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Indeed.
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[Interruption.] Yes, yes. I see it all the time, Llywydd. He thinks he can say anything he likes about anybody else. The minute—[Interruption.] The minute—the minute—you draw attention to his own record, he's on his feet complaining about it. [Interruption.]…
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Well, I'll agree with that, Llywydd. I heard nothing misogynistic today.
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You have a go now.
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Yes, yes. Look—
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Llywydd, I agree that the King's Speech does not measure up to the challenges faced across the United Kingdom. The Financial Times called it 'thin gruel', a 'damp squib'; it said that, by playing politics over the energy transition, the King's Speech further…
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Llywydd, the King’s Speech lacks both the ambition and the practical proposals to address the challenges faced by Welsh citizens. As far as this Senedd is concerned, a key concern will be whether the UK Government respects the Sewel convention in this session…
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Llywydd, it is undoubtedly the case that a great deal of oral cancer is preventable. It's preventable by people giving up smoking, by reducing the amount of alcohol they consume. And the fastest rise in oral cancer is actually in throat cancer and that is…
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I had the opportunity yesterday to discuss the question with the chief dental officer in Wales. I thought that his views on this were very interesting, because he told me that he did not think that dentists were necessarily the best front-line service as far…
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Thank you to Jane Dodds for the question, Llywydd.
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Llywydd, I will in just a moment, if I can find—. Here I am, I apologise for that. Llywydd, regrettably, despite being a largely preventable disease, oral cancer rates have been rising in Wales, in the United Kingdom and globally over the last 20 years. Mouth…
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Well, I agree it's very important that local authorities make good use of their reserves in these very, very difficult financial times, and I think that the record shows that they are doing exactly that. I don't understand the point the Member makes about a…
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Llywydd, it is a matter for RCT council to consult with its workforce and with its local population, and to do that in a way that makes sure that those voices are heard and are taken into account in the decision that the council will have to make. I've seen…
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Llywydd, it's a matter for each local authority to decide how best to provide or arrange care services for its citizens, within their statutory duties. No local authority needs the permission of Welsh Government in order to act on the responsibility provided…
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I thank Huw Irranca-Davies for that. Thank you for what he said about the record we have in Wales. I answered a question from Luke Fletcher on this only a week or two ago, where we celebrated the fact that there are 66 employee-owned businesses across Wales…
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Well, I agree that there is evidence that many businesses leave it too late to think about succession planning. They have a responsibility too. Business Wales and Social Business Wales offer specialist advice to those companies looking to craft their future…
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Llywydd, I thank Luke Fletcher for his recognition of the success that the fund has had. Since its inception on 20 November 2018, the fund has funded 199 succession investments worth over £72.4 million. And you might ask: how can a fund of £25 million support…
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I thank Luke Fletcher for that, Llywydd. The Welsh Government supports efforts to ensure that Welsh-based companies remain in Welsh hands. The £25 million Wales management succession fund, managed by the Development Bank of Wales, is one example of the…
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What I can say, Llywydd, is that the Minister is continuing to discuss with Marie Curie and other parties who want to have an effect on our programme as a Government, and when the document is published, people will be able to see the impact made by people…
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I recognise a few offcuts from this week's five-point plan. Not every Member here will know that cometh another week, cometh another five-point plan from Plaid Cymru. I've seen it, though, and recognise some of the offcuts from it in what the leader of Plaid…
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The Welsh Government is on record for many, many months in calling for social tariffs; it's there in the letters that were written by my colleague the Minister for Social Justice and the finance Minister. She'll be writing, I think, now, to her eighth Chief…
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Llywydd, this is a policy that will save people's lives. That is the incontrovertible evidence that lies behind it. It is what has happened in other parts of the world, and, indeed, in many places in England where his party is in charge and where 20 mph zones…
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Fortunately, I have the transcript in front of me, so I can assure you that he did not say what the leader of the opposition says. In fact, if you read what Mr Bryant said, it's clear that he is supportive of the policy. He says: 'Everybody believes that…
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The answer to both questions is 'yes'.
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I thank the Member for that further important question. He will know that labour market statistics have been published by the ONS today, but the ONS itself says that these are to be read alongside the other data that it uses. For example, it uses real-time…
