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Questions to the First Minister
I thank the Member for that question, because these are important points. None of us wants to see developments held up where they are necessary, in exactly the way that the Senedd has now heard, but neither are we prepared, as a Government, to solve that…
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Questions to the First Minister
Of course I'm aware of the position in Wrexham. It's an extraordinary sequence of events where a local authority approves its own plan as being sound, submits the plan, which is its plan, which it has confirmed as sound, to the planning inspectorate, the…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank Llyr Gruffydd for the question The Welsh Government sets the framework for drawing up local development plans. It's a matter for each local planning authority to fulfil its statutory duty to prepare a sound local development plan.
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Questions to the First Minister
Let me just correct this complete misapprehension. No business is forced to close because they don't let for 182 days. They simply are not able to take advantage of small business rate relief and will have to pay council tax like everybody else. Nobody is…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank Ken Skates for that, and thank him for drawing attention to the fact that this is Wales Tourism Week, a very important industry in all parts of Wales. The Year of Trails is designed to contribute to our ambition for the sector—that we spread the…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank Ken Skates for that. This is the Year of Trails in Wales. The theme allows all participants in the tourism industry to showcase trails that feature the fantastic culture, adventure and landscape experiences to be found in our country. I was very…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank Vikki Howells for that, Llywydd, and very much agree with her that the work of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is an exemplar in this field. In the last financial year, we were able to take forward three different projects with the council…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, first of all, let me agree with Janet Finch-Saunders about the mental health benefits of allotment holding. I was lucky enough to be on my allotment at the weekend, together with the pigeons and the rabbits and the slugs and everything else that has…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, our allotment support grant has earmarked £1.3 million over the next two years across local authorities to help improve and increase allotment provision. In addition to this dedicated fund, other programmes, such as the Community Land Advisory…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, I entirely agree about the importance of accurate information being provided. The way in which we will do that is the way I outlined in my original answer. It is working with organisations on the ground that have a democratic mandate and are purposed…
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The Welsh Government will work with the local community council, Powys County Council and the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority to promote constructive community consultation on the future use of Gilestone farm.
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Questions to the First Minister
There's a great deal in what the leader of Plaid Cymru has said this afternoon, Llywydd, with which I entirely agree. Of course he is right: we disagree on many things, and that's the beauty of our democracy, that we can do that, and we can do that here while…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, could I say at the outset thank you very much to Adam Price for the very kind personal things that he said at the outset? It's great to see his family all here today in the Senedd, and it was a privilege once again to meet your mother on the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, I answered a question on this last week from James Evans and I explained that the specific proposal that Plaid Cymru's leader is referring to is likely to be designated as one of national significance. The process that will follow will include Welsh…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, I thank the leader of Plaid Cymru for his question. Of course, he and I came to an agreement to explore options to accelerate the plans for a Llandeilo bypass back in December 2016, when both of us had different responsibilities. In the final…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, let me just make three points in answering the leader of the opposition. Firstly, the actions to be taken as a result of the report will be taken by the board. Legally, they are responsible for it; they will discharge those responsibilities…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, Betsi university health board is not run by the Welsh Government. I don't think it's difficult for the leader of the opposition to grasp this. The legal obligations for the conduct of that board, including the legal obligations to respond to the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, I take a different approach to the leader of the opposition—I don't go looking for reports that have not been made available to me, when those reports are meant to be confidentially held amongst those people who have a legitimate right to access them…
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Llywydd, I don't think it's possible to draw general conclusions from a single instance. Of course we expect council tax, including premiums, to be sensibly administered by local authorities. But I've faced many questions in the past on the floor of the…
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Llywydd, the ability to charge council tax premiums has been welcomed as a mechanism for local authorities to help address the impacts that second homes and long-term empty homes can have in their communities.
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, what lies behind the figures quoted by the Member are the choices that young people are able to make. And it's why I said in answering the original supplementary question that this has to be a partnership between the industry itself and Welsh…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, I thank Rhianon Passmore for that. We certainly know the prescription offered by the UK Government—it's 'let them pick fruit'. That was yesterday's message from the Home Secretary. She said, of course, they would need to be specially trained to…
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Llywydd, runaway inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and skills shortages all face the construction industry in Islwyn and across Wales. The Welsh Government works closely with the sector to address these significant challenges.
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Welsh Government international relations: scrutiny of the First Minister—continued
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you very much.
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Welsh Government international relations: scrutiny of the First Minister—continued
Well, I don't know, but I'll tell you what I think the biggest challenge is that we face, and then if you thought that committee had anything to help, that would be very useful. So, I think the biggest challenge, I think, I face in trying to work with our…
