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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill
But it does raise the question, first and foremost: who is responsible, in this Welsh Government, for Welsh language policy now? There is a gap, quite clearly—a number of gaps—at the heart of this Welsh Government, including in this important area, and I…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill
The reason for that will become very clear, and that is because I'm disappointed, Cabinet Secretary—and it is not your fault personally—that this statement was only circulated to Members about 45 minutes before you got to your feet today. I think the English…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement. If I could start with an apology because I will be addressing this issue today in English.
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Motion to note the annual report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for 2023-24
So, I'll throw that one back at you: as the Commissioner responsible for official languages, what's your assessment of the answer to that question that you yourself posed in your report? Thank you.
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Motion to note the annual report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for 2023-24
'I want us to challenge each other and ask: what more needs to be done to ensure that we can engage fully and without hindrance in the business and work of the Senedd in Welsh, as is currently possible in English? How can we ensure that Welsh is truly equal…
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Motion to note the annual report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for 2023-24
So, could I ask you what exactly you will do next? You've delivered the courtesy level, you've got those initial skills in place, but what are the next steps and how will you build on that? Another thing that you've seen is some flatlining in terms of levels…
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Motion to note the annual report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for 2023-24
'This indicates that the decision to introduce Courtesy-level Welsh in the last Senedd has provided a solid baseline on which to build'.
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Motion to note the annual report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for 2023-24
May I thank the Member for moving this motion this afternoon and for the points that he has made? I only have a few points to make this afternoon. I'll start by saying that we as Welsh Conservatives understand the importance of the Welsh language, and also…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
You've mentioned it twice, so I'll address it: I was not here last week, and I'm very grateful to Joel James for covering for me last week, but I did prepare the remarks Joel James made on my behalf and I've reviewed your responses. So, you don't need to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Thank you. I’m glad you mentioned your new guidance, because that was my next question. In launching that new guidance you admitted, and I quote, that 'leaders and practitioners need additional detail and support to help them make the most of those…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Cabinet Secretary, we’ve seen many Ministers in your role try to reverse the slide in academic performance in our education system in Wales after 25 years of this Welsh Labour Government. Time and again, we’ve seen Welsh Government Ministers launch new…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Thank you very much, Llywydd. Good afternoon, Cabinet Secretary.
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch yn fawr iawn. You will know, with the crucial summer months coming, that there is widespread concern about the Welsh Government’s potential introduction of a tourism tax in Wales. That concern is so widespread that it has, in fact, spread to the new…
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Questions to the First Minister
7. How is the Welsh Government growing the Welsh tourism economy? OQ61412
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
Will you take an intervention? Thank you for taking the intervention. I'm very interested in your motion today, because I've seen outrage from Plaid Cymru calling the loss of eight MPs from Wales in the boundary redistribution as somehow meaning Wales's voice…
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Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
Can I thank the petitioners for launching the petition to protect our cultural sector and the work that they do every day by those who work in it to make our Welsh culture and our history and our Welsh offer what it is today? It's my belief and, I know, the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr. In a letter to the chief executive of Cardiff Council, the Royal National Institute of Blind People detailed the council's failure to account for the needs of blind and partially sighted people. Whilst the issues raised in that letter pertain…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
9. How does the Welsh Government ensure public services are made easily accessible to people with visual impairments? OQ61338
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: 'Cymraeg 2050'—Our priorities
So, although I agree that this is the best way of measuring the progress in terms of increasing the number of Welsh speakers, we could argue that the rationale for a target is now dated. This demonstrates that the Welsh Government hasn't found a robust metric…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: 'Cymraeg 2050'—Our priorities
'The Welsh Government's knowledge and analytical services developed a projection for the number of Welsh speakers up to 2050, based on data from the 2011 census.'
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: 'Cymraeg 2050'—Our priorities
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement and for the priorities that you have outlined today. As the new Welsh language spokesperson, I look forward to working with you. We can all agree that the Welsh language is an important symbol and represents…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Nuclear
Thank you very much for taking the intervention. So, just so I'm clear, you would be in favour of the United Kingdom ridding itself of its nuclear weapons, but the likes of Iran and North Korea retaining those nuclear weapons in response. That's your position?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Nuclear
Will you take an intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Chepstow bypass
It is. It is absolutely important. Therefore, can I thank the Minister, or the Cabinet Secretary, Ken Skates for his buzzword response? We heard about committees, meetings, collaboration, but the answer's clear: we just need a bypass in Chepstow. And I don't…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Chepstow bypass
Can I thank Andrew R.T. Davies? I was working to that; that was my big crescendo.
