Plaid Cymru

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

8,036 speeches and questions

15 June 2021Plenary
Debate: The UK Levelling-up and Shared Prosperity Funds
EU funding enriched the communities I represent. From town-centre developments to financing infrastructure projects, it created opportunities. When we left the EU, we were promised not a penny less by the UK Government, but, Llywydd, there is already…
15 June 2021Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
There is a street in my region, in Hafodyrynys, that's known as the most polluted street in Wales. The likelihood is that there are many other streets like that in Hafodyrynys but we don't know about the pollution because the monitoring isn't there. Now, the…
9 June 2021Plenary
Short Debate: The impact of climate change on mental health
Now, climate or eco anxiety isn’t yet a clinical diagnosis, but it is a recognised term that’s used to talk about negative emotions associated with the perception of climate change. This can manifest itself through panic attacks, insomnia and obsessive…
9 June 2021Plenary
Short Debate: The impact of climate change on mental health
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Climate change is the single most pressing crisis facing our civilisation and our planet. That is an inescapable fact, and so too are the impacts of climate change that are already taking a damaging toll on the mental health of people…
9 June 2021Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The Senedd's powers
One of the areas where we would like to see movement would be to devolve the Crown Estate. That would not only boost our economy, it would give us more control over the resources that would be so important for us to invest in as part of our green recovery and…
9 June 2021Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The Senedd's powers
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. What is the purpose of a power? Why have we in Plaid Cymru used our first debate of the sixth Senedd to talk about our legislature's remit? Well, a power is a vehicle. It proffers the ability to do something. It offers the capacity to…
9 June 2021Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Minister. As you've noted, it is Carers Week, and I welcome your respite support package for unpaid carers, but I'm afraid that that doesn't tally with the delay in reopening day-care services. These services are one of the principal means of…
9 June 2021Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
1. Will the Minister make a statement on respite support for unpaid carers in South Wales East? OQ56572
8 June 2021Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
As we enter a summer of football, I'd ask for a statement on the importance of the game at a grass-roots level. And I would add my voice in asking for the Government's stance on the recent restructuring of women's football in Wales. Two teams in my…
26 May 2021Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a statement on coal tip safety in the southern Wales Valleys. Earlier this year, it was reported that nearly 300 coal tips in Wales have been classified as high risk, with the largest number for any one local authority area being in…
26 May 2021Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, welcome to your new role.