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Short Debate: The importance of port infrastructure and maritime traffic to the Welsh economy
Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to start by offering a minute of my time to Cristiana Emsley, Claire Archibald, John Clark, Gareth Beer, Steve Bayliss, Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, Sera Evans, Alun Cox, Elyn Stephens and Shav Taj. Given the number of contributors…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Well, I don't understand why that means your party couldn't support the statement of opinion. One area that we do agree on is the need for and use of surgical hubs in Wales. I'm glad that you mentioned Llantrisant Health Park, because that was a site that I…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
I'm glad to hear the commitment from you that you will be eradicating two-year waits in May. I hope I'm not going to be stood here holding you to account on that next year. One thing that will impact waiting lists is access to GP surgeries. The number of GPs…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Minister, I was enjoying the work of the Minister for government effectiveness earlier this week by looking at the new digital dashboards. In the waiting lists section, I'm sure you'll be aware that, unfortunately, they're going in…
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2027-28 - Pre-budget scrutiny: Cabinet Minister for Finance
So, obviously there can be positive outcomes, and the Government would hope that there will be when it comes to budget allocations. But also, given the difficult financial position that you've described, there may well be negative outcomes that arise when the…
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2027-28 - Pre-budget scrutiny: Cabinet Minister for Finance
Thank you. You mentioned outcomes a moment ago, and the First Minister has obviously made comments that the Welsh Government has been measured too much on actions taken, rather than on outcomes achieved. So, what are you doing to ensure that there is a link…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 and the Annual Plan 2026-27: Evidence Session 1
Okay. Thank you, Chair.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 and the Annual Plan 2026-27: Evidence Session 1
Okay. Thank you. And then just finally from me, when looking at the RSM audit findings, an average loss rate was discussed in relation to town and community councils. This was listed as 80 per cent, which was significantly higher than the 50 per cent that was…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 and the Annual Plan 2026-27: Evidence Session 1
Okay. Thank you. And in terms of your audit fee income as well—we've touched on this a little bit—that was £311,000 less than expected. Has this had an impact on the organisation at all? You've touched on it already, but how are you managing the workload and…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 and the Annual Plan 2026-27: Evidence Session 1
Thank you, Chair. Just to return to the finances for your organisation, the lease rental payments that were reported were £73,000 higher than those that were budgeted in the estimate. What was the reason behind that?
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you. My colleague Laura Anne Jones mentioned back in July that Westminster's Climate Change Committee recommended a 25 per cent reduction in livestock numbers by 2040 in order to hit net-zero targets. Now, you've stated that there are no plans for a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
6. What assessment has the Government made of the sustainability of livestock numbers in Wales? OQ64573
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
I'm glad that we are talking about the escalation framework today, because it's clear to me that the current framework is, frankly, ineffective. Health boards across Wales are sitting in level 4 for certain parts of their domains, or indeed, in the case of…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
Thank you, Cabinet Minister, for giving us advance sight of the statement.
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Statement by the First Minister: 'New Ambition for Wales: Programme for Government 2026-2030'
During the election campaign, the First Minister said that the election was not about independence and that it would not be a priority during this Senedd term. Then, last week, he signed a joint statement with Sinn Féin and the SNP saying that Westminster's…
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Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
Diolch, Lywydd. I stand today in favour of the Reform motion. Between March and May of last year, Cwm Taf Morgannwg carried out 6,410 health visitor visits. In the same three months this year, there were just 909. That isn't a minor adjustment, it's a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
During the supplementary budget process, we, at Reform, were clear that one of our key red lines was the removal of Wales's international spending commitments. Now, the finance Minister today has spoken about the challenges that lie ahead with the budget…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Review of Higher Education
I thank the Minister for the advance notice of today's statement, and I agree with the fundamental premise behind the review. We know that higher education in Wales at the moment is in an incredibly difficult position, and we all want to see it being in the…
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Legislative Consent Motion: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I'd like to start by thanking everybody who's contributed to the debate so far. As a Port Talbot boy, I don't think I've ever heard Port Talbot mentioned so much in political discussion; I only wish it was on a more positive note. Before I go any further, I'd…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch, Weinidog. I thank the Minister for his commitment to the timely publishing of digital dashboards to better enable this Siambr to scrutinise the Government. What benchmarks or targets will be used to measure effectiveness using these dashboards? If the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
2. What progress has the Government made in developing digital dashboards that track the effectiveness of Government departments? OQ64376
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Between 30,000 and 40,000 people in Afan Ogwr Rhondda are at risk of flooding from rivers and surface water. In December 2025, communities in both Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taf were disrupted by flooding. The section 19 flood investigation report in…
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Debate: Fair Funding
I stand today in favour of the Reform amendment. The Government motion today calls for the Senedd to continuously lobby Westminster for better fiscal arrangements and Barnett reform. This is the same old grievance politics from Plaid Cymru that distracts this…
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence session
Yes, just the last one from me on this supplementary budget. It includes extending school meals to secondary school children for families claiming universal credit. What assessment has the Government made in terms of the number of pupils who will now be…
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First Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence session
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