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Group 9: Welsh Medium (Amendments 8, 55, 9, 10)
Thank you, Chair. I'd like to discuss all the amendments in the group. In terms of amendments 8 and 9 in the name of the Minister, these are certainly to be welcomed because they acknowledge that there is a need to encourage the demand for Welsh-medium…
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Group 4: Research and Innovation (Amendments 45, 4, 7, 13, 34, 120, 35)
Thank you, Chair. I echo the welcome that Laura Anne Jones has given to the fact that the Minister has included, in his amendments, this support for the dual system for research funding. We heard so much evidence from so many bodies relating to this essential…
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Group 3: Trade Unions (Amendments 44, 14, 42)
Please.
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Group 3: Trade Unions (Amendments 44, 14, 42)
Yes, please.
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Group 3: Trade Unions (Amendments 44, 14, 42)
I just wanted to say that we're very pleased to support this amendment. We believed, as a result of the evidence that we received in the committee, where the unions spoke with one voice that we need to strengthen the Bill in this area, that this amendment…
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Group 2: Establishment of the Commission and Appointment and Terms of its Members (Amendments 152, 153, 154, 155, 43, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 199, 176, 177, 178, 200, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 150)
I would also like to mention quickly amendment 43, the Minister's amendment. Here, we fully support this amendment and we welcome it, and feel that this will ensure that the membership of the commission will include somebody with the expertise in relation to…
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Group 2: Establishment of the Commission and Appointment and Terms of its Members (Amendments 152, 153, 154, 155, 43, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 199, 176, 177, 178, 200, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 150)
The purpose of the amendment is that we feel, as written, the Bill does not give voting rights to the associate members of the commission, and associate members will include learner representatives and workforce representatives. We feel this means the…
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Group 2: Establishment of the Commission and Appointment and Terms of its Members (Amendments 152, 153, 154, 155, 43, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 199, 176, 177, 178, 200, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 150)
Thank you, Chair. I'd like to move amendments 199 and 200.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to declare that my husband, Daniel Williams, as is in my record of interests, is employed by Swansea University and is a member of the University and College Union.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Alcohol-related harm
What is most tragic about alcohol-specific deaths, alcohol-related hospital admissions and the consequences of alcohol dependency is they are completely preventable. What is unforgivable, perhaps, is that alcohol dependency disproportionately affects people…
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90-second Statements
Thank you, Llywydd. It gives me great pleasure to call on the Senedd to celebrate the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol's tenth anniversary, and I, as Plaid Cymru spokesperson on post-16 education, wish to congratulate them on their first decade of planning and…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch, Weinidog. Swansea bay community health council's new report 'Accessing NHS Dental Care: Getting to the Root of the Problem' paints a damning picture of dental services in the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot areas. It emphasises these issues were present…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
1. Will the Minister make a statement on NHS dentistry services in South Wales West? OQ58013
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Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—evidence session 13
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
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Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—evidence session 13
Just a brief question to finish. I've heard you, Minister for Social Justice, say in the Chamber that your aim is to make Wales the safest place in Europe to be a woman. But in the light of Estyn's report and the evidence that we've heard as a committee, are…
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Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—evidence session 13
Thank you. Yes, the Estyn report and the evidence to this inquiry did show that this problem disproportionately affected LGBTQ+ learners. So, when it's completed, how will the Welsh Government LGBTQ+ action plan tackle sexual harassment? And I'd like to ask…
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Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—evidence session 13
It was striking how many responses we had to our own consultation for this inquiry. Can you explain a little more? You mentioned how this is cross-cutting within Government; can you just tell us how Welsh Government policies do take account of the impact of…
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Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—evidence session 13
Thank you, Chair. And the initial question is to the Minister for Social Justice: you referred to the role of the violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence strategy earlier. Can you outline specifically how strengthening that strategy—and you…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Weinidog. One of the aims of the Government's UBI pilot scheme is to enhance support available to young people who are leaving care in an attempt to tackle poverty and address inequality. Innovative and radical measures, such as UBI, are key in…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, the oil and gas companies are making obscene record-breaking profits, billions upon billions of pounds. It's really hard to stomach and certainly feels unacceptable, while we are witnessing a cost-of-living crisis in Wales on a…
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Debate: Human Rights
This isn't a dry legal constitutional issue. It'll affect the lives of the people of Wales, those we want to welcome to Wales, and our ability as those who legislate on behalf of the people of Wales to ensure a fairer, more equal Wales for everyone who lives…
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Debate: Human Rights
I chair the Senedd's cross-party group on human rights, and we held a meeting this morning to discuss the motion and the implications of the reforms to the Human Rights Act. Altaf Hussain, you were there, but I don't think you were listening. The consensus…
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Debate: Human Rights
Plaid Cymru is proud to co-submit this motion, and agrees with the Welsh Government that this Parliament needs to send a clear message today that we oppose these efforts to limit the rights of the people of Wales and to undermine our efforts to ensure…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
Thank you Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you for your statement, Minister. The attitude of the Westminster Government in relation to the appalling situation in Ukraine is entirely paradoxical. On the one hand, the people of Wales and the UK are united in…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis and housing
Diolch. As we've heard from Mabon ap Gwynfor, the cost-of-living crisis currently hitting all our communities is directly interlinked with the severe housing crisis in Wales, with devastating consequences for our young people especially. And from the…
