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I have also read what has been done in other nations to create new ways of putting electricity lines underground. I know that the Minister is aware of those developments too, and she's considering whether there are new possibilities for us to implement our…
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'The policy is that electricity transmission cables should be placed underground where possible, not just in designated landscapes, but where possible.'
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Thank you very much to Cefin Campbell for those questions. I can agree with what he said to begin with. Creating a pathway to a future where the grid will be able to do what we want the grid to do is crucial for us in Wales in the context of renewable energy…
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Meeting our energy needs in full from renewable sources is our key priority. We wish to achieve this in the shortest feasible period. In doing so, we will maximise the potential for renewable energy to retain wealth and value in mid and west Wales.
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Here is the policy context that the Welsh Government brings to those issues that Siân Gwenllian has highlighted. This is what the Minister said: 'Where the Welsh Government is called to decide on future proposals to build unabated power generation in Wales…
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Thank you very much to Siân Gwenllian for those important additional points. I've already read the concerns of people in her constituency on the developments that others want to take forward. I know that Siân Gwenllian will understand that I cannot discuss…
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Thank you for the question, Llywydd. Any planning application for a gas-fired power plant in Arfon will be considered against our energy and planning policies. We will also take account of key elements of sustainable development, as they are outlined in the…
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Llywydd, I agree with the very last thing the Member said. It's not a problem that is amenable to slogans such as 'getting a grip of it'. Look right across our public services. Look at what police are telling us about the levels of violence that they face in…
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I absolutely associate myself with what Ken Skates has just said, Llywydd. There is no tolerance at all by this Government of the abuse of public servants going about the service that they provide to the community, and that is certainly true of teachers and…
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Llywydd, there is a duty on local authorities and schools to ensure schools are a safe environment for all. Recognising the impact that poor behaviour can have on the well-being of staff, we continue to fund Education Support's well-being service. That…
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Llywydd, Jane Dodds makes important points, echoing some of the things that were said earlier. Child health inequality is rooted in the broader inequality that children face from the start of their lives, and see it in many, many aspects of their lives. The…
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Well, Llywydd, the first thing to say is that, in the last calendar year, 2023, the largest number of people ever were referred for cancer treatment in Wales. And what we've learnt, isn't it, is that you've got to get people into the system early in order to…
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Well, Llywydd, I thank Vikki Howells for that. She is right, that dealing with the inverse care law has been a preoccupation of successive Labour Governments here in the Senedd, from the very outset. Many of us here were friends of Julian Tudor Hart, who…
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Llywydd, health inequalities are the product of wider and widening inequalities across the United Kingdom. Actions in Wales include improving air quality, accessing employment, reducing smoking rates and tackling obesity.
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Well, Llywydd, I've heard the calls for a pause in the consultation. I don't think that is a sensible course of action, because there are only days left of the consultation, and, as colleagues around the Chamber will know, many, many organisations plan on…
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Llywydd, we provide a range of schemes that help farmers to improve efficiency, tackle the climate and nature emergencies, and to diversify. Additionally, farmers receive £238 million through the basic payment scheme, which we have maintained in next year's…
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Well, that would be a matter for the electorate in the election for a successor as leader of the Welsh Labour Party. There are thousands and thousands of people able to take part in that debate. They will have heard the debate; they will make their minds up…
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Well, the Act was passed on the floor of the Senedd unanimously. Every party here at the Senedd had supported that Bill. The Government, in partnership with Plaid Cymru, of course, were responsible for the Bill in the first instance. Of course we stand behind…
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Llywydd, the Minister has today made a number of points in response to those that were raised with us. The Minister has issued letters today to appoint members of the TB advisory group, and has said to the members of that group that the very first thing we…
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Well, Llywydd, I recognise the fact, of course, that there are many things changing in the world of agriculture, and that's difficult for people and people feel that it is difficult to find a way to deal with all of the issues that they're currently facing…
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Well, Llywydd, sustainable food production has always been the first objective of the sustainable farming scheme in Wales—that has been repeated time and again by the Minister—alongside the other public goods that public investment will release in that…
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Well, Llywydd, I think today is a day for conciliation across Wales, and it's a day to lower the temperature of the debate that has gone on around the future of farming. And I'm not going to follow the leader of the opposition into an accusatory and…
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Well, Llywydd, I want to make it clear to Members that I followed the absolutely normal procedures of investigation. I don't say to the Member that I am not having an investigation. I asked for an investigation and the investigation advised me that there was…
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It is an inescapable fact that, if you are investing on this scale and you are bringing about a transformation in rail infrastructure, it has an impact in the lives of those local communities. But the benefits to those local communities will be felt for…
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Thanks to Buffy Williams for those further points, Llywydd. I saw that the Prime Minister had claimed that the Conservative Government had electrified the north Wales line; I was on the line two days before, and it certainly hadn't happened then. And it's…
