, Plenary
Short Debate: Full-face coverings are against British values
Gosh, I don't know how to follow some of this. Thank you, Presiding Officer, and thank you, Jason O'Connell, for tabling the debate. We're a nation that prides itself on our tradition of constitutional liberty, which has always included freedom of expression…
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales
The other thing that is possibly missing is the local authorities and maybe the local government association. I don't know what you—
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales
Yes. So, there we are. Back to just the co-ordination and the effectiveness of the Wales wildfire board—your views on that, really.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales
Yes. Can I just say something back on bracken, sorry, just really, really quickly? The other thing, about bailing it and reusing it is another thing that, in this area, in Brecon anyway, is something—
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Do you think that's having an effect on, I suppose, the mental health of the firefighters—the equipment, the use of that, or not?
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union
Just on the personal protective equipment, can you tell us a bit about that, in tackling the wildfires? And how does that compare to the equipment you normally use? Is it different?
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability on the state of dog breeding in Wales and whether the Welsh Government intends to review the current regulatory framework. The RSPCA has raised concerns that dog…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Green across the aisle: Making environmental stewardship a common cause
Environmental stewardship should not belong to one political party, one ideology, or one side of the Chamber. It should be a common cause. For small c conservatives, environmental conservation is central to our political philosophy. Yes, too often the…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Green across the aisle: Making environmental stewardship a common cause
Thank you, Presiding Officer. I'm pleased to have the opportunity to open the debate today. I will be giving a minute of my time to John Clark, Paul Rock, Anna Nicholl and James Evans. I want to begin by outlining why I am personally invested in this issue. I…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Green across the aisle: Making environmental stewardship a common cause
Shall I start?
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Findings of the statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - scene setting session
Something confused me. At the very beginning, you said that from the results or monitoring you've seen very little change. Will you see change with the other sources of pollution into the river, into the water courses, from domestic effluent et cetera? What's…
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Findings of the statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - scene setting session
It's very interesting, the whole thing. How do we compare with the other UK nations and best practices?
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd like to ask for a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability on how the Welsh Government intends to turn the lessons from this summer's wildfires and the very real risk of flooding this…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
International relations are not the remit of the Welsh Government. Coming from the world of farming and business before entering the Senedd, when I came here I was shocked at the waste—it really shocked me. And nothing symbolises that waste more than the 20…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
2. Will the First Minister outline how the Welsh Government’s international offices deliver value for money for Welsh taxpayers? OQ64621
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
It's a pleasure to be able to speak in this debate today, tabled in the name of my friend Llŷr Powell, on scrapping one of the most hated pieces of legislation to come out of this Chamber in a decade. A policy cooked up by Labour and Plaid Cymru, not in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Rural poverty in mid Wales is a hidden crisis, driven by low wages in work employment, high care dependency and now rising unemployment. Although very few people in Powys today experience absolute poverty, there are those who fail to achieve the standards of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
1. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to tackle rural poverty in Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd? OQ64579
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd like to call for a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care on the increasing prevalence of antisemitism in the healthcare sector. The Campaign Against Antisemitism is today publishing a groundbreaking…
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'm down as well, then. I have a smallholding, but there's nothing on it.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to call for a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language on education provision in mid Wales in light of the release of the latest Programme for International Student Assessment results. These results should be a wake-up…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
In a written answer to a colleague, the Minister described delivery as driven by a sustained focus on outcomes and high-quality use of data, but there's a real difference between measuring activity—what Government has done—and measuring outcomes—what's…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
7. How will the Cabinet Minister work with cabinet colleagues to deliver the Welsh Government's priorities? OQ64141
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, we all know that Welsh Water is pumping raw sewage out into our rivers. Each year, they get fined millions of pounds and each year their CEO gets huge bonuses. I mean, this is so wrong. What concrete action is the First Minister going to take…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
2. What action will the Welsh Government take to address water pollution? OQ64070
