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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
I thank the Member. I can give that reassurance to communities. I can give that reassurance to everyone who will be submitting comments during that four-week period. I have committed to the Senedd to aim to give a final decision by Christmas, and that is my…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
I have to admit that I'm slightly disappointed by the comments made by my colleague behind me there. I am one who has enjoyed the Berwyn range—I've run in the Berwyn mountains on occasion. I do acknowledge and agree with the Member on the points that he's…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
I thank the Member for the question. I think allusion has been made to the sum spent by a previous Government on this programme, and I've given a commitment to the Senedd that, over this next period, we will be spending very little indeed in simply assessing…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
I thank the Member. I can confirm that we won't be spending a fortune, but recommending that people send their comments via e-mail in the next phase. We won't be spending a great amount of money on the analysis either. That is, we need to make a wise decision…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
I thank the Member for those generally positive comments. As my colleague has highlighted, there was no money allocated in the previous Government's budget for this purpose, which I think is interesting, shall we say. You make some interesting points more…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
Thank you to the opposition spokesperson for those questions. There are some points of substance there. I've heard the view expressed clearly, which I will obviously take into account, and I will reiterate my request to anyone who has an interest in these…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
Thank you to the opposition spokesperson for his comments. My intention, Dirprwy Lywydd, is not to get into immense detail in my responses, because we are now in a phase of listening. I have set out the rationale for why I will be listening over the next four…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
As I have already noted, all five local authorities in the area objected to the designation. While I have carefully considered all representations received, I do recognise the importance of understanding the views of these local authorities, which already…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
Members will be aware that the previous administration asked Natural Resources Wales to assess the case for a new national park. Following an extensive programme of evidence gathering, engagement and consultation, NRW concluded that the area comprising the…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Today, I am updating Members on the next steps regarding the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order submitted to Welsh Ministers by Natural Resources Wales in January of this year. Following careful consideration of the designation…
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Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals
Llywydd, I'd like to raise a point of order about the proposing Member's speech at the beginning. I believe that there was an error of fact and I invite the Member, in her response, to correct that. There was a conflation of nation, nationality and…
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Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals
Could I ask you to clarify, are you talking about nationality as self-recorded or are you talking about citizenship and UK passport holders, because there is a difference between both?
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I thank the Member for that question. There is a clear commitment from this Government to promote culture and sport. There is a new culture and sport strategy, which is being led by the Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport and Trefnydd. There is a clear…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
The programme for government and our well-being objectives are a single framework for action, linking the priorities people have entrusted us to deliver and the long-term outcomes of the Act that we want to achieve. I've also agreed to a review of the Act…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I thank the Member for the question. I'm not entirely sure that he is convinced of a record of failings after five months. I should probably remind him that another party was in Government for 27 years, and if he wants to address—[Interruption.] If he wants…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
This Government’s position is clear: policing should be fully devolved to Wales. The Dirprwy Brif Weinidog and I have met with the policing Minister to discuss devolution and other policing priorities. I've also had an introductory meeting with the Secretary…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I thank the Member for the question, and I pay tribute to the work that she has carried out, and others in the Chamber, on a cross-party basis, to develop our understanding of the impact that trauma does have on children and, indeed, on adults who have…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
The greatest challenges facing Wales demand a whole-Government response. That is why our programme for government sets out a new ambition for Wales, based on shared priorities rather than departmental silos. I work closely with colleagues right across the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Well, I'm delighted to see that the Welsh Conservatives are now in favour of the single transferrable vote. I should encourage everyone—[Interruption.] I should encourage everyone in this—[Interruption.] Well, that is the best way—[Interruption.] That is the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
The Welsh Government will work closely with partners at a local and regional level to ensure that decision making and service delivery take place in ways that support effective delivery of public services.
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you. I believe the Member is asking me to commit to press the UK Government to secure progress. I make that clear commitment this afternoon, and I do so happily. I think it's worth reporting to the Senedd that my initial meetings with UK Cabinet…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Our assessment is that Wales should have the powers that it needs to deliver for the people of Wales, improve services and strengthen accountability. We are pressing for a fairer settlement for Wales. A new Wales Bill would provide the clearest way and the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Well, I thank the Member very much for the question, and I know that he has served the NHS for many years, and very effectively, in Swansea. There is a common theme to these questions, isn't there, that, with this additional funding that the Government's…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you to the Member, and I'm very well aware of those thriving and important cross-border relationships in the north-east to the north-west of England, and also in the south-east to the south-west of England, and we support those important relationships…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
—misleading people. Our manifesto in the election, upon which we stood, upon which we fought the election and won the election, was based on prioritising bringing waiting lists down, on tackling waiting lists, prioritising the health service and developing…
