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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, I think it would be a fairer representation of the position across the Senedd to say that parties right across the Chamber have been in favour of making sure that a consequential from HS2 comes to Wales. It is far from an exclusively Plaid…
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Well, first of all, Llywydd, to say that I agree with the point the leader of the opposition has made, that fining parents should be a last resort and should be reserved for those cases where there is clearly a wilful refusal to allow that child their right…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, can I, in general, just support the point that the Member has made? My approach to school attendance and the approach of the Government is always to look for ways in which we can help people to get back into school, not a penalising approach, in the…
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I thank the leader of the opposition for that question. He's right to point to this post-COVID phenomenon, where, right across the United Kingdom, but, indeed, far wider than that, globally, there is this phenomenon of young people not presenting themselves…
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Well, Llywydd, I agree, of course, with what the Member said about the importance of screening services, and we have a number of programmes in Wales that do excellent work. We depend on the advice that we receive to consider whether there is more that we can…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank Buffy Williams for that, Llywydd, and thank her for what she said about her visit, with others, to the Snowdrop centre. The site adjacent that she refers to is the site purchased by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, with help from the Welsh…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, I understand that travelling to and from appointments for cancer treatment places a burden on families, particularly where, in order to get the best specialist treatment that is available, that has to be some distance from people's homes. Our figures…
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Llywydd, huge efforts have been made in recent years to improve early referral of people with symptoms to cancer services. The record number of patients informed each month of the outcome of that referral is encouraging evidence of success.
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, of course, we do take the situation on that road in Dolgellau seriously, but we do that also with other roads across Wales. There are a number of villages who want to see improvements made to their road safety. We do have a programme in place…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, I thank Darren Millar for those questions. He makes important points about safety on rural roads and the Welsh Government's responsibility for the trunk road network. I have followed his pursuit of the Pwll-glas issue here on the floor of the…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank the Member for that question, Llywydd. We will consult on the new road safety strategy for Wales, beginning in November of this year. Updated guidance on setting local speed limits, including factors particularly relevant to rural roads, will follow…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, let me agree with the basic principle that we always want public money to be spent in the most effective way possible. And where there are examples where that could be done better, then I can assure you that my colleagues here will be only too…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, 2024-25 is the last of our multi-year settlement. Indicative plans have already been outlined in previous budgets. Preparations for the draft budget are under way. The late UK autumn statement means it will be published on Tuesday 19 December.
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, I don't intend to be drawn into the trivialising of an important debate in the way that the Member has attempted this afternoon.
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, as you said at the start of proceedings, it will be for the Petitions Committee to consider the petition in the first instance. The Welsh Government will then respond to the committee's conclusions and any preferred approach it may set out.
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, there are some important points in what Darren Millar has said. We are dealing with data, people's data. It needs to be treated responsibly, it needs to be handled securely, and it needs to be used ethically. Just to be completely clear, this…
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I agree entirely. That's why we are going to introduce the Bill to the Senedd. We will have to trial this to begin with. That's why there is a group working currently on the practical possibilities that we can bring forward if the Bill receives assent here on…
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Llywydd, we continue to work with local authorities and others to build models of automatic registration that can then be trialled in practice. Introduction of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill appears on the business statement for introduction on…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, of course I am aware of what has happened in Japan, and how they are now dealing with the impact that that has had in the country, bearing in mind the points that the Member has made. The responsibilities of the Government here in Wales don't…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank Huw Irranca-Davies for that. I thank him for mentioning the rugby. We shouldn't have let this afternoon go by without reflecting on events of the weekend, and when I was lucky enough to go to Tokyo for the last Rugby World Cup, I do remember debating…
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Llywydd, Wales enjoys a strong relationship with Japan, with many significant economic and cultural ties. Our relations span many decades and continue to grow. I look forward to welcoming the Japanese ambassador to Wales later in the autumn to mark 50 years…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, the very first question I remember the Member ever asked me on the floor of the Senedd was to oppose the creation of a new hospital for his constituents, and I remember saying to him then that I hoped that he did not come here in order to…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank the Member for the question, Llywydd. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete-related loss of beds at Withybush has placed additional pressures on the hospital's A&E services. These have been mitigated by the huge efforts of staff at the hospital…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, I thank Alun Davies for that. I think I just need to repeat the point I made in my opening response to Adam Price, that the Bill is a Bill—yes, the practical work on it has been done inside the Government, but the Government was carrying…
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Well, Llywydd, I thank Adam Price for those interesting ideas. Perhaps I should start by explaining one fundamental thing. The job of Government in preparing the Bill before the Senedd was to respond to the Senedd committee report. The Government has…
