, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The last question I've got is, again, how are we going to get the staff able to speak Welsh competently. And I've been in places—I won't name them—where it's nominally a Welsh-medium institution but, certainly, a lot of staff there use English for most of…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I'm not confident in Welsh, but happy to speak it to members of my family and friends. I'm not confident to speak Welsh in the Senedd.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
And I think you were talking about people living in Welsh-speaking households, people living in English-speaking households. Some people live in households where one parent speaks Welsh fluently, went all the way through the education system in Welsh, and the…
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
And you didn't say anything about Ti a Fi, which is pre-Mudiad Meithrin.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Yes. I believe languages are much easier to learn the younger you start learning them. And those of you who had the advantage, like my daughter, of starting off at Ti a Fi, going through Mudiad Meithrin before starting in school, it's hugely advantageous over…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
I won't run through all of them, but I hold lots of positions in sport organisations.
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: Building Safety Programme Update
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I welcome the update on the building safety programme and the steps the Government is taking to protect leaseholders and ensure that the homes covered by the programme are safe, and those living in them are treated with…
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Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you very much for that answer. Let's see if I can keep being on a roll. Access to justice is a core component of the rule of law and yet many areas of Wales are facing a growing crisis in access to legal services. Described as legal deserts, these are…
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Questions to the Counsel General
Diolch. What discussion has the Counsel General had with the Law Society regarding securing fully funded level 7 solicitor apprenticeships in Wales? Level 7 solicitor apprenticeships are a well-established route to qualifications in England, allowing aspiring…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026: Evidence session 2
My final question is about supported housing. Are you getting data on supported housing so you can contact the people who may be in the Wallich for three months and then move on to another organisation for six months, and then move into a HMO?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026: Evidence session 2
You will have a lot of students joining in the next couple of weeks. So, the matching system and the work with universities will, obviously, help you with that and you'd hope to get the halls of residence and other university accommodation picked up. So, this…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026: Evidence session 2
The first one is about areas with high turnover. These are areas with students, but also areas with lots of houses in multiple occupation. And Cathays in Cardiff, Treforest in Pontypridd, Uplands in Swansea meet those criteria. How are you going to make sure…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026: Evidence session 1
Going on from that, would they—the EROs, for example—be able to distinguish between different areas? You could do it more often in areas with high levels of houses in multiple occupation and with high levels of students, rather than in areas that are fairly…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026: Evidence session 1
Yes. Thank you. I'm now unmuted. I certainly do. Can you expand on the rationale for reducing the required number of automatic voter registration exercises from four to one and the potential effect on areas with higher levels of mobility—i.e. areas like the…
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90-second Statements
I would like to pay tribute to the work of the RSPCA during the summer hot weather and the work that they do to safeguard our pets and animals, especially dogs. Dogs can struggle badly in hot weather because they cool themselves mainly by panting, not…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
It's always interesting when you decide where you want to start something, because if you started in 2011, you'd have seen an entirely different figure. But let's not argue over that. Whilst every organisation believes it needs more money, fairness is…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
7. What assessment has the Cabinet Minister made of the adequacy of UK Government funding for the Welsh Government? OQ64438
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Thank you very much for calling me. I didn't know I was down for this, but—[Laughter.]—that will not stop me making some comments. I think that when we look at budgets and we look at where we are, then it's all about priorities, isn't it? You and I have…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for that. Wales has a long and diverse religious history. We have many famous religious buildings, including Anglican churches, Catholic churches, nonconformist chapels, mosques, Sikh temples, Buddhist temples, synagogues and Hindu temples. I…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Diolch. First of all, can I declare an interest as a member of Seion Newydd chapel? Following on from the question that was asked a few moments ago, Wales is home to some of the most significant historic churches and chapels in Europe. These buildings are not…
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Questions to the First Minister
There's a shortage of housing available for renting. There's an even greater shortage of housing available at affordable rents. The long-term solution is to build more social housing, especially council housing. I have supported rent controls and the return…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Yes. I know it's in Swansea, but we have a national pool in Swansea, which was built to be of Olympic and Commonwealth standard, but if you could actually write to us and tell us what facilities are not available in Wales. The next question I've got is on…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Yes. First of all, can I remind people of my declarations of interest regarding local football, cricket and rugby clubs? The first question I've got is on the Commonwealth Games. The 2026 games took place in Glasgow this year and were very successful. It's a…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Yes.
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Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2026-27
If you offer £120 million this year, I can guarantee Labour will vote for it.
