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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Winter preparedness: Be flood ready
Thank you, Minister, for your statement this afternoon. When I first got elected to this Chamber, I didn't think that one of the big things that I'd be dealing with right the way through the 19 years I've been a Member is flooding, to be honest with you…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Steve Bayliss highlighted the letter that you signed as leader of Plaid Cymru during the election campaign. There was a key ask in that letter, and it's stated quite simply: 'Honour agreed processes and upgrade all band 6 health visitors to band 7.' Do you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Okay. Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
How helpful—because you talked there, Mr Mears, of people learning to live within budgets again after the COVID years—how helpful is in-year extra money that the Welsh Government makes available, very often for specific projects, in terms of embedding that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
How big an impact have those pay agreements had on your budgets? Because, obviously, everyone has to live with inflation, and we're hearing this time and time again about inflation. But pay deals and pay settlements are up to, obviously, the negotiations, and…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
That's correct, yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
I'd like to direct my question, if possible please, to Aneurin Bevan, Cwm Taf and Powys health boards. In relation to the revenue resource limits, what went wrong after 2022-23? Because, up until then, the health boards were sticking to the limits, but then…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Resilience.
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
I refer Members to my declaration of interest. In the programme for government, Minister, there is a piece that talks of the Government looking at examining the permitted development rights and bringing into beneficial use redundant farm buildings for housing…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Minister, the energy pressure that is affecting the whole economy is immense at the moment. The care and health sector are feeling those pressures more acutely than most, given the environment they work in, and especially in a rural setting, where fuel for…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Transport: Strategic Priorities for the Menai Strait Crossings and M4 around Newport
Thank you for your statement, Deputy Minister, on the M4 relief road in particular. Can I ask two things? First, you talked about disruption while this work is ongoing. What level of disruption are motorists going to have to endure? Because at the moment the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Well, have you delivered it?
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you, Minister. You highlighted there your priorities for delivery. During the election campaign, the now First Minister signed a letter that has been quoted many times in this Chamber regarding the health visitors' dispute in the Cwm Taf health board…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
5. How is the Cabinet Minister improving the delivery of the Government's policies? OQ64633
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Questions to the First Minister
You touched on the price of fuel, First Minister, and your desire to see the rural-proofing relief scheme activated again. Has your Government put any pressure on the UK Government to bring this forward in the budget that is going to come at the end of…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The defence sector
Let's be absolutely clear about what we are talking about here today: we are talking about an industry that employs thousands of people across Wales, one that supports some of our most highly skilled jobs, and an industry that drives innovation, supports…
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Topical Questions
Minister, the Veolia refinery in west Wales is classed by that company as a North American refinery for economic purposes. [Interruption.] Valero, sorry. If Trump brings forward his ban on diesel production coming over to the European market, and in…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
I didn't hear you refer to the legislation, and I'd be grateful if you'd reply back to me on that, because, as I said, you did support the food Bill when it first came here. Sadly, the Government at the time rejected it. I think it's an important instrument…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
You announced at the Royal Welsh Show the national food strategy, which you have got a group working on at the moment, and I commend you for doing that, because it's something that has been missing. But it's really vital that both ends are joined up—the farm…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I like a fan next to me. [Laughter.]
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
One of the biggest failures that I seem to find is the transition of staff out of Ofwat into the water companies. They seem to build up their CV in Ofwat and then get headhunted, which is reasonable employment practice. Do you offer any golden handcuffs to…
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
But you failed.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you, Chair. Apologies for being late and thank you for coming in today. When I was reading my papers last night—and I think it's been touched on in some of the responses—this statement jumped out at me, regarding Ofwat: 'Its main duties are to ensure…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: Welsh Government arrangements for funding local government
I'm just surprised at that data lag, 2002—I think I'm hearing that correctly—up until now; there's a massive data gap there that needs to be rectified. I fail to see how people can make informed decisions with such out-of-date information at their fingertips…
