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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
I think we're all interested in the fact that you didn't answer the question that was put to you, which is: why have you changed your mind? I know we're talking about a road to Newport, but it's more like the road to Damascus—[Laughter.]—frankly, today…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you for that answer, Cabinet Minister, but there's a clear link also between attendance and educational outcomes, and we know we've got a huge attendance problem in Wales, with over 100,000 pupils every year missing at least 10 per cent of their lessons…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
1. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve educational outcomes for learners? OQ64729
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Statement by the First Minister: 60th Anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster
The Aberfan disaster was one of the greatest tragedies ever to befall Wales, and it was made all the more heartbreaking because so many of those who died were children. As a parent, I can't imagine anything worse than losing a child, and for a small…
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Questions to the First Minister
I asked you for specific things about what you would do to try and tackle this, and I appreciate the words about your desire to get on and deliver some improved sustainability, but you didn't tell me any specifics in terms of action that you would take, and…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Lywydd. Can I also put on record that our thoughts are also with those affected by the devastating events in Aberfan 60 years ago this week? First Minister, it's vitally important that every single penny of taxpayers' money is well spent, and that…
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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
Well, you have parked the national park. I want to welcome that announcement. It's absolutely necessary, because whilst I support the principle of a national park in north-east Wales, I was not impressed with the proposals that were put forward by Natural…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I call for two statements today, please? Can I have a statement in relation to the noise assessment work that needs to be done on the A55 in the Llanddulas area from the Deputy Minister for Transport? This is a priority area for noise reduction. Residents…
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Questions to the First Minister
These unacceptable salaries for public sector fat cats have gotten out of control and must stop. So, can I ask you today, First Minister: will you introduce a public sector pay restraint Bill to prevent excessive salaries for senior managers paid by the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Look, we all know why you are not in favour of performance-related pay and that's because you'd all be skint, wouldn't you, frankly, if it was based on the performance of your Government so far. Let's look at a decision. You say that you want efficient and…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Lywydd. Look, Labour didn't fold, they collapsed. Isn't that the case? First Minister, people across Wales are facing a cost-of-living crisis, yet senior managers in the public sector and in publicly funded organisations are enjoying pay packets that…
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Inter-institutional Relations Agreement: evidence session
Diolch yn fawr.
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Inter-institutional Relations Agreement: evidence session
As well as that body, there's the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and all sorts of other engagements, aren't there?
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Inter-institutional Relations Agreement: evidence session
And one final thing, if I can come in with this: obviously, the current agreement places lots of obligations on the Government, but not a huge number of obligations on the Senedd itself, right? It's all about the Government sharing information with the…
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Inter-institutional Relations Agreement: evidence session
I mean, I accept that an attempted defence about the summit being convened was that it was between political party leaders, rather than Governments, but we do know that, alongside the summit, there was this other agreement that was also put on the table. And…
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Inter-institutional Relations Agreement: evidence session
Yes, I mean, you touched earlier on, and so did you, Dr Royles, about the importance of the EU relationship as well, going forward, and making sure that that's incorporated somehow into a future IIRA. But, obviously, there are bilateral agreements between…
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Inter-institutional Relations Agreement: evidence session
Can I just ask you about the recent summit in Cardiff, which was an example of inter-governmental discussions? Obviously, the Senedd wasn't informed far in advance about those discussions or the nature of the discussions; a copy of the communiqué was only…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I call for two statements today, please? The first is from the Cabinet Secretary for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy in relation to the mobile network. Action has been taken in Scotland and England, and they've announced this week in Scotland a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you for that answer. Andy Burnham, the new Prime Minister, of course, has set out his ambition to rewire the state. It's quite clear to me and many people in Wales that we need to rewire Wales in order to make sure that people in their communities have…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
7. What action is the Welsh Government taking to decentralise decision making within Wales? OQ64636
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Questions to the First Minister
Look, we all know that left-wing Governments make choices that drive people to drink. [Laughter.] But then, pushing the price of booze up isn't, I think, the right thing to do, particularly during a cost-of-living crisis. We've seen fuel prices go up, energy…
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Questions to the First Minister
Can I put on record that the thoughts of my party are with the Jewish community in Wales and around the world as we mark the anniversary of the 7 October attacks this week? First Minister, Wales is in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. At a time when…
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I would caution you, of course, that some of the evidence that's emerging from the last Senedd election shows that voters were the least confused they have been in any previous election, because it's a single vote, and the more votes a party gets, the more…
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Even if it's at the bottom of your priority list.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I appreciate that, but if I can just make this point. One of the problems we have is confusion over the various different voting systems. Even up until the more recent elections, where people have been voting for many years with the two-vote system for the…
