, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Weinidog. Do you see this as a stepping stone to a national care service? If so, when? Because you'll be well aware that individuals and families are being crippled by care costs and they're often not receiving the care that they should be…
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Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
Sioned Williams has made it clear why co-operation is so important between this place and Westminster. And it's important that this happens regardless of what party is in power. As Andrew R.T. Davies said, the Conservatives did demonstrate some respect for…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much, Prif Weinidog. I’d anticipated that that’s what your response would be, but over 160 companies in Wales do supply the defence and arms sector in the UK and beyond. And if war crimes are committed with arms produced here, then it does…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. What discussions will the First Minister have with the UK Government and Welsh arms manufacturers to prevent weapons made in Wales being used in alleged war crimes? OQ61568
, Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
The experience of the past should show each and every one of us here that austerity is a failed project. The loss of the junior department at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is proof of this. We need to stop believing in the fantasy economics of…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
Since 2018, according to the charity Youth Music, the proportion of young people who consider themselves to be musical in Wales has declined to only 9 per cent. And only 11 per cent of parents of children under five believe that their children will receive…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
It's good for mental health, and, according to recent studies, music making has a variety of other benefits. It improves resting heart rate, motor skills, brain stimulation, and even immune system enhancement. If we want the best for our children in Wales, we…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
The closure of the royal college's junior department will deprive our young people of the benefits of music and performance.
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Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
We can boast as much as we like that Wales is the land of song, but it doesn't happen in a vacuum. The accolade is meaningless if we just rely on the glory of the past, because that's what will happen, if schools like this and musical services are continuing…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
Wales: the land of song, the land of poets and singers. Wales resounds with music. Music is part of our DNA. Gerallt Gymro wrote in the twelfth century about the talent of the Welsh people to sing in harmony, and I see it in my own children. My two daughters…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
To stretch the musical analogy right to its limit, you are a one-man band promoting music here in the Senedd and across Wales. You've even made me sing in a choir here.
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Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
Thank you to the petitioners for putting forward this petition, and thank you to Rhianon Passmore for opening the debate. There can be no doubting Rhianon Passmore's commitment to music in Wales.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I found this petition to be troubling. The Cabinet Secretary reiterated the reasons for the cuts, which are well known to all of us, and then mentioned that the increase in student debt will not necessarily lead as a direct result to an…
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Updates to previous petitions
I agree with Luke. I'm sure that all of us have been inundated in the past few weeks by e-mails along the same lines. So, it's not just the petition, there's obviously a strong feeling out there, and every GP we talk to says exactly the same thing. So, I…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thanks very much, Chair. This is the third time we've considered this petition, and it appears that the petitioner in this petition is happy with the consultation they've received, small-scale market gardeners, and hopefully it shows the benefit of a…
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Updates to previous petitions
Just quickly, the Vale of Glamorgan is famous for the quality of its agricultural land. I don't want to upset Peter here, as a Monmouthshire representative, but they have lost a lot of land over the decades for various reasons. It's so important that we…
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Updates to previous petitions
Yes, fine.
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New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Just to reiterate what Luke has said, like Luke, I haven’t motorbiked in Coed y Brenin, but I have been there. I’ve had a burger there, actually. The food was very good there. So, rather than exercising, I was actually eating there…
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New Petitions
Thank you. I probably should say at the outset that the petitioner's father is a friend of mine who worked with me, and, in fact, I think he's worked in this building continuously since 1999, before the first election. Luke will know Ioan, the petitioner's…
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New Petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I agree with you: this is an important petition. From a selfish point of view as a father of a three-year-old and a one-year-old, I realise the incredible importance of public toilets; I'd be lost without them. But we all are aware of many…
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New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. If I could adopt what I said earlier with petition 3.4 also with regard to petition 3.5, public inquiries are infamously expensive. We've seen several examples of these over the years. Welsh Government will not commission a public…
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New Petitions
Okay. Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. I think, as you've alluded to, it's fair to say that this policy has garnered a lot of discussion, a lot of strong opinions. I've spoken to people who have very moderate opinions about nearly everything else in life but have…
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New Petitions
Three point four, yes?
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New Petitions
So, it's items 3.4 and 3.5 then—
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New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. I'm not sure if it is a declaration of interest, but my great-grandfather was born in Garndolbenmaen, and I used the re-routed T2 service a few weeks ago, going from Cricieth to Porthmadog, so I have some idea with regard to this…
