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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
2. How does the Welsh Government support children with additional learning needs? OQ62141
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you. Well, in 88 per cent of their cases, Shelter Cymru managed to prevent homelessness, and, in 59 per cent, to keep individuals and families in their original home. However, they're concerned by the detail in the homelessness support and prevention…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
3. What action is the Welsh Government taking to support homeless people? OQ62143
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Questions to the First Minister
It’s almost 22 years since I first attended a Guide Dogs Cymru event here, highlighting the need to stop turning shared streets and outdoor public places into no-go zones for blind and partially sighted people by involving them at the design stage. However…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. How does the Welsh Government ensure town centres are accessible for all? OQ62142
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Neurodiverse conditions, including autism, are not mental health conditions; they're lifelong neurodevelopmental conditions that shape how people see the world and how they connect with others. Many autistic people have meltdowns when completely overwhelmed…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill on the right to adequate housing
The right to decent housing has been a long-standing Welsh Conservative policy. Since 2019 the Back the Bill coalition has campaigned for the incorporation of the right to adequate housing in Wales. As we've heard, comprising Shelter Cymru, Tai Pawb and the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Diolch. Cancer care charity Tenovus Cancer Care have called the rise in national insurance contributions 'devastating' and urge Welsh Ministers to mitigate the impact. The Wales Council for Voluntary Action stated this is a 'significant new cost that many…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
7. How is the Welsh Government protecting the key services provided by charities and third sector bodies? OQ62052
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Questions to the First Minister
After temporary Truss was removed, the markets rebounded, but then a global cost-of-living crisis hit the world and interest rates shot up. The risk of people struggling with mortgages is growing, with Ministry of Justice data showing an increase in the…
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Questions to the First Minister
5. What housing-related support does the Welsh Government provide to home owners? OQ62051
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
I’ll share the concern expressed to me on my visits to these schools that the children who will be hardest hit are children with additional learning needs who have been placed there because they need the environment—the small classes, the peace, the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Will you give way?
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Following on from one of your answers earlier, one of the damaging consequences of the UK Government's recent budget was the national insurance hike on charities and third sector bodies. Office of Budget Responsibility figures show that the average annual tax…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Building safety
The Welsh Government announced a consultation on the second phase of the new building control regime in Wales, due to be launched towards the end of 2024, to include duty-holder roles, including for contractors, clients and designers, gateway mechanisms…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Building safety
Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, there was a clear and urgent need to reflect on arrangements for building safety in Wales and across the United Kingdom, and to establish whether the building safety sector is meeting its purpose. The UK Government's…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I would also like to call for an oral statement here by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales on blue badge parking permits, because people are being hurt. They’re not being told that they can appeal by local authorities. When they come to…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Now, to move on formally, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are all Members content? I see that all Members are content. I'd therefore be grateful if you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Supporting Ukrainians in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government senior officials
Thank you very much indeed. So, we conclude three minutes over time, as always, confirming that the transcript of proceedings will be sent to you for checking for accuracy beforehand before publication and to thank you for your attendance. Hopefully, you'll…
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Supporting Ukrainians in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government senior officials
Fine. Thank you. Can I bring in Rhianon Passmore for our final questions this morning?
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Supporting Ukrainians in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government senior officials
What preparation, working with UK Government and the Ukrainians themselves.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Supporting Ukrainians in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government senior officials
Thank you. What, if anything, do you have to add about how the Welsh Government will accommodate small numbers of Ukrainians with visas arriving in the coming months if there are no longer welcome centres or initial other accommodation? What early preparation…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Supporting Ukrainians in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government senior officials
Diolch. In the few minutes remaining, I have a few concluding questions. To what extent are the arrangements described in the Auditor General’s report about supporting engagement with Ukrainians still in place?
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Supporting Ukrainians in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government senior officials
Thank you. Adam Price.
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Supporting Ukrainians in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government senior officials
Could I just interject? I'm aware that I was one of those who raised those points, but it applied in travel deserts where the only providers were private contractors who were outside the scheme and the drivers therefore responded the way you've indicated. I'm…
