10 July 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Cabinet Secretary, I've listened closely to your answers to Luke Fletcher and to David Rees, and I'm seeing the reality here of the difference of having to govern—the UK Labour Government having to govern—and not now be in opposition. And I think, in coming…
10 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights'
Will the Minister take an intervention? So, just to confirm, you will be writing requesting that the Welsh six nations games do stay on free-to-air to the new respective Minister within the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
10 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights'
Thank you very much, Hefin, for taking that, and I appreciate your recommendation 3. I think it's a really valuable one, and it's a request to the UK Government. Did you in your deliberations within the committee, and forgive me for not knowing, look at other…
10 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights'
And special thanks, actually, to the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee—the longest committee title, I think, in the history of 25 years of devolution—for what is actually, looking at it, a simple prospect, a…
10 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights'
Thank you to you as committee Chair, Delyth, for bringing this issue to the Senedd today.
9 July 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I please call for a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on the provision of adult day-care centres in Wales? The Pembrokeshire County Council-owned Anchorange day-care centre in Pembroke Dock has been a safe haven for…
2 July 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
We certainly welcome the de-escalation and the goodwill shown by both Tata Steel and the steelworkers' unions over the last few days, and we are thankful that Tata have decided not to close the second blast furnace early, following the news that Unite have…
2 July 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement.
2 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I recently had the pleasure of joining Stephen Crabb in meeting the Tenby chamber of trade, the newly re-established chamber of trade, in the fantastic Qube restaurant in the town. While they shared with us some of their concerns, one of the…
26 June 2024 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Community Energy Benefits bill
This really excites me, because renewable opportunities, especially in my part of the world, our part of the world in west Wales, in my constituency of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, excite not just myself but the community as a whole, because they…
26 June 2024 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Community Energy Benefits bill
Thank you, Adam, for bringing this debate forward today.
26 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Not to my knowledge.
26 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Golden Grove School in Pembroke in my constituency, Cabinet Secretary, has St Daniel's Hill to its side entrance, which was 40 mph when the 20 mph policy was introduced, so it didn't receive a reduction in speed limit outside a side entrance that children…
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I now propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are all Members content? Content. Thank you very much.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, and thank you, officials. Time has beaten us, unfortunately. A copy of today's transcript will be forwarded when available. Thank you very much for joining us.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
So, you would disagree with the categorisation that some industry bodies bring forward that the cogs of Government turn a lot slower than the cogs of the private sector, who are looking to invest and get these projects up and running.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. The final question, Cabinet Secretary, before we do run out of time: do you think the Welsh Government is agile and flexible enough to capitalise on the opportunities of emerging technologies in the green sector?
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay. Thank you. Jenny Rathbone wanted to come back on a point.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much. I've just got one question, then, in terms of nuclear, which you mentioned earlier. Would you see nuclear as part of Wales's green energy future?
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. Luke Fletcher.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Vikki. Just on Vikki's final question there, Cabinet Secretary, I've raised with you in the Chamber before about future skills and making sure we have an audit of what skills are going to be required for green opportunities going forward. But the…
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Hefin. Now we'll move on to Vikki Howells.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Hefin David.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Apologies, Hefin, Jenny Rathbone just wants to come in at this point.
26 June 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much, Jenny. Hefin David.
