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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25—Pre-budget scrutiny
Thank you, Chair. On the 2023-24 budget, and I understand the difficulties you're having with that, you will have reported it before we get next year's budget being reported to us in December.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. As promised, I'll be under a minute. There are 157 exceptions in Swansea. It's on the council website. It includes every A road in Swansea. So, I'm not sure why this 'blanket' word has come in. Can I ask people to check…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Until this morning, I believed the Welsh Government got the actual income from the Welsh rates of income tax in-year, rather than just the Office for Budget Responsibility estimate; I thank the Minister for earlier correcting that misunderstanding. But for…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
Can I thank Joyce Watson for that response? I also believe the system is as secure as any other in the public sector. Civil servants in the education department have stated it is not secure enough to share school governor agendas and reports. Does the…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
1. Will the Commission make a statement on the security of the Senedd's e-mail system? OQ59866
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: 20 mph default speed limit on restricted roads
We have a policy, which I fully support, that has been badly explained by the Welsh Government and wilfully misinterpreted by the Conservative Party. Put simply, it is not possible to drive at 30 mph safely, if at all, in areas with terraced houses, or on…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
Cement can best be described as a hydraulic adhesive. It consists of nothing but special glue that binds sand and gravel together, forming a stone-like hard element. By itself, cement is of very little use. However, when you blend it with aggregates, such as…
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Finance Committee Debate—The Welsh Government’s spending priorities for the 2024-25 budget
Demands on the budget always exceed the money available. That is why it is important for Governments to prioritise expenditure. Everyone has their own priorities. Mine are health, education and ameliorating poverty. Hungry children do not learn well. Hunger…
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Topical Questions
I'm very disappointed that the Government are not providing free meals for children who qualify for free school meals during the summer holidays. Inevitably, children—even more their mothers, who will prioritise their children—will go hungry. Government is…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I thank the Minister for that response. Cats are roaming animals; that's why it's important to ensure that cats are microchipped in case they get lost or killed. Cats can be microchipped by most vets for between £20 and £30, and for those on lower incomes and…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
7. What consideration has the Welsh Government given to the introduction of mandatory cat microchipping in Wales, either via its own regulations or through legislative consent? OQ59815
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
I'll finish on that.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
I'm very pleased to hear that, but you were the ones to use 'high paid', not me. And you actually said—. If you look at the record, you said that it will bring high-paid jobs into the area. And all I'm trying to get from you—which I'm not going to get now…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
I think you perhaps want to correct the published figures, which are saying 30,000, if you think that it isn't that number. The other question I've got: you've talked about high pay. Now, everybody wants to bring high-paid jobs into Wales, but what would be…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Well, actually, the published figure is over 30,000.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Yes. I'm going to miss out the questions you've got written down there and raise two other points. You said about the size of the Green Man festival: is it not true that it's smaller than Tafwyl and less than a quarter of the size of the Urdd?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
But surely they could have borrowed from a bank. At the time they would have borrowed, lending rates were low, and it would have been them, and then you wouldn't be involved in the middle of it, using valuable capital on a scheme that has, in my view, limited…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Why, if they are not in a position to buy it, do you think it's viable?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Going back, I don't think you should have bought it, but just a simple question: why can't you just sell it to them at the price you paid?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
If it is viable and it's economically going to work, why can't it just be between Green Man and Gilestone Farm? Why do the Welsh Government have to get involved in the middle part?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
It's amazing to write two pages and say nothing. [Laughter.]
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
[Inaudible.]
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
I'm happy to note the letter in the capacity of competence.
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Epilepsy services
I was very pleased to support this debate. Until my mother had a brain tumour, I had no personal experience of epilepsy. Her brain tumour led to epilepsy, and it came as a shock to our family and to her. And actually seeing somebody you know and love going…
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Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2023-24
This is the first supplementary budget, and, as usual, it only shows minor changes. The largest changes are those required for the implementation of a new accounting standard for leases, which I understand do not affect the ability to spend, which is the…
