Welsh Labour

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,505 speeches and questions

6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 19: Transitional provision in the case that an extraordinary general election resulted in the 2026 ordinary general election not being held (Amendments 84, 87, 88)
Move.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 19: Transitional provision in the case that an extraordinary general election resulted in the 2026 ordinary general election not being held (Amendments 84, 87, 88)
Move.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 19: Transitional provision in the case that an extraordinary general election resulted in the 2026 ordinary general election not being held (Amendments 84, 87, 88)
Move.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 19: Transitional provision in the case that an extraordinary general election resulted in the 2026 ordinary general election not being held (Amendments 84, 87, 88)
Move.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 19: Transitional provision in the case that an extraordinary general election resulted in the 2026 ordinary general election not being held (Amendments 84, 87, 88)
Just on the first point, just in terms of the amendments, obviously I'm seeking support for these amendments. They are really to cover a potential exceptional circumstance, which is probably not going to happen, but it is appropriate in legislation that it is…
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 19: Transitional provision in the case that an extraordinary general election resulted in the 2026 ordinary general election not being held (Amendments 84, 87, 88)
Including a general election campaign?
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 19: Transitional provision in the case that an extraordinary general election resulted in the 2026 ordinary general election not being held (Amendments 84, 87, 88)
Diolch, Llywydd. I’d ask Members to support amendments 84, 87 and 88, which are, as has been said, transitional amendments, provided for a circumstance where the scheduled election in 2026 did not go ahead because an extraordinary general election was held in…
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 18: Power to set Senedd election campaign expenditure limits in connection with section 1 and Part 2 of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill (Amendments 81, 82, 83, 85, 86)
Move.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 18: Power to set Senedd election campaign expenditure limits in connection with section 1 and Part 2 of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill (Amendments 81, 82, 83, 85, 86)
Just by way of response, I think the amendments in this group are really there to ensure the system of campaign expenditure for Senedd elections just reflects the new electoral arrangements that are provided for by the Bill. Amendments 81 and 83 provide…
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 18: Power to set Senedd election campaign expenditure limits in connection with section 1 and Part 2 of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill (Amendments 81, 82, 83, 85, 86)
Diolch, Llywydd. In changing the electoral system to one where political parties submit lists of candidates, and independents stand as individual candidates in their own right, it will be necessary to review and update the existing system of election campaign…
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 17: Review of operation of Act etc. after 2026 general election (Amendments 9, 10, 19, 116, 11, 12, 49, 53, 20, 50)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 17: Review of operation of Act etc. after 2026 general election (Amendments 9, 10, 19, 116, 11, 12, 49, 53, 20, 50)
So, whilst I support the principle of amendment 19, I cannot accept that the purpose behind section 19 is to enable the next Senedd to determine whether a committee should undertake post-legislative scrutiny of this legislation. And that is because I remain…
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 17: Review of operation of Act etc. after 2026 general election (Amendments 9, 10, 19, 116, 11, 12, 49, 53, 20, 50)
Can I start by thanking all the speakers in this particular debate for the contributions that they've made? Many of them were very well thought out and they're based on concerns and principles. Some are, I think, feasible; some I think are not. But, put it…
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 16: Referendum on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (Amendments 36, 37)
Diolch, Llywydd. I call on Members to reject the amendments in this group. The compelling case for Senedd reform has been made in a succession of experts' reports, it has been endorsed by three of the four political parties represented in this Senedd, and has…
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Move.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Move.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.
6 March 2024Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 15: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: electoral quota (Amendment 14)
Moved.