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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
I will wrap up, Deputy Presiding Officer. Now, of course, is a time for Welsh Government to take these issues seriously. People's lives are on the line, which I know we're all aware of. I believe that Welsh Government needs to urgently rebuild the trust of…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Thank you very much. So, in my contribution, if I may continue, Deputy Presiding Officer, I'd like to focus on emergency waiting times initially and how, quite frankly, we see this area continuing to fail. The statistics are shocking. As already outlined…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
I appreciate the Member's intervention and I took that to come to me directly there.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Well, you make a point in terms of the budget allocation here in Wales, the responsibility of the Government of Wales, but you have to ask the question: pressures across the United Kingdom in terms of budgets and dealing with debts that Government has to deal…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Certainly.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
I too would like to thank Darren Millar for submitting today's vitally important debate and, of course, Russell George for opening today's debate on NHS waiting lists. I'd like to start today by firstly putting on record my gratitude and thanks to all those…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
I'd like to put on record also, and agree with lots of what the Member for Ynys Môn has said, in terms of the importance of the former Anglesey Aluminium site not only to Anglesey, but also to the north Wales region as a whole. It can make a huge amount of…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, I'd like to welcome your comments today in terms of some of the additional investment taking place to see waiting times reduce, and you referred to your planned care recovery plan as well, which I would hope would be beneficial to some of my…
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Local Government Elections
Can I apologise for being a few moments late? I hadn't clocked the move-around in this afternoon's agenda. Apologies, Minister. Can I thank you, Minister, also, for bringing forward today's constructive statement on the local government elections, which took…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh Economy
As the Member will be aware, there is a need to make sure our public services are properly supported. And when it comes to businesses, employing businesses are creating jobs, which is a fundamental part of our economy; these business rates, we hear from…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh Economy
Certainly.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh Economy
As outlined by Paul Davies, who of course opened today's debate—a really important debate about the stewardship of the Welsh economy—we are seeing the poor stewardship of our economy by the Labour Party in Government here in Wales, with the highest business…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
Diolch, Mabon. You make some really interesting points there, particularly around the community ownership and the definition around communities. So, would you agree with me on the points I raised earlier that what we're seeing at the moment is that lack of…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. May I say that I'm absolutely delighted to be moving today's motion in the name of Darren Millar? For the last time in this term, certainly, I'd like to declare my interest as an elected member of Conwy County Borough…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you also to the Member for submitting this important question today. Last week, Minister, I attended a Cardiff University webinar, and other Members of the Senedd were there as well, where they shared their evaluation of the policy response to the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Certainly.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd like to thank all Members from across the Chamber this afternoon who have contributed today. It's been a really important and, at times, a very impassioned debate about a really important sector here in Wales. In…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister, and I welcome the fact that you have those conversations with the Minister for Economy. I'm sure that you agree with me that it's really important that north Wales does receive its fair share compared to other parts of Wales. But, we do…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
6. How does the Minister work with the Minister for Economy to ensure north Wales benefits from equal economic outcomes to the rest of Wales? OQ57909
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for your response there, Minister. I'm really concerned at seeing that number of uncontested seats, with 28 of those being in Gwynedd and 19 in Pembrokeshire. It's really disappointing that that's taking place, removing the ability for what I would…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
3. What assessment has the Minister made of the number of uncontested seats in Welsh local government elections? OQ57910
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thanks, Minister, and it is really welcome to hear that that work will be undertaken to understand the effectiveness of all those boards and bodies, and the importance, of course, of our locally elected councillors delivering on the ground for their…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister, and you do mention some of those regional bodies that have been set up, I think, from your point of view, to help those councils deliver on their priorities. But I do hear from councils and councillors some of the frustration about the…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch, Llywydd, and good afternoon, Minister. As an avid council enthusiast, I'm sure the Minister is as equally thrilled as I am to see the local government elections next week. And, firstly, Minister, with the election cycle coming to an end, I'm sure…
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Questions to the First Minister
Of course, one of the key duties and obligations that councils will be taking on now is the free school meals, part of the co-operation agreement, of course, First Minister, you have with Plaid Cymru over the next few years. But, of course, the revenue…
