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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Minister, I'm grateful for your response to the Member for Alyn and Deeside, who raised a really important issue this afternoon. I am aware that the civil engineering sector are extremely concerned about the lack of suitable skills provision, particularly for…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I thank the Member for submitting today's important question, and I certainly support much of the sentiment expressed by the constituency Member for Ynys Môn there as well. And it is welcome news, of course, Minister, to see the work taking place to reopen…
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Diversity in Democracy—Survey Results
Thank you, Minister, for bringing forward today's statement, 'Diversity in Democracy—Survey Results'. Thank you also, Minister, for the advance sight of the statement for Members today as well. As you outlined in your statement, Minister, the decisions…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I thank Llyr Gruffydd for raising this important point, which, of course, is a broader issue not just around carpal tunnel syndrome, but around the fact that many people who have paid their taxes or national insurance over many decades are unable to gain…
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I'm sure that's a very helpful contribution, Llywydd. We're here to scrutinise and talk about the Welsh Government budget and statement made here today. I'm sure the Member would like to get elected to Westminster if she wants to scrutinise the Westminster…
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I'd welcome an intervention. Yes, no problem at all.
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
We're living in a place and a time where it's better to be alive than ever before, and we've heard contributions today that seem so negative about this country. It's pretty depressing. We have a welfare system that is one of the most supportive in the world…
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Certainly, I'd love to hear the intervention.
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I thank the Minister for bringing forward today's statement on the draft budget. I gather I'm probably towards the end of this debate today, and there's been quite a range of contributions, and listening to a number of the contributions, you'd think we'd be…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a Welsh Government statement on the announcement that Vivarail Ltd have gone bust. As you know, plans to increase rail services in the north Wales border area are now on hold, after the company, Vivarail Ltd, who were supplying these…
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Questions to the First Minister
Can I first of all join you, First Minister, in giving credit to those local authorities for the work they do already in looking to prevent homelessness, but recognise the challenge that they have at the moment, particularly over this Christmas period? As we…
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you.
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thanks. Again, thank you for that—it's good to hear that level of flexibility or time to allow those standards to be met. Just going back, though, to that issue of private landlords moving out of the sector, it seems to be that the overwhelming feedback, when…
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Great, thank you. I may just carry on a little bit further, Chair, if that's okay.
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thanks, Chair, and thanks, Minister, for that. Another point you raised earlier was with regard to the number of private sector landlords selling up properties, basically, and moving out of that service, and there's clearly an opportunity or role for social…
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
—in the 1980s versus the noughties. But we can discuss that another time, perhaps. Just in terms of those houses being built, one of the things we have discussed as a committee through our time together has been not just around affordability of housing, but…
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Just a couple of points. I heard your comments. I noted towards the start a comment blaming Margaret Thatcher for the lack of council houses. I think it's worth noting that from 1979 to 1990 there was an average of 41,000 council houses being built a year…
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Homelessness - Evidence Session 5 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Mr Chairman, and good morning, Minister. Sorry to hear you're not well. Congratulations on yesterday, getting your Bill through.
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Short Debate: Atomic dreams: Nuclear power and blind faith in an ageing technology
Can I thank Mabon ap Gwynfor for giving me a minute of his time here today? I appreciate that I may be on a different page to Mabon, who made the points that have been raised here, but I'm genuinely interested in listening and understanding some of the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
Thank you, Presiding Officer. I'm grateful today to be able to move our motion regarding business rates for self-catering accommodation, in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. And in opening today's debate, I'd first like to clarify that this is not a…
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report—'Mark Allen’s Law: Water safety and drowning prevention'
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and could I thank the Petitions Committee for bringing forward today's important report in front of us here today? And can I also put on record my admiration for the friends and family of Mark, who I know are in the public…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Minister, for your response and for the support that has already been given to the voluntary sector in my region in north Wales. Last month, I had the pleasure of visiting Freshfields animal rescue centre in Nebo near Caernarfon. I must say, I met…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
3. What support is the Welsh Government providing to the voluntary sector in North Wales? OQ58829
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Questions to the First Minister
Can I join the Member for Ynys Môn in highlighting some of the issues that businesses in Menai Bridge are seeing at the moment with the closure of Menai Bridge? I also agree with him on some of the positive steps that Welsh Government are making at the moment…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Small businesses
Diolch, Llywydd, and can I say what a pleasure it is to close today's debate on small businesses, ahead of Small Business Saturday, of course, which is taking place, as we heard, this weekend? As outlined by Paul Davies in opening today's debate, this will be…
