, Petitions Committee
New petitions
Two very brief comments. The first one is that there's a large number of people who are being enthused by the Conservative Party who do not believe that we should have any speed limits at all: 'We are experienced drivers and we don't need a speed limit. We'll…
, Petitions Committee
New petitions
First of all, can I thank the petitioners for this? It's almost like a case of déjà vu, because my view on support for a ceasefire is very well known. I know that the Minister for Social Justice has responded, and the Welsh Government has called for a renewed…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
Well, speaking as somebody who's over 60, I don't think I'm a greater burden on the local authority in terms of demand than I was when I was 40 or 50. Using indicators of need as opposed to direct measures of service utilisation prevent local authorities from…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
Yes.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
No, you don't. I think that is where the serious problem is: you don't understand it. It covers domestic, commercial and public-use buildings and makes sure they meet building regulations. A council service that is rarely discussed, but vital to public…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
I hope you're going to listen to me later on, because I'm going to explain how the funding formula works.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
Yes.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
Firstly, I'm grateful to the Conservatives for this debate today and the recognition of the vital role that councils play in delivering public services across Wales. Councils need more money to meet both their statutory duties and the needs of the area they…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Well, before the 20 mph default, there were an awful lot of 20 mph roads in Swansea. There were also 20 mph roads in other areas. And, as you know, Presiding Officer, there was a 20 mph speed limit going through Aberaeron. I'm sure that, in your personal…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Tom Giffard, I'll be supporting you as well. Can I suggest that you give serious thought to calling for a named vote on it, so that it actually shows everybody voting for it, rather than it going through without a vote? I'd ask you just to consider that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
My concern is not only about the breeding of illegal dogs, but also all dog breeding on estates in accommodation that is unsuitable for dog breeding, which causes the effect of excessive noise in the neighbourhood. We also have badly trained dogs that may not…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Property taxes are very unpopular with the rich and powerful. The benefits of a property tax is that it's difficult to legally avoid, while taxes where it's easy to reduce payments, such as corporation tax and income tax, are not generally complained about…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
Okay, thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
Two comments—I don't expect you to answer either of these. How are you going to get more people to go and watch the regional game? They don't publish their attendances any more. I can quite understand that, because they were 6,000, 5,000 and 4,000 something…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
We lost.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
You've answered my question. I've got no more questions. I've got a piece of advice for you, which you may or may not want to take. Could you let the clubs know how important you think the volunteers are and how dependent you are on the volunteers, from…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
I used to be able to, and you can tell me if I still can, go to a meeting in Morriston rugby club and make a suggestion, and that could then be fed up to a meeting of the WRU. Are those facilities still available?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
Thank you for that. For completeness, I saw Morriston versus Tondu on Saturday. I saw my grandson play for Morriston under-sevens. That's been one of the great successes, hasn't it, in the community game, the growth of young people's rugby, from under-sixes…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
As you all know, the vast majority of clubs are community clubs run by volunteers, and I declare an interest on five of them, but if we'd had other colleagues here, they'd be declaring an interest in a larger number. How will these changes benefit these…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'm a member of Morriston rugby club. But, for those people who see my tie, I'm also a supporter of other rugby clubs in the area, which are Bonymaen, Birchgrove, Glais—whose tie I'm wearing today—and Penlan.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, in its report published last week, recommended that the UK Government removes constraints on the Welsh Government’s budget management. Every council in Wales can move money into…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
I was going to say that I remember when Jane Hutt brought in pooled budgets between health—well, hospitals then—and local authorities, and it worked reasonably well, except that hospitals just saw it as additional money for hospitals. And we've got pooled…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Yes.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
And finally from me, on the future generations commissioner, who came in to see us this morning, what difference has the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 made to decisions made by the Welsh Government when formulating its budget? How is this…
