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Papers to note
Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to note paper 3.3 from the Minister, Julie James. I want to express my appreciation that she's provided us with some information, and I'll read that sentence: 'In the interest of being as open as possible with the Committee, I…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Education Maintenance Allowance
Thank you very much to Luke Fletcher for putting forward this motion and to everyone who co-supports it. The EMA has provided vital support to many students in Wales since it was first introduced. It was first introduced as a pilot back in 1999 before it was…
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Topical Questions
This Government doesn't do irony, surely. On the one hand, yesterday, the Deputy Minister announced that plans to build many rural roads in Wales were to be ceased, talking at that point about the importance of public transport and how the most disadvantaged…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for the answer. The success of the national peatland action programme is its ability to deliver in the here and now, but it's come to my attention that a lot of works are held up or not progressing due to landowners holding on to see if they will…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
5. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change regarding the impact of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill on the national peatland action programme? OQ59136
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
If I may change to the other sector within your portfolio, from agriculture to aquaculture and fisheries, the most recent data on the fishing industry in Wales shows us that farmed finfish and shellfish saw a massive 82 per cent fall in value between 2019 and…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister for that response.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Llywydd. We are now at the beginning, or, in some cases, in the middle, of the lambing season. Naturally, therefore, we turn our sights towards securing the safety of our stock from attacks. Recent data from NFU Mutual shows that out-of-control…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for that response. It was very ironic to read the statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change on public transport in rural Wales when he was talking about the Sherpa service to Yr Wyddfa as a good example of the kind of system that should be…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
3. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change regarding the impact of the Government's draft budget on the future of national parks? OQ59135
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Roads Review and National Transport Delivery Plan
The announcement regarding the decision to stop the Llanbedr bypass was made in the autumn of 2021. It was the wrong decision and it came as a very bitter pill after decades of promises. So, while we accept that everything must be done to tackle climate…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Income tax devolution
Does the Minister recognise that the maximum personal income rate tax in Germany is 45 per cent, while it's 55 per cent in Austria, and have you seen that transfer of people moving from Austria to Germany, based on the high tax rates in Austria?
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
At the beginning of January, I raised the issue of a lack of Welsh-language assessments in a timely manner for children and young people who are neurodiverse. I have a few cases in my constituency of children who need Welsh-language assessments and are having…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I thank the Deputy Minister for that response and the warm words in supporting provision in rural areas, but further to that, it's been brought to my attention that the bus emergency scheme that was introduced during COVID is to be redirected to meet other…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Llywydd. I want to start by acknowledging that there's a great deal of work going on at the moment with public transport services in Wales. The recent report by the North Wales Transport Commission was very interesting, for example, with one…
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& 6. The general principles of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill
The journey to bring us to this part of the journey has been long and, at times, rather tempestuous. From the second that the statement was made that the United Kingdom was to leave the European Union, it was clear that a significant challenge faced the…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
There's no evidence at all to suggest that the new regulations are contributing to section 21, but I'm here to talk about homeless people, not to defend the landlords. So, there's evidence to show that the housing support grant, the services delivered by the…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Yes, go for it, Janet.
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Now, I understand that it's impossible to draft a budget that pleases everybody, especially in the current climate. A budget is a reflection of your politics, and politics, after all, is about priorities. And I'd like to speak to one of those priorities that…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to ask for two statements, please. Firstly, can I ask for an update from the Government regarding the uplift in funding for care workers, please? In December 2021, I think it was, the Government announced funding to ensure…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
Well, this Senedd should not support this LCM in any way. Supporting this LCM would be a complete betrayal of Welsh farmers, and would leave our agricultural sector vulnerable to the risk of being undermined completely by red meat producers on the other side…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Controlling BVD in cattle and scab in sheep in Wales
Thank you to the Minister for her statement. It's a long-awaited statement, and whilst there is much to be welcomed, I'm sorry to say that I'm also disappointed. If I could start with BVD. BVD, as we've heard, is one of the greatest challenges facing the…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you very much for that response. The Government, of course, has invested millions in developing the Snowdonia aerospace centre in Llanbedr, and the Government has great ambitions for developing Wales as a leader in space technology. But experts in the…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
6. Will the Minister provide an update on the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre in Llanbedr? OQ59050
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Regenerating Town Centres: Roundtable Session 2
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