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90-second Statements
Thank you, Presiding Officer. Does this come on? It has now. Thank you, Presiding Officer. I want to pay tribute to Val Lloyd, who passed away in May. Val Lloyd was my predecessor as the Assembly Member for Swansea East. She was first elected in a by-election…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: Priorities for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm a member of the Co-operative Party. I was very disappointed to see no mention of co-operative housing. Under a housing co-operative tenure, members are co-operative in the collective power to manage the accommodation…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: Priorities for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm not actually the spokesperson on this. Jayne Bryant is, so I think perhaps you might want to call Jayne Bryant now and call me later on.
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'm a graduate of Swansea University, and, like all other local Senedd Members, including yourself, am on the university court. I'm asking for an urgent Government statement on the planned redundancies in the computing department of Swansea University. If we…
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Questions to the First Minister
I congratulate Swansea Council on the work being done on resurfacing roads in Swansea. Climate change is leading to flooding and potholes. Following water penetration on roads, the water freezes, which causes the surface to break up, causing potholes. Not…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy Priorities
A question, really, probably in three parts. The first one is: what use of artificial intelligence to improve productivity is planned? The second one is: how will the Minister support computing and life science departments in universities so the spin-offs…
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Questions to the First Minister
River pollution is a critical environmental issue, caused by sewage, agricultural run-off, industrial waste and plastic debris, severely impacting ecosystems, human health and water quality. On the River Tawe, Trebanos pumping station is not splitting…
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Abstain.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Thank you for your statement on winter fuel allowance. As someone who won't be getting it this year, on the first time he was eligible to get it, I think I can tell you I don't actually need it, and there are lots of people like me who don't actually need it…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Building safety
I agree with the Grenfell Tower inquiry phase 2 on the need for urgent and decisive action. I'm pleased that the Minister and the Welsh Government accept the recommendations of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee. I welcome the commitment…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I would like to join with Carolyn Thomas and Mark Isherwood in asking for a statement on blue badges. I’m sure that everyone wants to ensure that blue badges are not being abused. Can the statement explain why people with a degenerative condition need to…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response. The Swansea bay and west Wales metro has had considerably less discussion in the Senedd and in the media than the Cardiff city region metro and north Wales metro. Transport is as important into the Swansea city region as anywhere…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. Will the First Minister provide a progress report on the Swansea bay and west Wales metro? OQ61825
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Item 6, motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. In accordance with Standing Order 17.42, I invite the committee to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Do Members agree?…
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Papers to note
The Minister for Mental Health and Well-being states that the Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been introduced into the UK Parliament. The Minister notes that an earlier version of the Bill was introduced by the last UK Government on 20 March, but its progress was…
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Papers to note
How far did people hear me? How far into item 5.2 have they heard, or should I start again?
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Papers to note
Further papers to note: a written statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery on the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023. In this joint statement, the Minister and the Counsel…
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Inter-institutional relations agreement
Item 4, notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement—correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs on the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024. The…
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Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Item 3, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 previously considered. This is a standard item on our agenda, however we do not have any items to consider today.
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Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thanks, Kate. Do Members have anything to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting point? Yes.
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Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Kate. Do Members have anything they wish to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. Affirmative resolution instruments, item 2.3, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024. The Order proposes to…
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Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
I think the Members would like that to happen—everybody's nodding. Okay. Thank you. Item 2.2, the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024. These regulations extend…
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Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Diolch yn fawr. Kate, any response to those points?
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Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Okay. Siân.
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Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Members, do you want to raise anything? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points?