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Business Statement and Announcement
Me in the squirrel webinar, yes. It wasn't just attended by squirrels, I have to say. [Laughter.] But, clearly, there is significant damage that is done to timber, that is done to trees, because they strip trees of bark as well, and we've got an ambitious…
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Business Statement and Announcement
This week is obviously Holocaust Remembrance Week, and the Minister may be aware—the Trefnydd may be aware—that there's work that is ongoing in north Wales to try to chart the history of Jewish communities in the region. That work is being led by Nathan…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for that response, Minister. I'm very pleased that you do recognise the pressures that are out there in the egg industry. As you will know, Wales is the biggest producer of free-range eggs in Europe, and that is something that means that this is a…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
12. What assessment has the Minister made of the health of the Welsh egg industry? OQ58957
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Initial Consideration Debate on the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill
I think there has been a learning exercise, obviously, through this, and obviously it's been quite a detailed and time-consuming piece of legislation as well, largely because it's the very first of its kind. But also that's taking up capacity that the Welsh…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to raise a point of order, if I may, in relation to comments made by the First Minister during his exchange with the leader of the opposition during First Minister's questions. The First Minister indicated that the annual accounts…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. I want to be the first to acknowledge the fact that the Welsh Government has indeed supported this project historically, and I would like to see this project delivered. I met just last week with the leader of…
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Questions to the First Minister
3. Will the First Minister make a statement on the delivery of the north Denbighshire community hospital? OQ58958
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that response. As you'll be aware, Minister, one of the biggest risks in my own constituency is the risk of flooding. We know that flooding is becoming a more frequent problem as a result of climate change and sea level rises. Along the coast…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
4. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of climate change in Clwyd West? OQ58920
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS Winter Pressures
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, you've told us that we have a problem with not being able to attract sufficient staff—I accept that—but you don't seem to acknowledge that we do have a problem with having insufficient numbers of beds. Now, I've raised this issue a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from your colleague, the Minister for Health and Social Services, in relation to the situation at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board? Members will be aware that there was some discussion in the media about a £122…
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Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
Will you take an intervention? I accept the outcomes of referendums; it's a great shame that you did not accept the outcome of the referendum to leave the European Union. In your own constituency, 62 per cent of people voted to leave. How have you represented…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I call for a statement from the Welsh Government Minister with responsibility for designated landscapes about what action is being taken to protect those landscapes from erosion as a result of off-road vehicles accessing them? We've got particular…
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
I've come up with an alternative. I've suggested alternatives.
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
I will be short, and I'm grateful for the opportunity. In respect of the north Wales office, I have to say that as a local Member in whose constituency that office is based, I've been appalled, frankly, with the lack of engagement with me prior to a decision…
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Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
This is an important—
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Can we ring the bell?
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
I'm grateful for that. Your own leader in the UK Parliament, Sir Keir Starmer, has accepted this—and I quote. He said: 'I’m not pretending there aren’t issues and challenges with the protocol'. He accepts it needs to change, and yet he's offered absolutely…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Will you take an intervention?
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
I'm disappointed, I have to say, but not surprised to hear that the Welsh Government will be voting against this legislative consent motion today. And of course I rise to contribute to this debate as both an Irish and a UK citizen, and someone who has been a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from the Minister with responsibility for education in relation to student support during the current cost-of-living pressures? I have raised this in the past, but I haven't seen a statement on the subject. As you'll know…
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Questions to the First Minister
Can I ask you, Minister—? You're being very uncharitable, I think, about the UK Government's autumn statement. You know full well, all of you on those benches know full well, that the Welsh Government has currently got its largest budget ever. It's a…
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Short Debate: Horse-racing: An economic and sporting asset for Wales
No. [Laughter.]
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Short Debate: Horse-racing: An economic and sporting asset for Wales
Thank you very much. I'm delighted to hear of all of the interest in horse-racing in the Chamber today. I'm blessed to have in my own constituency, in the community of Towyn, the only harness-racing track in Wales, and I would like to invite you, Deputy…
