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Welsh Conservatives Debate: UK Government budget
Well, I remember under the last Labour Government that the very lowest earners paid tax on that earning. The first £12,500 that anybody earns, as a result of this Conservative Government, is completely tax free. And the Prime Minister has since announced, on…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: UK Government budget
Well, what I know is that child poverty rates in Wales are higher than they are in the rest of the UK and are going in that direction, whereas the rest of the UK is declining. That's the legacy of your co-operation agreement with the Labour Party…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: UK Government budget
Absolutely.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: UK Government budget
That's Plaid's vision for Wales—higher taxes. Now we know it. Thank you very much for your contribution, Sioned. I think constituents in our region of South Wales West would be delighted to be paying less tax as a result of this UK Government budget. And what…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: UK Government budget
I think the cat has just come out of the bag there. Plaid Cymru in an independent Wales want us to pay taxes relative to a level that we see from some of the countries in the world that pay the highest level of taxes anywhere—
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you very much, Minister. The year before the pandemic, roughly one in 20 secondary school pupils in Wales was classed as being persistently absent, but, as of November 2023, that had increased to one in six. Now, that's obviously not just a Welsh…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
6. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve pupil attendance? OQ60839
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Minister, you'll be aware that the Public and Commercial Services Union were outside the Senedd just a fortnight ago, campaigning against the Welsh Government's proposed budget cuts to the culture and heritage sector. Indeed, this sector has taken a…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
8. Will the Minister outline how the cuts to the culture portfolio in the Welsh Government's budget for 2024-25 will impact the sector? OQ60817
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Questions to the First Minister
It's interesting to hear to First Minister and in particular Plaid Cymru say that the UK Government has done nothing in Port Talbot, whereas, in fact, what the UK Government has done is secure the future of the steel industry in south Wales with a £500…
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 16: Referendum on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (Amendments 36, 37)
Thank you very much, Alun Davies. You often talk about respecting the results of referenda. Can you tell me a time when you respected the wishes of the people of Blaenau Gwent to leave the European Union?
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 16: Referendum on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (Amendments 36, 37)
Will you take an intervention?
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister, for that answer. Labour-run Bridgend council have announced plans to cut their education budget. According to their medium-term financial strategy, the budget will be reduced by 3 per cent next year as part of a 7 per cent provisional…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
8. How does the Welsh Government ensure that local governments prioritise statutory services in South Wales West? OQ60731
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (5)
Okay. Thank you. Finally, what proportion of the cross-border work for Welsh cultural workers takes place in Ireland, and has this proportion changed in recent years?
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Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (5)
Just to come back to you, Dyfrig, in the last panel we heard witnesses giving evidence that people think that the climate was the main reason why people don't want to do things outside of the EU. Is that evidence that you have had?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (5)
Thank you very much. Are there new opportunities that have opened up in terms of working outside of the EU since the UK left?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (5)
Diolch yn fawr. Are there any sub-sectors of the creative industries that have benefited in their work in the EU from the UK's new relationship with the European Union?
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Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (4)
Thank you.
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Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (4)
Thank you. Finally, this one may be more for Bill, so if you want to incorporate both answers, Bill, you're very welcome. Obviously, geography would suggest that, and you've suggested already, you do a lot of work with Ireland. So, how has the nature of that…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (4)
Okay. Stephanie.
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Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (4)
Thank you. A general question: what about work outside of the European Union since the UK left the EU? Have there been any new opportunities that have opened up?
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Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (4)
Okay, but you're still—. As an example, I'm on the NoFit State website now, as you were talking. You're still touring in Europe. I think you called a recent tour 'Brexit busting', which suggests that you still have a relationship with the European Union and…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (4)
Thank you. You're very welcome to write to us. A general question, then: are there any subsectors of the creative industries that have benefited in their work in the EU from the UK's new relationship with the European Union?
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Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: evidence session with practitioners (4)
Thank you.
