for the next three weeks is set out on the business statement and announcement, which can be found amongst the meeting papers available to Members electronically.
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Questions to the First Minister
I don't have the details of that £155 million, so I don't know whether it could be spent on schools or health. There are different budgets, there are different rules and regulations. I'm afraid I don't have the detail to agree with your comments.
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. As set out in our 2022-23 budget, our priority has been to use every possible lever to deliver our ambitious programme for government, provide the foundations for our post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery, and to move forwards towards a stronger, fairer…
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Questions to the First Minister
You mentioned that there are ongoing discussions with Green Man, so if, at the conclusion of those discussions, it's decided not to proceed with the proposal, alternative policy objectives will be explored for the use of the site, or the site can be…
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Questions to the First Minister
All Welsh Government assets can be considered for delivery of any policy agenda. Gilestone farm is currently being managed appropriately to ensure that the asset is maintained whilst discussions on the long-term future of the site are concluded.
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Questions to the First Minister
I am not going to make any spending commitments today. You will have heard me say several times this afternoon that these will be decisions led by the Minister for Finance and Local Government, but taken across the whole of Government as we work towards…
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Questions to the First Minister
I can't say anything specifically around how we will fund child protection services going forward. As I say, we will look in the whole at how we use the funding that was allocated to us last week, but I absolutely agree with you about targeting support to the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. As I mentioned in earlier answers, the Minister for Finance and Local Government—obviously, the whole of the Welsh Government—will be looking very carefully at the detail of the funding that we were allocated last week, as we prepare to bring the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Yes, absolutely. I know that the Minister for Finance and Local Government will continue to press those points that you made. They are simply staggering numbers in that OBR report that you referred to. Real household disposable income per person will fall…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. I think you make a really important point about transparency and where this fault lies. I quite agree with you. With the UK Government, we've had a decade of austerity, and now I think this is even worse than the austerity elements that they…
