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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch yn fawr and I welcome that answer. I recently met with the enforcement conduct board and we discussed the unfair charges that are applied to many people struggling to pay off a debt. I was given an example of a woman who lives in social housing in…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. How is the Government planning to help the most vulnerable households in South Wales East with the cost-of-living crisis? OQ59106
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Interim Report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
I welcome the interim report and echo some, not all, of the comments that we've heard in this Chamber this afternoon. I'd like to concentrate my contribution on a small aspect of what you've said this afternoon, Minister. Can we ban the use of the words…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you. We're still waiting for the Minister's workforce plan, which was promised for this month; given that there are a few hours left in the day, we remain in hope that it will come in time. Oh, there are thumbs up there, so that's good. Can you confirm…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch, Llywydd. The cost-of-living crisis is having a significant impact on our health service. From increasing health inequalities to preventing people from being warm and fed this winter, the NHS is showing signs of extreme strain and crisis. The strain is…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Diolch.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
And what about the extra pressure on local authorities and health authorities to do that work, and the budgetary impact? We'll come to this next week or the week after when you come to Finance Committee. It's that impact on the pressure on those local…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Three years would only give the local food plans a year to implement in that scenario. Is that going to be long enough? It's things that need to be thought through. And then, if that was four years down the line, and then you've got a review period in the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
There might be a couple of questions that we won't get to here. It's on the interplay between the national food strategy and then the fact that public bodies are required to publish their local food plans, both happening within two years of Royal Assent. What…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Just on that, if you're setting targets, are you convinced that the underlying data is there to be able to set a meaningful target in those areas?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
So, if regulations aren't brought forward, then they're just in the same place as a community strategy.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you, and going on from a little bit of what Alun was saying earlier, you've decided what to put on the face of the Bill, what not to put and to leave some of it to be determined by regulations. How did you work out that balance, and do you think that…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes. Hi, Peter. The Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd has said that she believes that a lot of your suggestions can be carried out without legislation by taking forward the community food strategy. Can you explain briefly what the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
On a similar sort of theme, if you're talking about conflicts within legislation and what James was talking about there, why is adding another piece of legislation going to make it any less conflicted if you're adding to the complexity?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Perhaps—
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Topical Questions
The Senedd has already heard from Jack about how unfair forcible installation of prepayment meters are; I endorse his points wholeheartedly. Prepayment meters are disproportionately prevalent in the social housing sector, which means that tenants on some of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Although the powers to legislate on gender recognition are not yet available to this Senedd, the First Minister has expressed a desire to introduce similar legislation to the GRR Bill here in Wales. He recently said in this Chamber, 'we will seek the powers…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Diolch, Llywydd. The UK Government's decision to veto the passage of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill marks a new low in relations between Westminster and the devolved administrations. Over the past 13 years, this Tory Government has frequently…
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The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
I'm pleased to speak in the debate. The committee considered these regulations at our meeting last Thursday after the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee had laid its report. We have no further reporting points to make other than those already…
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The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Thank you, Llywydd, and apologies for not being ready there.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 16: Setting of targets (Amendments 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Thank you, Chair, and thanks for your comments. I know we're a fair distance away on this on agreement, but I think that what might be of value is—. You were talking about different sectors. Well, within that guidance and the step by step that's moving and by…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 16: Setting of targets (Amendments 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Thank you very much. Again, in referring back to what I've said previously, the lead amendment here places a duty on the Welsh Ministers to set targets within three years of the Act coming into force that seek to increase the value added to the Welsh economy…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 15: Contracts register (registrable interests) (Amendments 8, 84, 85, 9, 86, 93)
Thank you very much, Chair. [Inaudible.]—what I've said already, but, for me, this part is about transparency, and it's getting that balance right between what's important for people to be able to see, what contracts are being held, and being able to, as the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 14: Annual reports (Amendments 83, 7)
Lovely. Thank you, Minister, and thanks for your points there. We'll be supporting the Minister's amendment, because it goes some way towards the improving of the annual report. I take on board what she said and welcome the fact that it'll be hopefully…
