Welsh Labour

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,441 speeches and questions

9 July 2024Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Thank you for the series of questions. I don't accept his criticism about the lack of ambition in the legislative programme. To date we've had a busy programme, as people who serve on scrutiny committees will recognise, and the Ministers piloting legislation…
9 July 2024Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Llywydd, I now turn to those Bills that my Government will introduce in the rest of this Senedd term. We have a packed legislative agenda ahead as we continue to make laws that will deliver positive and progressive change. My Government is committed to…
9 July 2024Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Diolch, Llywydd. It is a pleasure to be able to set out today the legislative priorities for my Government. I have been clear that we must focus our resources on what matters most in people's daily lives. Both our record of delivery and our plans for the…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I don't disagree with a large amount of what the Member says. We are genuinely concerned about outcomes for children and young people in Wales, but not just claiming this is somehow only a health challenge. The issues you often see in our healthcare system…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for the question. The Welsh Government is committed to ensuring high-quality healthcare provision to children and young people in Wales. A comprehensive range of policies and programmes, implemented across the Government, play a pivotal role in…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Quite apart from the irony of a Member of the Senedd not understanding devolution, it's worth pointing out that a tourism levy won't come into place until 2027 at the earliest. It will be a permissive power for local authorities to decide what to do, and they…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. Our tourism strategy, 'Welcome to Wales', sets out our approach for growing the visitor economy. It emphasises the core areas of delivery that focus on increased spend, spreading economic benefit and helping to address seasonality issues, with…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I’m delighted to see the return of services to Llandegla, which the Member has highlighted, but also to confirm again that the pre-election pledge by the Conservatives on north Wales electrification was never a real plan. It was not an honest statement to…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for the question. Our priority is to develop reliable, affordable and sustainable public transport services that deliver for people and communities across Wales, including, of course, North Wales, which the Member represents. We will empower our…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I've already chosen to govern in service of the people of Wales, and I'm very proud to do so. And I'll carry on undertaking that role with partners in the UK Government. And, actually, in the conversation with Keir Starmer, of course I discussed the future of…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I have had the opportunity to meet and discuss Wales's immediate priorities with the new Prime Minister and the then shadow Chancellor, now the Chancellor, over recent weeks. I look forward to working together with the new UK Government to confront and…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think the Member makes an important point about the real crisis we see across prisons. It's frightening to have seen what the inspectorate has recently said about the conditions in prisons: the overcrowding, the crumbling conditions as well—a wholly…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Look, there's a number of discussions that have to take place and are taking place, and I think it's one of the things that people should just reflect on the reality of where we've been, not just the position we've been landed in after several years of a…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, I think people who went to the polls understood that their votes really did matter. They made a decisive shift, both away from the Conservatives and in understanding that it's the Labour Party in every nation of the UK that represented that change…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for the question. We look forward to working with the new UK Labour Government and addressing together the many challenges and opportunities that Wales and the wider UK face. We want to help create a new partnership to provide economic stability…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, again, the leader of Plaid Cymru is seeking to put words into my mouth that I've never used, and to try to reach a judgment that is certainly not the judgment of this Government. I do agree, though, that our staff are under tremendous pressure, and…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think there are three broad points to mention. The first is that the Welsh Labour manifesto does pursue Welsh interests, and it's a manifesto upon which 27 of our nation's 32 UK MPs have been returned. It's a manifesto that will see a greater say for Wales…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, I congratulate every new Member of Parliament who has been elected to represent Wales in Westminster. I'm sure they will all do their best for the communities that have chosen to elect them. I won't name all 27 of our Welsh Labour MPs or the 11 new…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, for all of the shouting and the finger pointing, I think the leader of the opposition hasn't been listening to what I've been saying. Listening is important in Government and in politics, and, if you look at what I have been saying, the negotiations are…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'm afraid that the second question just feeds into a real level of cynicism that people feel around politics. The phrase that the Member used, 'oven ready', was used by the Conservatives in 2019 about the Brexit deal, and we saw what happened there. I have…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for noting that the Prime Minister, just a few days into office, has come physically to Wales. That is a really positive statement. I didn't have the opportunity to meet the previous Prime Minister in Wales. I did see him briefly in Normandy. When…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
When it comes to how we want to continue to grow the language amongst young people, particularly those at school—and it's great to see a host school in the gallery with us today—I will be making a legislative statement confirming our proposals for the future…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think it's important to reflect that, whenever and wherever the Eisteddfod is held, there is a really strong partnership between the Eisteddfod itself, the local authority that hosts it and, indeed, the Welsh Government and other partner organisations…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
It's a really good question, and I'm pleased that you've reminded everyone that the proclamation took place in Aberdare. The physical event may be taking place in the Counsel General’s constituency, but it really is an event for the whole of RCT. The…
9 July 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much for the question. I am proud that the collaboration between us and the Eisteddfod is stronger than ever. By working together, we ensure that everyone, from all backgrounds, can experience our culture and the Welsh language, and I look…