, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Recent work from the Construction Industry Training Board has shown that, over the next five years, Wales needs 9,100 additional new entrants into construction, with bricklaying, electrical roles and roofing being areas of particular high demand. With the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you for your response, Minister.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
5. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Economy regarding how the education system can help to address Wales's skills gap? OQ59084
, Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I thank the Minister and her colleagues for putting this budget together. I’d also thank her for taking the time last week to chat about the budgetary situation. And I’d also actually like to thank the Finance Committee as well for its scrutiny work, and I’m…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. The Minister's letter talks about childcare sufficiency assessments and that they're carried out every five years, the most recent being last year, so 2022, even though that feels like only yesterday. But I think it would be worth us…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I can see progress has been made on the petition, but it's definitely not at a point where it is completed, in my view at least, anyway. I'm wondering if we could just keep it open for six months and review it in six months' time to see…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I think we should perhaps write to the Minister, just to see if there's a possibility of getting her view on the report published by Epilepsy Action Cymru. I know it's quite unusual for a Minister to comment on third sector work, but she…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. My understanding is that this is now being discussed at a pretty high level, but one of the things that keeps coming up all the time is the difficulty around collecting that data around unpaid carers. I'd be really interested in exploring…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I never sung there myself when I was a kid—I was a bit tone deaf—but I'm pretty sure my wife did, as a Cardiff girl. In support of what Rhys suggests there, for me as well, there's an element of wanting to keep public institutions like this…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I should probably say that I met with Mark a couple of times as one of the local Members for Neath Port Talbot and South Wales West more widely. I know he's quite committed, as this is a campaign he's run for a number of years now. The…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I understand the sentiment behind the petition. You could probably argue that there are a number of names that were the original name for Wales. I think, actually, as well, this goes a bit deeper into place names within Wales. We know the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
The reality is that much of the investment for the steel industry must come from the UK Government, and I'd have to join Jack Sargeant in saying that it is disappointing that there is a reluctance from UK Government Ministers to engage with our CPG. In…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you for your chairmanship of the cross-party group.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
I know that a lot of people are grateful for those gaps being plugged, but a concerning case was recently brought to my attention by a constituent in Wildmill who was precluded from claiming the UK Government's last round of cost-of-living support payments…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for that response, Minister.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
5. How is the Welsh Government working with HMRC, the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities to ensure that financial support designed to assist with the increased cost of living reaches as many people as possible? OQ59006
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
And would the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board agree on that point? Andy.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
Thank you. If I could also touch on local food plans, and I suppose this question is more directed towards the Food and Drink Federation, David. In evidence on the draft Bill, you said that the reported process on the local food plans in the Bill is…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
Would you agree with that, Andy?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
Thank you. So, in the context of the Bill then, that national food strategy, who would you see being the person who should lead on that work? A number of respondents to the draft Bill, for example, said that the commissioner could have a stronger role in…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
Thank you. Andy, any view from the industry board?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
Diolch, Cadeirydd. If I could start with the national food strategy, would a national food strategy add value to existing Welsh Government policy? David, shall I start with you?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 3
Thank you, Andrew. I appreciate that there are some unknowns in this process. Unless there are any additional comments, I'll hand back to the Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 3
Any additional comments on that point? No. I appreciate I'm jumping around a bit, but a final question, Chair, just on the consultation and collaboration requirements within the Bill. Do you believe it's sufficient? A couple of stakeholders have suggested…
