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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Well, I think that leads neatly on, talking about Ireland and Dublin and Holyhead, to the important announcements made yesterday—one of them, of course, being about the Menai crossing—talking about resilience and the economic effects it has on Wales and…
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Shav.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Alun and then Shav.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Actually, we may as well touch on freight here. I think this is an opportune moment. Yes, John.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
It hasn't gone off track. Anything else?
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
He will be joining us for that event.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Just before you come in, we will be focusing on GCRE in the coming weeks.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Da iawn. Diolch yn fawr. Sarah.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Diolch. Shav.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Leti, do you want to come in?
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Okay, diolch yn fawr. That's noted. Okay, sorry. With that, we'll go back to it. Tom, do you want to start?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
I should have asked, first of all: are there any declarations of interest today? And if not now, you can always do one—
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Minister.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Thank you very much and welcome this morning. Obviously, it's a very exciting week. A full workload for you, so we welcome that. Perhaps we will start with overall strategy and planning. The planned Wales transport strategy review: where are we, perhaps, on…
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
I'd like to welcome the Deputy Minister for Transport who is with us today, and his team of officials. Would you like to introduce yourselves?
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning, colleagues, and welcome to Members who are present today for this meeting of the Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee in the Senedd. This is a public meeting and is being broadcast on Senedd.tv, and it is a bilingual meeting.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, may I first of all warmly welcome the Plaid Cymru Government's announcement last week regarding the additional £3.4 million for Powys health board to help to reduce waiting times? This investment will make a difference to patients in Powys, where a…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Contaminated land
Thank you for bringing this motion together today. From Agent Orange production to genetically modified organism controversies, Monsanto has been at the heart of it. This agricultural giant's legacy includes toxic chemicals, patent disputes and environmental…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Contaminated land
Thank you for bringing this particular motion forward today.
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90-second Statements
Last week marked the hundredth anniversary of the opening of the Stiwt, or Plas y Mwynwyr, in Rhosllanerchrugog. The Stiwt was built by the community for the community. Between 1924 and 1926, a penny was donated for every tonne of coal mined from the local…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much for that positive update. There is always a concern in mid Wales that everything goes to urban or city areas. An assurance, therefore, that our rural areas will also benefit from this important development in childcare would be…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
3. Will the Cabinet Minister provide an update on the roll-out of the Welsh Government’s childcare offer in Powys? OQ64599
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Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vii) and 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I now propose, in accordance with Standing Orders 17.42(vii) and (ix), that the committee resolves to become an internal meeting and that the public are not present. Thank you very much.
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Papers to Note
If everybody's content, I'll go on to the Standing Orders.
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Papers to Note
Okay, we'll do that then.