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Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay, thank you for that. You've suggested it's not your intention to make this residential outdoor education compulsory. How is that reflected in the Bill and the RIA, and what is the potential impact on the ability to estimate costs if outdoor education is…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
So, with regards to that definition within the guidance, can you foresee any issues around—? If we're talking about local procurement, for example, would you foresee, to be able to help, effectively, the Welsh tourism industry or Welsh outdoor residential…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay, thank you very much for that. One of the discussions during the scrutiny of the Bill has been around the definition of residential outdoor education. Do you think that the Bill and the regulatory impact assessment are clear about what constitutes…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you very much, and thank you for your attendance this morning. As you'll be aware, there will be a record of this, a transcript of this, that you can check for accuracy afterwards. On 7 February, we took evidence from the education Minister, and…
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Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
There we are. And yourself, Sam.
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Dave? There we are.
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. We'll move on to our substantive item this morning then, and welcome to Sam Rowlands and his team. We're going to be talking about the financial implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill and we've had supporting documents from the…
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
Yes, it might be something that we can pick up with the Minister when she comes in next. We'll make a note of that and try and find some time. If that's not going to happen in the short term, then maybe we can write to the Minister and ask her for a further…
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
I'll move on to the second item this morning, which is the papers to note. We're got minutes, catching up on minutes, and then we've got three papers to note—three letters from Ministers with updates, so thanks to them for responding to us. Anything to say or…
, Finance Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A warm welcome to you.
, Finance Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'm seeing some friends from Fiji joining us this morning. So, welcome. Some clerks from the Fijian Parliament, I believe. It's good to see you and I hope you find this interesting.
, Finance Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A warm welcome to this meeting of the Finance Committee. It's good to be with you this morning and we have a session today looking at a Member's Bill, and so that's going to be very interesting. But, before that, just to note that the meeting is being…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
My office recently found out that the direct bus link between Blackwood and the Grange hospital has been axed after your Government funding came to an end. This is disappointing news, echoed across parties, not just for the people in the Blackwood area but…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
4. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve bus services in south-east Wales? OQ60710
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2024-25
I've got a lot to get through, sorry, Mark. But perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that the Tory party, which has developed a persistent habit in recent years of breaking the rules, doesn't seem to see the value of investing in law and order. The consequence…
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2024-25
The police settlement for 2024-25 lays bare the extent to which 14 years of Tory-driven austerity has compromised the safety of our communities. Due to the severity of cuts imposed on police forces during the Cameron administration, it is only now that we're…
, Plenary
The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Regulations 2024
While we welcome the decision to cap the increase to the non-domestic rate multiplier in Wales below CPI inflation, this needs to be contextualised against the substantial cut in business relief from 75 per cent to 40 per cent as part of the upcoming budget…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Welsh Benefits System and Charter
As part of our co-operation agreement with the Welsh Government, we're committed to deliver the devolution of administration of the welfare system in Wales. In our view, it will ensure that the provision of welfare support is better tailored to our societal…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Welsh Benefits System and Charter
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you for this afternoon's statement, Minister.
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Questions to the First Minister
As with the map of category C and D coal tips in Wales, people also have the right to know the location of historic toxic sites. Unfortunately, there are many toxic sites throughout our country as a result of our industrial heritage and multinational…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer.
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Questions to the First Minister
3. How is the Welsh Government working with local authorities to ensure the safety of toxic sites in the south-east? OQ60715
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report, 'Diversity in Local Government'
I'd like to thank the Local Government and Housing Committee for this vitally important report. Democracy without diversity is no democracy at all, and as the grass roots of our democracy ecosystem here in Wales, it is essential that local government is at…
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Topical Questions
I welcome the fact that the Welsh Government has recognised the need to further support local authorities during this period of extreme financial hardship—something that Plaid Cymru has been calling for ever since the draft budget was announced in December. I…
