Plaid Cymru

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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

3,087 speeches and questions

30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Fantastic. Thank you very much for making the time to come to this. We have lots of witnesses and lots of ground to cover, so, brevity would be appreciated, please, and to my colleagues on the committee as well. I'd like to start with a general question to…
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Welcome back to everybody after our break and it's good to see our witnesses here with us for this, the sixth evidence session on the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill. I'd like to welcome you to the committee and thank you for…
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
A warm welcome back to this session—session 6.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you very much for your time this morning, which has turned into 'this afternoon'. But we appreciate that you’re all very busy, and we do appreciate your time to come and give evidence on this session—very enlightening and great to have…
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
And the last word to Medwyn, if he wants.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Diolch. We’ve come to time, but there are a couple more questions that we would just like to ask, so if you’ve got five minutes just to finish those questions, then I’d appreciate it. Sam, you wanted to come in.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
The only thing with that is that we're on a very tight reporting line. Expediency would be appreciated in that.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Rob, I'll bring you in as well.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
I'll bring Rob in just to comment, if I may. Using the principle of additionality from central government to local government, is there also a principle for local government to do the same? If you're raising money from this levy, would you reduce your…
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Huw, do you want to come in quickly on that? Then I'll bring Rob in.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Medwyn, did you want to come in on this, or—?
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay, thank you. I'll bring Sam in at this point.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Huw.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay, thank you. Mike.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Huw.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Just before we carry on, could witnesses online not use the hand button and just raise a physical hand? It's causing a few issues with the broadcast. Thank you. Just wave at me frantically and I'll bring you in. That's fine. Back to Mike Hedges.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
And if I go to Gwynedd as well.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Huw. Or Rob, do you want to come in on that?
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay. Thank you. I'll move on now to Mike Hedges, please.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Huw.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
And Medwyn, did you—?
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Rob, did you want to come in? You indicated there.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
And on the register—being in place before or during?
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Rhianon, sorry, I think Huw wants to come in as well on this.
30 January 2025Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
I think Huw wants to come in on that as well.