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Debate: Voter Inclusion
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I move the amendment tabled in my name. At the outset of my speech, I want to make it absolutely clear that we broadly agree with the Welsh Government's stated principles on electoral reform, which it announced earlier…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
Yes, I am. You were talking about facts earlier on. The facts are these: you can have both COVID jabs and still catch and spread COVID. You can enter into the COVID pass system a negative result even if you've had a positive one. That does not protect people…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
Thank you, I'm grateful for you taking the intervention. You say that the duty is on the Government in order to demonstrate the need to take action in this respect, but, of course, there is no evidence that these are actually making a significant difference…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
The point I was making was not so much about this being an authoritarian Government; I don't think I used those words. The point is that the system has a big flaw in it, and that is that you can self-certify in terms of your lateral flow test result. That is…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
Will you take an intervention?
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
I don't support that. I don't support that, and we’ve been clear on these benches that we don't support it, and that’s why we’ve supported the First Minister in his position not to make compulsory vaccination a requirement of workers in care homes or the NHS…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
And the chief executive of the Creative Hospitality Group had said that there was a huge lack of trust in the Welsh Government, and that, despite employing 10 per cent of the Welsh population, the industry feels belittled by the First Minister. Why is an…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
The Welsh Conservatives warned that the introduction of COVID passports in Wales would set a dangerous precedent, and it gives me no pleasure today to say that we were right. It's just a few short weeks since the introduction of COVID passports here in Wales…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, can I call for a statement from the Minister for Health and Social Services on the use of face coverings in churches? I was at the Principality Stadium over the weekend, along with over 70,000 other people, and I was able to sing 'Bread of Heaven'…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Constitutional Commission
Can I thank you for your statement, Minister? It is disappointing that it was trailed in the media for such a long period before it was made to Members of the Senedd, but I suppose that’s just what we’re getting used to here under the current Welsh…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for an urgent statement from the Minister for Health and Social Services in relation to the recent emergence of a story about Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board? There were reports over the last couple of days that emerged, which…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, one of the key roles that Natural Resources Wales has here in our country is to support the Government in terms of flood risk management, and to provide advice and to follow up any floods that happen across the country. As you will be aware…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the effectiveness of Natural Resources Wales? OQ57058
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Motion to elect a Member to a Committee
I move.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
That is unfair to north Wales.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
But given that they are manifesto commitment, and you've just suggested they'll be delivered within the five years of the Labour Government's term, why on earth would you put them in the deep freeze in the first place? The reality is that they should be…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for that answer, Minister, but many people in north Wales will not consider it to be good enough. The Labour Party made pre-election promises that it would deliver significant improvements to the trunk road network in north Wales. You said that you…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch, Llywydd. In your capacity as Minister for north Wales, what action are you taking to unlock the moratorium on capital investment in roads in the region?
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, one of the things that has been welcomed by my party is the social care financial payment—the bonus payment—which, of course, many people are receiving in their pay packets this month. But those bonus payments must get through to everybody who…
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Voting Time
And, Llywydd, we still have a Member who's desperately trying to get into Zoom and cannot get into Zoom.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for two statements today, please? The first is in relation to the ambulance service. I know that the Minister for Health and Social Services has made it clear that she'll be receiving monthly updates on the delivery against the ambulance…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. One of the things that the armed forces community in Wales really does value and appreciate is the opportunity to commemorate significant events in military history and to reflect and remember those who have fallen…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government support for the armed forces community? OQ56980
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Short Debate: Hands up on Holden—Time for transparency on mental health services in North Wales
I'm very disheartened to know that we have a Welsh Government here that has failed to intervene so far to ensure that the antiseptic of sunlight can be spread abroad on the particular report—the Holden report—that we're discussing. We know that there are…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
I'm very disappointed to hear that response, Minister. You'll be aware that star gazing and astronomy is a passion of many people across Wales and, in fact, it's something of a passion of mine. I took it up— [Inaudible.]—lockdown while were in the early…
