28 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee Report, 'International Relations: Annual Report 2022-23'
Thank you very much to the committee for all of its work on this issue. I'm grateful for the opportunity to speak about international relations this afternoon. I am proud that we, through the work of this committee, have made an effort to position ourselves…
28 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The fact that so many farmers and others from rural north Wales have come here to Cardiff Bay today is a sign of the strength of feeling that there is and the concerns regarding the scheme as it currently stands. The talk of losing thousands of jobs, of…
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Welsh Government’s Response to the North Wales Transport Commission
Thank you, Deputy Minister, for the statement and to the commission for their work. I want to focus my few questions on Anglesey and the Menai crossings. The Deputy Minister, of course, will know of my frustration about the decision taken to cancel the plans…
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, it has emerged, in recent days, that a Cabinet colleague of the First Minister, running to be his successor, has accepted a six-figure donation from a company that is seeking approval from Welsh Government to build a solar farm. To say that doesn't…
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
My argument here is that there is a question of legality, and I would encourage the Welsh Government to seek legal advice, as we have done as a party, as to whether the current policies are contrary to the requirements of the agriculture Act.
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'm grateful for that response and, certainly, we would welcome an early review of nitrate vulnerable zones, as we've been calling for, and we welcome the changes on TB, which is something that comes a day before our debate here in the Senedd. But we are…
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much, Llywydd. The message that we have increasingly been hearing from rural Wales over the past few days and weeks and the message that will be heard very clearly here in Cardiff Bay tomorrow, is that enough is enough, and I agree with that. I…
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'm very surprised, I must say, that the First Minister doesn't seem to regret that those working on housing support grant projects aren't paid the real living wage. Maybe I misunderstood what Labour had promised. There's certainly a possibility of…
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'll repeat the question. What is the First Minister doing to persuade the leader of the Labour Party to get to grips with fair funding for Wales? Plaid Cymru MPs will gladly hold Keir Starmer to account if Welsh Labour Ministers here are unwilling to. The…
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd. Last week came confirmation that the UK economy had entered recession. But it's not just the economy that's in reverse; the decline of vital industries in Wales and the communities that they sustain, whether that's agriculture, steel or…
7 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We do see the problems arising as a result of recruitment and retention problems, particularly amongst GPs in the crisis in the Cybi health hub at the moment. The Minister is aware of the situation, and I know that doctors have written to her, and to me…
7 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
One way of ensuring value for money is to do very detailed research, to discuss with clinicians who will be using new equipment, and ensuring that the best products are procured. And that's exactly what was done by trying to select the electronic patient…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
I'm just making the point that going to Mumbai makes an even stronger case that we're serious.
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
Will you take an intervention?
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
This, Dirprwy Lywydd, is a budget again for tough times, made tougher by decisions made by a Conservative Government that cares nothing for Wales. But the question for the Welsh Government is this: has it done everything within its ability to mitigate the…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
When you think of specific injustices, just let it sink in that the consequentials from the high speed 2 line, which every Member in this Chamber agrees are owed to Wales, would not only make up for the cuts to the budget, but would also provide more than…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
Now, the real-world consequences of Wales's underfunding can't be overstated. The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that average household incomes in Wales will be £10,300 lower by 2027 than if pre-financial crisis trends had been sustained, and…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
I welcome the opportunity to scrutinise the Government's draft budget, and much has happened since we agreed the previous budget, but one could argue that the context is very similar in many ways. Without doubt, this is a budget made in a difficult time for a…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
People want a future. Now, we know what the fears are: 5,000 jobs or more gone; £200 million taken out of the agriculture sector. I know the rural affairs Minister says that the modelling is out of date. Well, bring us the up-to-date modelling so that we can…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
This isn't about rejecting the growing of trees, and we're fundamentally in the same place as we were on that. What we're saying is, and what farmers are saying is the right tree in the right place. Farmers want to plant trees, but count the carbon, not the…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I thank the First Minister for his response. I'm not sensing a refusal to transition from the agriculture sector. It's that there is a feeling that it's not just, what they are being asked to do currently. The reality is that there is a feeling that this…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I hope we will stand firmly on the side of steelworkers this afternoon. Our determination to lift the threat of devastation to jobs and the community in Port Talbot has brought into focus what we really mean when we say we seek 'a just transition to a greener…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much, Llywydd. And having attended an event to mark World Cancer Day here in the Senedd, may I wish the King well after his diagnosis and wish everyone facing or touched by cancer a speedy recovery too? And may I say a few words in tribute to…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
I’m grateful to the Member for Blaenau Gwent for tabling this topical question today, as we did; it’s important that we have an opportunity to discuss this. Can I start by saying that I also welcome on behalf of Plaid Cymru the news that the Democratic…
30 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
Despite claims from some on the Conservative benches, there is nothing in the least bit vain about exploring our shared future in a spirit of openness, collaboration and objectivity. I might remind the Members opposite that the Conservative Party was an…
