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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Visitor Levy Consultation
I met with Brecon Beacons Tourism recently, Minister, and they have many concerns, but one of their biggest concerns was the lack of clarity from the Government over this. The change in language used from a focus on tourism to a visitor levy has contributed…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Counsel General. My party are very glad that this legislation is coming forward because we need to do as much as we can to reduce single-use plastics right across the globe, because it is the great scourge of our time that we are seeing plastics…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your answer, First Minister. I was encouraged to see your tweet welcoming Liz Truss to her new position. She is, of course, the third woman Conservative to hold that office. It's hugely important to the Welsh people that you and the new Prime…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. What steps is the First Minister taking to engage with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? OQ58388
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Motion of condolence and tributes to Her Majesty The Queen
I, like many others in this Chamber today, thought this was a speech that none of us would have to make. When the sad announcement came of the passing of the Queen, it left a void in our hearts and a shared grief with people right across our country and the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Summer shows and events
And, of course, it's very important to support your local breweries, Russ, which will be in the beer tents, but it is a great opportunity going around summer shows to meet your constituents, as you said. And, as many people and a few in this Chamber know who…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Summer shows and events
I will take an intervention from my friend.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Summer shows and events
I am so happy to take part in this debate today. Summer shows are a part of the fabric of life in Brecon and Radnorshire. It's just what we do, is summer shows, and as somebody who was born and raised in my constituency, I spent a lot of my youth running…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, I'm sure you'll agree with me that sport is extremely important for our young people right across Wales not just in terms of their physical health, but also their mental health. It's great for people to get out there in the fresh air and experience…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, First Minister, and before I just ask the rest of my supplementary, I'd just like to welcome some of the young carers in the gallery who I met earlier, and the truly inspirational work that they do, supporting their families. First Minister, last week…
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Questions to the First Minister
7. Will the First Minister provide an update on service transformation to improve orthopaedic care across the NHS? OQ58350
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Thank you for that. And as the Counsel General says, this is new territory for us all here, isn't it? So, we'll have to deliberate and see what we think on this one. Thank you.
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. Thank you. I just want to touch now on the removal or omission of provisions. Standing Order No. 26C.2, states that the consolidation Bill may remove or omit provisions that are obsolete, spent or no longer of practical utility or effect, which can, in…
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, thank you. To explain things to the public who are watching with us, we're going to go very deep now. So, if they are watching, I don't know how they're doing to follow this, but there we go. Counsel General, you're talking about the Standing Orders of…
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
That brings me on to my final question, Counsel General. Some of the language that we do use in these Bills, and even in this committee, sometimes goes over my head. It’s sometimes very difficult for people to understand, and the explanatory memorandum did…
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. You said about cross-referring, and, Counsel General, the Bill does replace some significant terms used in existing Acts as regards to scheduled monuments, listed buildings and conservation areas with new terms. The drafters' notes state that these…
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thanks for that—sorry.
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you for that, Counsel General, and you did touch on this a little about pulling everything together, because in section 79(2) of the Bill, it says that the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 applies to buildings under this Bill. So, in order to…
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'm not sure how deep we're going to go, but I will try my best, not being a man of the law; there are far more learned people on this call than me, but I will do my best. Minister, in evidence to this committee on 29 November 2021, you…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
Will you take an intervention?
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
We have now left the European Union, the customs union and the single market, so get over it—[Inaudible.]
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
Even Labour don't even want to join the single market any more. So, I say to the Plaid Cymru Members today: wakey, wakey—Brexit is done. Wales voted to leave.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
I think there's a great opportunity for our businesses right across the country. Yes, there are issues that need to be ironed out, and that is what the UK Conservative Government are planning to do. If we listened to the nationalists and socialists in here…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
I'll just make this point and then I'll take it. Digital trade, intellectual property, public procurement, aviation, road transport, energy, fisheries, social security, law enforcement, judicial co-operation and more. And Mabon, I will take your intervention.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
Diolch, Llywydd, and I'm pleased to contribute to this debate this afternoon. I'm sure it will come as no shock to Members in this Chamber that those of us who sit on this side will not be supporting the motion this afternoon. Of course, I'm not surprised to…
