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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
2. Will the Minister provide an update on TB valuations in Wales? OQ57753
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch, Minister. Taxes on properties purchased in Wales are some of the highest levied in the United Kingdom. The average house in the town of Brecon within my constituency is £261,000. Based on this price, a first-time buyer, who has struggled to even get…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
7. Will the Minister provide an update on any proposed changes to the land transaction tax in Wales? OQ57755
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Business Statement and Announcement
What the Minister said, Huw. Minister, can I ask for a statement, please, on why Welsh Government are removing the rural broadband scheme top-up? This is vitally important for rural communities in getting superfast broadband right across our communities, and…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Eating disorders
I move amendment 2. Diolch, Llywydd, and I move the amendment in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. I'd like to thank Plaid Cymru and Rhun for bringing this important debate forward today on eating disorders. This is an issue that affects so many people…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Minister, I've seen the benefit of biometric data in schools, as a local authority councillor. It was introduced to help reduce the stigma around free school meals. When everyone is using the same queue and the same payment system, it does reduce the…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Healthy Weight, Healthy Wales 2022-2024
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd, and I thank the Deputy Minister for your statement and some of the comments that you've made. Obesity is a plague on the health of our nation. It's a problem; instead of declining, it's increasing. Worryingly, two thirds of the Welsh…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, First Minister. And can I start by wishing you, your family, and everybody in this Chamber a very happy St David's Day? First Minister, with so much uncertainty and devastation in the world, we must be thankful on our special day here in Wales, St…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. What is the Welsh Government doing to promote St David's Day? OQ57691
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Short Debate: Regenerating town and city centres in Wales: More of the same will simply not work
I'd like to thank you, Laura Anne, for giving me a minute of your time. Town centres in communities in my great constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire are at the very heart of the communities. It's where people gather in coffee shops, pubs, restaurants and…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. As you know, the latest COVID support package closed for applications. I've heard from a number of businesses in my constituency who did not meet the criteria for support, whatever the reason, and they're finding themselves now in a…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
8. Will the Minister provide an update on the financial support provided to businesses during the last set of COVID-19 restrictions? OQ57665
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Real Living Wage for Social Care Workers
Deputy Minister, thank you for your statement this afternoon, and I too recognise some of the concerns raised by my colleague Gareth Davies, but I am encouraged to see that the Welsh Government are coming forward to give our social care workers in Wales the…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Minister, thank you for your statement this afternoon on COVID-19, and I, like my colleagues here, welcome the easing of restrictions across Wales. Minister, as you know, COVID-19 put huge pressure on our A&E departments, and on Sunday evening there were…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to ask for a statement from the Minister for Climate Change on water quality in the River Wye. Last week, I met with the UK Government Minister responsible for water quality, Rebecca Pow, and she wants to work constructively with the Welsh…
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Short Debate: The more I practice, the luckier I am: Sports facilities in our rural communities
I'll try. I thank Mabon ap Gwynfor for bringing this debate forward. The more I practice, the luckier I am, but as somebody who practices darts a lot, I'm not sure that's quite true on a Friday night. [Laughter.] But in our community, our sports facilities…
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Short Debate: The more I practice, the luckier I am: Sports facilities in our rural communities
I'll try, Llywydd. Diolch. I'd like to thank Mabon ap Gwynfor—
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)—Rent control
Do you not agree with me, then, that the Welsh Government's phosphate guidance is going to stop council house building and social house building in certain parts of Wales?
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)—Rent control
I should declare an interest as somebody who's currently renting a property. Well, comrades, I never thought I would see the day that I would stand here this afternoon to fight against rent controls. Where have they worked? Where have they been a success for…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Minister, the cost-of-living crisis taking hold across the UK is an extremely frightening prospect to many people in my constituency. Rural poverty is something many in urban Wales don't consider when making policies to counter economic hardship for many…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I would like a statement from the Deputy Minister for Social Services on domiciliary care, because the Welsh NHS Confederation has stated that one of the main sources of system bottleneck is the transfer out of discharge to recovery and access…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: 70th Anniversary of the accession
Diolch, Llywydd. It's an honour to close this debate today. I want to pay tribute to our longest serving monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her life and her reign can be summed up in a couple of words: duty, and, as Huw Irranca-Davies has said, a…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Obesity
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. I move the motion in the name of Darren Millar. Obesity is one of the biggest health crises the world faces. For the first time in history, children are expected to live shorter lives than their parents, and most of this is due to…
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90-second Statements
I was honoured to host the best dart players in the world at our Parliament this afternoon, as they prepare for the first night of the Premier League Darts in Cardiff tomorrow. As a keen darts player myself, it was great to host this alongside my friend…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Wales and Europe—Managing a new relationship
Minister, thank you for your statement. Since the people of Wales voted to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016, you and your Government have fought tooth and nail to prevent Brexit from happening. Court cases, calls for a second referendum and an…
