14 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I thank the Minister for that response, and I was pleased to hear the Minister speaking earlier thanking health sector workers, but words and claps don't pay bills; you need to discuss with unions in terms of wage levels. But that aside for the time being…
14 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
7. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the adequacy of ambulance services in Dwyfor Meirionnydd? OQ58884
14 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
I thank the Minister for that response, but I fear that the Government is looking for far too simplistic solutions to questions that are far more complex. There are a range of vacant jobs in Gwynedd at the moment; some pay very well, some not so well—doctors…
14 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
5. What is the Minister doing to increase the average salary in Dwyfor Meirionnydd? OQ58883
13 December 2022 , Plenary
The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment and Legislative Functions) and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
These regulations in front of us today are a real cause for concern. Huw Irranca-Davies, Chair of the LJC committee, has eloquently and powerfully explained the details of the concerns regarding what is an extraordinarily defective piece of work. I understand…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I also want to make a plea in terms of our sea fishers and the industry in general. There was a presentation to the cross-party group on fisheries and aquaculture that gave us a disastrous picture of the sector, with the number of fish landed falling, income…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Research commissioned by Tai Pawb, Shelter Cymru and the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru found that introducing the right to adequate housing would generate significant savings for the public purse. Indeed, the independent analysis identified benefits to…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
This is recognition that we need an increase in the housing stock. So, we must see real investment in public housing.
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
‘I would like the right to adequate housing to be more than just an idea, but to be an enforceable individual right’.
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I want to start my contribution by mentioning housing. Saturday was world Human Rights Day, and we must ensure that everyone in Wales has a roof above their heads. I was pleased, therefore, to hear the Minister for Climate Change, in response to a question…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, I'd like to ask for a statement on support for veterans of atomic bomb testing, please, as 2022 marks the plutonium jubilee, 70 years since the first UK atomic bomb tests. Since then, scores of the people that participated in those tests—military…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that. Okay. One final question from me, if I could go on to another slightly different element. A number of people who find themselves in a very difficult situation and in temporary accommodation, they have pets. But there are rules in place…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
I thank the Minister for that answer, and in terms of the final comments, I certainly don't disagree with that. But on the policy of 'no-one left out', I think that you referred to the fact that it's been welcomed unanimously by most people and certainly is…
7 December 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you very much, Chair. I thank the Minister for coming here, with her officials—I understand that health is not the best at this time of year and I appreciate your time. You've mentioned in your presentation already the importance of construction. Could…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
The state's priority is to have a constant flow of talent going into the nuclear sector in order to be able to maintain its new Dreadnought programme on the banks of the Clyde, and to be able to provide nuclear ships for the AUKUS pact. And, don't forget that…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
'The government will work with the sector to enable bespoke programmes that support the transitioning between sectors, including civil and defence'.
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
Or what about the words of UK Government Ministers when discussing their nuclear policy?
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
'One particular application for deployment of the talent developed through the UK SMR programme would be in the ongoing maintenance of the UK’s independent nuclear deterrent.'
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
Or, these are the words from a Rolls-Royce SMR promotional leaflet:
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
'Developing a UK SMR also would help Rolls-Royce maintain UK capabilities for the country's military nuclear naval programme'.
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
And that was after the grab fell into the core of one of the reactors without anyone noticing for hours. We have to count ourselves very lucky indeed. Now, climate change is the other argument for justifying nuclear. Climate change is happening before our…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
'Nuclear reactor faced meltdown. Wylfa power station in Anglesey.'
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
Some talk about following Finland and burying the waste miles underground, covering it with clay. But that's not a long-term solution. They tried to bury the tailings of the Eldorado company's uranium plants in Ontario, with a type of clay 40 years ago, but…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
Thank you very much, Llywydd, and I've agreed to give some time to Carolyn Thomas, Sam Rowlands and Mike Hedges to contribute to this debate also. Now, there are many reasons given in favour of nuclear energy, and on the surface, they can be convincing, but…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
Thank you, Janet, for the intervention, but that's not what's written in the motion, and that's not what we'll be voting on. I thank Janet for that, but, for that reason, we should vote against this motion. So, we've submitted our own amendment, and we've…
