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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Public transport in rural areas
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you to everyone who has taken part in this debate this afternoon, and thank you to the Deputy Minister for his response. Thanks in particular to James Evans, the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire, for…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Apologies for my technical problems. Minister, I hear reports that Natural Resources Wales are buying family farms in Wales in order to plant trees, with concerns that this land will be no longer food-producing land and that the value of the land increases…
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Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 3—local government
Thank you very much for your responses. In terms of considering those different definitions and the different kinds of second homes, Jano in Newport talked about the economic value, in terms of tourism, of second homes. Is there a different kind of economic…
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Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 3—local government
Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you very much to all of you for attending this morning and giving your time as witnesses to committee. To begin with, I just want to pursue the definition of second homes. You've referred in your evidence to second homes…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning, thank you very much, Chair. Just to declare an interest, as has been stated previously in my public declaration of interests on the Senedd website. Thank you very much.
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Procurement Update
I had a very interesting conversation with an economist recently who gave me a series of interesting statistics as we discussed the Government's policy in terms of procurement, and this is what I learnt. Thirty five per cent of the workforce in Wales work in…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 3 - Minister for Climate Change
If I may, on that point, with the new legislation being implemented from July onwards, we know that the no-fault eviction legislation with regard to the COVID regulations will come to an end in March. What are the ideas that the Minister has about what will…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 3 - Minister for Climate Change
Okay. Thank you very much, Minister. If I can go on to another point on regeneration. You have allocated funding for that area to enable communities to take a greater stake in community resources, and I welcome that. In terms of this budget, can you ensure…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 3 - Minister for Climate Change
So, you do believe that the budget for retrofitting is adequate to meet the needs of the housing associations.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 3 - Minister for Climate Change
I think that is a response to the questions that I asked. Thank you very much, Minister. In terms of social housing, if I may, we have raised before that the costs of retrofitting are going to be huge, up to £15,000 per house, and so on. I am aware that you…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 3 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the Minister and department officials for appearing before us this morning. I have a number of questions, so we'll see how many we can get through this morning. I'll start with building safety, if I may. There are…
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Short Debate: Getting around: Free public transport for young people
Thank you to Jane for bringing this debate before us today. It's a very important debate for all parts of Wales, but I want to focus in the minute I have on rural Wales and to look specifically at Dwyfor Meirionnydd. I recognise and thank Jane for referring…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost of living
Thank you very much, Llywydd, and thank you to the Member. She paints a very depressing picture and talks about the tenancy hardship fund. Isn't one way of discussing the cost-of-living crisis to refer to it as an unearned income boon, because private renters…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Janet is the third speaker from the Conservatives to talk about learning to live with this disease. What level of deaths is acceptable to you?
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much to the Deputy Minister for that response. It's interesting, because a constituent of mine has been in touch with the office, mentioning that she now, because of breathing difficulties, needs a CPAP machine in her bedroom. As a result of…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
9. Will the Minister make a statement on responsibility for the provision of personal protective equipment to care workers? OQ57473
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
Thank you very much, Deputy Llywydd, and thank you to the Minister for bringing this statement forward this afternoon. Everyone, of course, is aware that food producers in Wales provide produce of the highest quality, and it's good to see that this is being…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Stronger Regional Economies
Co-operative enterprises under local ownership.
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Stronger Regional Economies
That is, economic growth is dependent on investment in infrastructure. Infrastructure is an economic multiplier, after all. In 2015, the OECD said that there was huge regional imbalance within the United Kingdom, and I'm concerned that the weaknesses of the…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Stronger Regional Economies
'the erection and maintenance of the public works which facilitate the commerce of any country, such as good roads, bridges, navigable canals, harbours, etc'.
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Stronger Regional Economies
Thank you very much. In his book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith said that a successful economy is dependent on:
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Papers to note
Thank you very much, Chair. There are a number of very interesting letters before us that do deserve due attention and consideration, rather than just being noted. So, if I could go through some of them—I think that the letter to the NRLA that you wrote, the…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you very much.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Can you confirm whether that's new funding or whether it's an underspend from the previous education budget—something that was meant to be spent but hasn't been spent so it's being redirected to another scheme?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you very much. And if I may, Chair, one final question. As you are appearing before us today, just one question: we heard an announcement from Jeremy Miles last week, the Minister for education, of course, that £103 million is going to be spent on…
