, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
I agree with Delyth Jewell that the Senedd Members pension fund should not be investing in deforestation, and we're working hard to reduce our oil investments. It's not as easy as just saying, 'We don't want to do it anymore'; you've got to come out of it…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Can I thank the Minister for her response? It is, however, inevitable that many elderly people will die prematurely this winter due to the increased cost of energy, and also that hospital admissions will go up. The health of everyone, especially the elderly…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
2. What assessment has the Minister made of the effect of the recent cold weather on people living in fuel poverty? OQ60402
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Water Quality
I thank the Minister for her statement. I want to talk about phosphates in rivers. Phosphates act as fertiliser in rivers such as the Wye, and cause a proliferation of algae to form algal blooms, which are replacing the water buttercup. The algae smothers…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Can I thank the First Minister for that response? In the twenty-first century we live in a culture of subsidy capitalism. Be it farming, leisure facilities, festivals or buses, they want subsidies to pad their bottom line. We know from published data that in…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government support for bus services in Swansea? OQ60403
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Pancreatic cancer
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer; also thanks to Mark Isherwood, who invited me to support this debate. I would like also to thank Pancreatic Cancer UK on the work they have done alongside pancreatic cancer experts to develop a consensus on what good care…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
The two hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the Swansea canal: on Friday I attended a book launch commemorating the two hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary. Currently, only 5 miles of the Swansea canal is navigable, from Clydach to Pontardawe, and from…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister. That I have concerns over the mutual investment model is well documented. It can best be described as a private finance initiative without ongoing janitorial services. Any community benefit will be priced into the contract and, if a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
4. Will the Minister provide an update on use of the mutual investment model by the Welsh Government? OQ60355
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Foundational Economy
If we were discussing the foundation economy in London, they would identify banking and finance, in Silicon Valley, they would identify ICT, and, in Cambridge, science, research, engineering and technology; in Wales, we identify mainly the support economy. I…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
I'm with you on that, very much so. This is the last question from me. It's coming back to something that somebody said, I can't remember who: you can't get the quality steel. If you're going to be using 'old steel', and you're going to use an electric arc…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
Hydrogen gives off water as a by-product, which does not cause any problems, and also hydrogen reacts at least as well as carbon in order to reduce the ferrous oxide to iron. I would have thought that that would be one of the things you'd be shouting loudly…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
Yes.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
Could you pick up on the use of hydrogen instead of coke to reduce iron oxide to make iron?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
We lost the aluminium industry in the whole of Britain, a large chunk of which was in south Wales, because of high energy prices. But moving on to discuss decarbonisation, you haven't mentioned using hydrogen instead of coke to reduce the iron oxide to iron.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
I was a steelworker in Port Talbot back in the late 1970s, early 1980s, and I've also been a member of all three unions who are represented here at different times. What about the cost of electric arc? Aren't you totally dependent on electricity prices? Even…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Thank you. Just going back 40 years ago when I was an undergraduate, Swansea University was a leading developer of finite element analysis in use in civil engineering, and what's now become the University of Wales Trinity St David is a world leader in stained…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Thank you for that.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Diolch, Cadeirydd. In Wales, we've got the four-region model, as I'm sure you're aware. Is there an appropriate balance of public research and development funding across the regions of Wales, obviously adjusted for population?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
I'm going to make two comments that you may respond to or not. The first one is that life sciences has been a huge growth area and mainly driven by university researchers and then fed into the economy. I always think back to the comment by Henry Ford, 'If I…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Thank you for that. Who sets the agenda for conducting research? I'm going to talk about mobile devices. I mean, if it hadn't been for PNP doping, we would never have had mobile devices, but we all remember having a Nokia phone and we all remember having a…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Diolch, Gadeirydd. The first question is: to what extent do the innovation strategy and delivery plan provide a sufficient framework for universities and industry choosing where to conduct research and innovation?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Funding bodies
Well, I think the question raises the point, but I will take it no further.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Funding bodies
Just finally from me, anybody listening to these questions and answers today would be surprised when they looked at the gross value added in Wales, looked at how little employment we had in life sciences, we had in ICT, we had in professional services…
