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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Thank you very much. I could think of a million different ways that the money could have been spent here in Wales for the people of Wales, like extra doctors, extra nurses, ways to reduce the waiting lists, or even, in fact, to get extra teachers. Or maybe…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
It was in the report, Huw, and I'm afraid that that's the way we're going to go with this.
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
No, and I'm absolutely letting you know that everything was done with the approval, with all the associated research, and all of the answers were given to us through those who were in—
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
To be fair, both of your Members who represent the Labour group were in the meeting with us. We went through everything line by line, and everything was met with and approved by them.
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
You have. Okay.
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Huw, can I ask you a question? Have you read the report?
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Go on.
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Can I please put on record, alongside the Chair, my thanks to my fellow committee members, clerks and all those involved in brining this report together? It really was a team effort in every sense of the word. It has been a long and arduous journey getting…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks for that answer, Minister. I've been contacted by a lot of constituents who are concerned about the impact cutting NHS wax removal services will have on them. For many people, this service is absolutely essential, but they're now being told that the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
5. Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of safe ear wax removal services within the NHS? OQ59388
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Great, thank you so much, Minister. Last week, your Labour colleagues in Cardiff Council unveiled plans to impose a congestion charge in the city. This comes just weeks after your Government's anti-driver brainwave to start charging people for driving along…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
6. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact that road-user charges will have on the economy? OQ59394
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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, can I ask for a statement from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change about safety measures on buses? The reason for this is because an 82-year-old constituent of mine was recently travelling on a bus to Blackwood when the driver had to perform an…
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Papers to note
I'm happy to note, Chair, and happy to follow up with the NRW issue as Adrian just said.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, can I ask for a statement about the terms and conditions of Welsh Government funding grants? The reason why I ask for this is because Blaenau Gwent council has missed out on nearly £250,000 of funding, which it was going to use for a bus…
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Questions to the First Minister
Firstly, I'd like to thank my colleague for asking this important question. Now, I wholeheartedly agree with the need for social prescribing, as the service will undoubtedly help individuals whilst also reducing the pressure on GPs. Recently, I had the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme
But coming back to the point, you wanted to ask me the question about the funding for this. Now, I'm fortunate enough, and I've said this on many occasions. You speak about £150 million, but I'll tell you exactly where you could have saved £155 million: if…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme
Thank you very much for the intervention opportunity. I don't like to intervene, purely because I want to give everyone the opportunity to speak. That's why I didn't accept the intervention myself—that's the only reason why. It's my own personal preference…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme
No. You don't want to use public transport just to turn up late for work or to get up at some extremely early hour for your commute. In my own region of south-east Wales, more than one in 10 bus journeys are not on time according to bus users, and this will…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme
Deputy Minister, this is your problem to solve, and you haven't been seeming to solve it. Yes, it's really welcome that the Welsh Government is providing extra emergency funding for bus services, but it seems that this was a panicked response—just another…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme
—this comes from the Confederation of Passenger Transport.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme
I think it's clear that we all want to ensure that we have a good public transport network here in Wales. I don't doubt that the Deputy Minister will deny this, even though we know that he prefers to use his private car, to the tune of 12,000 miles over the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Minister for Health and Social Services
This debate should mark a line in the sand. We’ve had numerous debates over the years about poor performance by Welsh Government on the NHS. I don’t think this is the first time, and it saddens me to say that it’s definitely not going to be the last. For…
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Topical Questions
Thank you. I'd like to ask you today, Minister, why has this announcement been made at such short notice, and what assessment have you and Transport for Wales made of the disruption and inconvenience that this will cause? You mention the relationship between…
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Topical Questions
On this side of the benches, it's our understanding that there has not yet been a decision regarding Northern Powerhouse Rail being classified as an England-and-Wales project. Today's topical question refers to rail, but the biggest rail story in the news…
