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Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
Diolch, Lywydd. I formally move amendment 4. We proposed our amendment as the original motion misses an important point, and that is the fundamental role that health visitors play in giving children the best start in life. So, I hope that Members across this…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Thank you for that answer, Cabinet Minister. In the wake of the announcement that the Welsh Government was going to review the local government funding formula, I know that you and the local government Minister received a letter from the leader of Merthyr…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
3. Will the Cabinet Minister set out the Welsh Government’s priorities regarding local government finance policy during this Senedd? OQ64434
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Review of Higher Education
Deputy Minister, fear of debt is a growing reason for many young people opting out of studying for a degree. I recall the days as recently as two years ago when the money-saving expert Martin Lewis advised students who were eligible for plan 2 loans to take…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, you will be aware that 21 October will mark 60 years since the Aberfan disaster, in which 144 people were killed, including 116 children. It was incredibly moving to be at the launch of a new photographic exhibition to mark this anniversary at…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Priorities for Skills and Tertiary Education
With just nine universities and 13 FE colleges in Wales, an effective Minister should be able and willing to hold direct talks with institutions and trade unions when issues arise. You'll know that that's how I operated when I held that portfolio. So, with…
, Petitions Committee
Papers to note
Just to say that this touches back to the petition that I introduced to the committee earlier on, and the fact that Elwyn and I both said there is this wider issue around landfill that we would like the climate change and environment committee to consider…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Some of us might be aware of Jess's rule. It's gathered quite a lot of attention, actually, in the press over the last few months. We've got a research brief in addition to our papers today and we can see that the named policy that's been…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Chair, I agree with those comments and I'd just like to point out that the St Fagans Scout group did write to me in my MS capacity back in the last Senedd term telling me all about this petition and their commitment to the health and well-being of young…
, Petitions Committee
Updates - Petitions referred to the Seventh Senedd
Chair, I think there's definitely that broader issue as well to this particular landfill site, and I think, if we write to the climate change committee, that's certainly something we should point out to them—that there are broad issues here with landfill…
, Petitions Committee
Updates - Petitions referred to the Seventh Senedd
Thank you very much, Chair. This petition was discussed in the last meeting of the previous Petitions Committee. I noted that Joel James MS had said he would leave us a prod for us to consider it in this Senedd term—so he can consider us successfully prodded…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you, Cabinet Minister. I'd be happy to meet you and talk at length, passionately, about those two projects. My second question is about the fact that a crucial part of protecting and restoring nature in Wales is making sure we have the right regulations…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Cabinet Minister, this week is Wales Nature Week, but, like the rest of the world, Wales is in the grip of a nature emergency. I'm proud that the previous Welsh Labour Government was the first in the world to recognise this formally by declaring a nature…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Transport: Our Vision for the Devolution of Rail
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. At its core, transport is about connecting people with jobs, with opportunities and with communities. That's why I'm so proud of how the previous Welsh Labour Government invested £800 million in new trains across…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Welsh Language Priorities
Diolch, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement here today. I agree with the spirit of it. However, I am disappointed to see only a fleeting reference to post-16 education. Given that you have scrapped the all-encompassing review of participation and…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Transport: Integrated Transport: North-South Coach Services
Thank you, Minister, for your update on bus services, including the express link between Bangor and Carmarthen, which the Welsh Labour Government had already set the wheels in motion for. I think anyone who's had to do that journey via public transport with…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the record-breaking heatwaves and erratic weather patterns that we have seen this past month are a direct threat to our long-term food security. Recent research by the Green Alliance shows that extreme weather and climate impacts added an…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
Yes, absolutely, James. Thank you for the intervention. I take your point on board. In fact, when I was a member of the agriculture and environment committee, we undertook a really interesting visit to see some of these new forms of technology in action. We…
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Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
Yes.
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Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
Apologies, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thank you. I formally move the amendment tabled in the name of Lynne Neagle. As I do, as we gather here in this extreme heat, I think we can all agree that water is at the forefront of our minds, whether it's water for the garden…
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Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
I move.
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Stillbirth and neonatal mortality
My thanks to Sara for tabling this motion today and for inviting me to be a co-submitter. During the recent Senedd campaign, I'm sure like many candidates across Wales, I received the greatest number of campaign e-mails to me in response to the Sands pledge…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Priorities for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you, Minister, for your statement on your priorities within your portfolio, and I look forward to playing my role in scrutinising you, with a glass half full, to get the best for our country, supporting you where we agree, but challenging you robustly…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I ask for a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care on the MBRRACE-UK 'state of the nation' report that was published last week, which shows that Wales has recorded the highest stillbirth rate in the UK for the third consecutive…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Diolch, Minister. And I hope for a similar swift answer to my second question. And for that question, I should declare an interest as a member of the Badger Trust. So, I am, of course, turning to the worrying news that part of this Welsh Government's response…
