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Plaid Cymru Debate: Global impact of domestic consumption
Unfortunately for you all, I'm not Luke Fletcher, as described by Delyth, but I do want to explore the economic contract. Through the economic contract, businesses must demonstrate current action in areas such as economic strength and adaptability, fair work…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch. Sorry if it is falling between two Ministers, as it were. Any information would be gratefully received. Thank you very much. Last month marked Black History Month. A timely report by the Trades Union Congress released that month revealed that racism…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Llywydd. Pensioners in the UK are expected to be around £442 per year worse off from April following a reduced pension rate and a cut in help for energy bills. Given that in January this year over 75 per cent of over-65s surveyed by Age UK were…
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Debate: Support for the Armed Forces Community
It's a pleasure to have the opportunity to take part in this debate again and champion the cause of veterans in Wales. It's a cause that, despite the improvements in rights and services for veterans in recent years, still needs championing. The housing crisis…
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Debate: Support for the Armed Forces Community
Thank you. I move the amendment in the name of Siân.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
People are petrified at the prospect of being unable to afford the basics this winter and they have little faith in a super-rich Prime Minister doing anything for them. In the absence of adequate help from Westminster, reserves that local authorities hold for…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
1. What additional financial resources is the Welsh Government providing to local authorities to help them deal with the cost-of-living crisis? OQ58608
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, figures supplied to my office lay bare the capacity problems within the Welsh NHS. The Welsh ambulance trust is routinely losing more than 2,000 hours per month due to ambulances waiting outside just one hospital in my region. The fact that this…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Report: Care Home Commissioning
I welcome the report of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee from its inquiry into care home commissioning. I also welcome the opportunity to speak on the topic in the Senedd. This report clearly highlights the challenges faced in the…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
A frequent complaint during street surgeries is the state of the bus network. This service is a lifeline for so many people and is particularly the case in Blaenau Gwent, where car ownership is low and there is a higher proportion of older people than in many…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
2. What is the Government doing to improve public transport in South Wales East? OQ58587
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Short Debate: Education maintenance allowance: A lifeline in the current crisis
We've heard from Heledd just then about the—. And I want to go on from what Heledd was saying: the charity Barnardo's Cymru go as far as describing the EMA as a lifeline for many young people that they help. They go as far as saying that it can be the…
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Short Debate: Education maintenance allowance: A lifeline in the current crisis
Thank you, Luke, for bringing this issue forward today and allowing me to contribute to this debate, which, I know, is very important to you.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The private rental sector
We've heard already today how the cost-of-living crisis and the housing crisis have a greater impact on certain sections of society or communities than others. As Plaid Cymru's spokesperson for older people and communities, I'm aware just how difficult winter…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the meeting on 20 October 2022
In accordance with Standing Order 17.42, I propose that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the meeting on 20 October. Is everyone content? Thank you.
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
—and we have to look at things in the round. Thank you very much. We will have a transcript of this sent over to you just to check for accuracy.
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you very much. We understand the pressures and we do appreciate the work that your office does. We understand, but we're in a very difficult position—
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
They wouldn't. Yes, exactly.
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
And I suppose you don't have reserves either, which local authorities would have.
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
I don't know if anybody else has got any further questions.
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
To front-load it, effectively.
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
If we were to agree 11 per cent this year, we would struggle probably to give even an increase at all next year. Would that be something that could work?
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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. And the pressures if—.
