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Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
—in addition to a 3p increase on fuel duty.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
Diolch. Well, I move amendments 1, 2, 4 and 5. The agility and flexibility of the universal credit system allowed a temporary uplift to be implemented at the start of the pandemic, in extraordinary times. In April 2020, as a one-year response to the COVID-19…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Speaking here in February, I stated that 'the Welsh Government's increased land transaction tax higher rates, which hit large numbers of legitimate small and medium-sized businesses, many of them with properties near the internal UK border with England, are…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Update on the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
Thank you. In your statement, you say you will place fair work, decarbonisation and well-being at the heart of procurement, but don't mention the current guidance for procurement, which is based on quality, value and price and also the flexibility of locality…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
We continue to maintain our long-standing commitment to Wales as a nation of sanctuary. As the Minister may recall, I sponsored and hosted the Sanctuary in the Senedd event five years ago. We must ensure that Afghans who have had to flee their homes…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch. Earlier this month, I visited farm owners Einion and Elliw Jones at Mynydd Mostyn farm in Trelogan near Holywell whose innovative and hugely popular COVID-driven milk vending machine business supplying fresh milk and milkshakes is under threat after…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. How is the Welsh Government supporting sustainability in the rural economy? OQ56799
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Business Statement and Announcement
I call for two Welsh Government statements. Firstly, on Welsh Government support for people with learning disabilities. Three weeks ago, the Royal College of Nursing launched its report on learning disability nursing, 'Connecting for Change'. The report…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting
Well, that takes us to item 3 on the agenda, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 4 of today's business. I propose, therefore, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Establishment and remits of committees
I move to item 2 on our agenda today, to discuss the committee remit. Members should have had a supporting paper. The committee was established on 23 June to carry out the functions set out in Standing Orders 18.2 and 18.3 to consider any other matters that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introduction, apologies and substitutions
Thank you very much, Mike. I'd like to place on record how honoured I am to have been elected to chair this influential committee, the duty of which is to ensure that the billions of pounds of tax paid by our hard-working public are not wasted, and to hold to…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introduction, apologies and substitutions
Thank you, Rhianon. And last but very much not least, an old colleague, Mike Hedges.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introduction, apologies and substitutions
Thank you. Rhianon.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introduction, apologies and substitutions
Diolch, Cefin. Perhaps Natasha, as also the equally newest member.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introduction, apologies and substitutions
Thank you. Prynhawn da, croeso. Good afternoon and welcome to the first meeting of the Senedd's Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, in this, the Senedd's sixth term. Can I start by welcoming members of the committee to the meeting, and take…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, I was copied in on a patient's e-mail to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board last week, complaining that a lack of permanent GPs at St Mark's surgery in Connah's Quay is, quote, 'now causing major problems as unable to book an appointment to see a…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Affordability, Second Homes and the Welsh Language
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Affordability, Second Homes and the Welsh Language
—when deliverable solutions were proposed to us. So, instead of conflating this issue with second homes built for that purpose, as most were, what direct action will you therefore now take to identify the specific local need in these hotspots for both homes…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Affordability, Second Homes and the Welsh Language
Last summer, it was reported that almost 40 per cent of properties sold in Gwynedd in the year to April 2020 were purchased as second homes, but strong anecdotal evidence indicates that this resulted from a disproportionately large number of existing second…
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Questions to the First Minister
Well, as a member of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee that produced the report on 'Benefits in Wales: options for better delivery' last year, we heard, in Scotland, that devolution of administration, particularly assessment of certain…
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Questions to the First Minister
With community safety being a devolved matter, the Welsh Conservative Party manifesto in May stated that we would increase funding for police community support officers each year, working alongside the UK Government to recruit an additional 20,000 officers in…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
I'll just comment on particularly the closing comments in the brief, asking what action the Welsh Government has taken to mitigate the economic effects of the regulations on landlords. The Welsh Government did launch its tenancy saver loan scheme, I believe…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Departure from the European Union
As I stated here in June 2016, 'Wales in Britain must be a sovereign partner of Europe not a province of the EU as part of an outward-looking global community.' Today, five years exactly since the people of Wales—the people of Wales—voted to leave the EU, an…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch. Trade and industry leaders have welcomed the return of freeports to the UK, and food processing, confectionery, alcoholic drinks and textile sectors may stand to gain most. UK trade deals offer a boost to Welsh businesses, where, for example, Anglesey…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you. Given that one of the Welsh Government's responsibilities is business development, you would expect the Welsh Government to also contribute some of its own money above the additional UK Government funding. Despite the First Minister's denials, a…
