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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness
Diolch, Lywydd. I thank the Cabinet Minister for your statement today. Can I join you in thanking all those NHS staff across the country doing a lot of work under extreme circumstances? Now that I've stepped back from the shadow health role, and I'm sitting a…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Winter preparedness: Be flood ready
Cabinet Secretary—no, Cabinet Minister now—you mentioned on a number of occasions during your statement the sustainable farming scheme, but actually I think the figure is £102 million, not £100 million, which you quoted. I hope there hasn't been a cut there…
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Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
I withdraw that comment, but I don't think the people in the gallery will see it any differently. We will put this motion forward today and we hope that everybody across this Chamber supports our amendment, because we have to support our health visitors. We…
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Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
Diolch, Lywydd. And thank you very much, everyone, for taking part in the debate. It is great to see those people up in the gallery with us today, and thank you very much for coming to my office the other day. My tea-making skills can't be that bad because…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
We move on to item 3, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Members are content, so we'll now proceed in private. Diolch yn fawr. Thank you to all those people…
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Papers to note
We move on to item 2, papers to note. They have been circulated as part of the agenda pack. Is everybody content with the items and the papers to note? Lovely, that is fantastic.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I can't wait for everyone on Twitter who's going to comment about this. Thank you very much, Members. [Interruption.] Yes. As you know, people have got their register of interests and I'm sure people who are watching will check those.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
That's fine. I think they've been noted.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I should declare an interest as well. It's on my relevant interests, on my register.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome, everyone, to the Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee. I'd like to note that the public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, for all the thousands of people who are watching…
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Statement by the First Minister: Weather, wildfires, drought and resilience
Thank you for your statement, First Minister. I think two things that haven't quite been raised yet by Members are that, actually, a lot of these fires were being brought under control and they were restarted because of arson. That was because of a TikTok…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to bring forward a health statement from the Cabinet Minister for health on a similar issue to what Jane Dodds raised, actually, about what the Minister can do to intervene in Powys health board's plans to close hospitals and beds across…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your answer, First Minister. It is positive that the system is being started again, but a lot of those people who said their treatment wasn't affected were actually affected, because if you were waiting for frozen embryo transfer, people were…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister provide an update on how the Welsh Government is working with Swansea Bay University Health Board to restart fertility treatment at the Wales Fertility Institute? OQ64431
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Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2026-27
Diolch, Lywydd. I'm pleased to make my first contribution in this Chamber in my capacity as Chair of the Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee. Financial scrutiny is an important function carried out by policy committees…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health: Priorities for Public and Preventative Health
Oh, no, we wouldn't want that. I'd have taken 10 minutes then.
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health: Priorities for Public and Preventative Health
I'd like to welcome the Minister to her post. I'll stop the pleasantries here because people are watching the clock and we'll be here all night. So, anyway, I'll move on to your statement, Minister. It says here that you've had bilaterals with Cabinet…
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Statement by the First Minister: Legislation
Diolch, Lywydd. First Minister, your Government says it's going to legislate for rural-proofing, but England's experience shows how easily this can just become another meaningless tick-box exercise, only carried out after decisions have been taken. I welcome…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like a statement from you, Trefnydd, in your capacity as the Minister for culture, on how the books council funds news outlets in Wales. One such news outlet approached me this week asking for the location of a family home. They have also asked other…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your answer, First Minister. I've raised on the floor of this Chamber a number of times the decisions that the Powys Teaching Health Board have taken: reducing bed numbers, closing hospitals, reducing access to minor injury units, ward closures…
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Questions to the First Minister
11. How does the Welsh Government calculate the funding it provides to Powys Teaching Health Board to deliver care for the residents of Powys? OQ64367
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We'll move on to item 4, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Lovely. Thank you very much. Now I will move the meeting into private.
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Papers to note
Item 3, we have papers to note. Members have been circulated the papers to note, so we've all had a chance to look at them. I'd also like to say to stakeholders, thank you very much for contacting the committee. We have been inundated with invites and…
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Committee remit
We'll move on now to item 2, committee remit. The purpose of this paper is to note the remit and responsibility of the Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee. Members have been sent this in advance, so you've all had time to…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the first meeting of the Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee. Just to note that the public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and a record of proceedings will…
