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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you for the further question. Just to say, by way of starting off, all the issues and concerns, many of which the Member has raised and so on, have been raised at the Interministerial Standing Committee. I have raised those. I chaired the recent meeting…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you for that question, and it's a very important question, and it's a very difficult question to answer. If I start, perhaps, with the resource part first, it's very difficult to say what the precise resources are. These are conversations and…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Well, I'll give you the answer. I think the answer is that, once the commission has produced its report and its findings, that isn't necessarily the end of the matter. There is a process, then, of engagement. There is a process of involvement to actually turn…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Well, can I firstly thank you for your comments about my recent visit to Ukraine, and thank you, and also the other Members, for the support that was given? You may have seen from social media that the considerable materials that were taken over were on the…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
There have been previous statements and responses to questions that have set out the budget—that's all in the public domain. I don't think there's any dispute or any lack of any transparency about what that budget amounts to.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Well, I certainly am content that the regulations will be fit for purpose, and that any adjustments or alterations that need to be made will be done in the appropriate way. The regulations themselves provide, obviously, for the continuation of the existing…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
These regulations, which came into force in December 2022, are complex and they were subject to an urgent drafting window. We are very grateful to the work of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee’s report on these regulations, and we've taken…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you very much for the question, Mabon.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you for that supplementary question. Just by way of general comment to your question, I think the treatment of women born in the 1950s by successive Conservative Governments remains a national scandal. Since the launch of the WASPI campaign in 2015…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you for your question. The Welsh Government has repeatedly expressed concerns to the UK Government about women who had their state pension age raised without effective or sufficient notification. We await the full report of the ombudsman’s…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Invasion of Ukraine and supporting Ukrainian refugees
Thank you for the opportunity to make a contribution to this debate. Can I also start by reiterating my thanks to the Welsh people and to this Senedd for the overwhelming support for Ukraine and the recognition that this is not just a war for Ukrainians, that…
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Group 9: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals, and transitional and saving provisions
Thank you very much, and thank you to the members of the committee and the officials.
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Group 9: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals, and transitional and saving provisions
Chair, no, I don't.
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Group 9: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals, and transitional and saving provisions
Thank you, Chair. This group contains miscellaneous consequential and transitional amendments, as you've already identified. They've been introduced to ensure, as far as possible, that the Bill interacts correctly with other legislation. They'll also provide…
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Group 8: Historic parks and gardens
Thank you, Chair. This is, obviously, the smallest group in this afternoon's proceedings. It is a minor amendment to section 192 of the Bill to provide clarity that all planning authorities affected by registration of a historic park and garden must be…
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Group 7: Provisions about buildings of special interest and conservation areas
Thank you, Chair, and it relates to amendment 22, the lead amendment, and 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31. This group comprises a variety of amendments that are essentially about clarifying the application or the effect of the law. A small number also correct a…
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Group 6: Listing buildings of special interest and control of works affecting listed buildings
Thank you, Chair. There are a number, again, of fairly technical amendments. They all relate to provisions dealing with listed buildings. Amendments 6 and 7 amend the definition of listed buildings to incorporate case law. Amendment 8 clarifies the power to…
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Group 5: Use of the word 'appropriate'
Well, thank you, Chair, and this relates, of course, to amendments 33, 34 and 29. It would be remiss of me to not have a debate in the committee on the word 'appropriate' and where it is appropriate or inappropriate. Members will recall, though, from the…
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Group 4: End of interim protection for monuments and end of interim protection and temporary listing for buildings
Thank you, Chair. So, this group of amendments clarify the operation of provisions within Schedules 1, 7 and 11 to the Bill. When interim protection or temporary listing comes to an end, or a change that affects whether conservation area consent is required…
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Group 3: Enforcement of controls relating to scheduled monuments and listed buildings
All amendments, Chair, yes. I refer to 4, 5, 21, and 3 and 20 as well.
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Group 3: Enforcement of controls relating to scheduled monuments and listed buildings
Again, thank you, Chair. These are five amendments that, again, seek to ensure consistency of terminology within the Bill. They contain minor changes proposed to improve the consistency. Amendments 4, 5 and 21 are drafting corrections to provide consistency…
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Group 2: Monuments of special historic interest—key terms and schedule of monuments of national importance
Thank you, Chair. These are two what I call minor amendments that propose to improve the consistency between provisions of the Bill. Most of the amendments I've tabled for discussion today are in fact, as you will have seen there, quite technical in nature…
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Group 1: Protection of sites of historic wrecks
I'm happy to do that. Of course, you're right, there are a whole number of changes that are coming that we might need to think about, and one of them is the retained EU law. There are a number of things that would probably make it appropriate to actually park…
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Group 1: Protection of sites of historic wrecks
Thank you, James, first of all, for bringing the amendment, because it does enable us to explore still further, I think, some of the comments I made last time with regard to this. Whilst I think it's recognised that there is a significant area of maritime law…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Interim Report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
Thank you for that, and again, I'm grateful to the Llywydd for her generosity, or shall I say extravagance? [Laughter.] The point you make on sovereignty is an important one, and I have been saying at every opportunity I get that the concept of Westminster…
