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Short Debate: Full-face coverings are against British values
Diolch yn fawr. I'll be very brief. Would you not agree with this: that actually Reform UK's recent debates, including this one, are designed to divide and are designed to bring fear—[Interruption.]—to bring fear to our communities? And on this day, where you…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
My question to the Llywydd is: will the Llywydd agree that broadcasting GB News would be at odds with the principles of respect, dignity and integrity that should underpin the Senedd? Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
I have, I have. But, Dirprwy Lywydd, I've been interrupted, so I'm coming to that, thank you. Twelve thousand complaints about a guest appearing to associate Pride, the organisation, with child sexual exploitation and bestiality. And once again, we are here…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
And I rise again, with the greatest of respect to the Member, who is persistent and consistent at the very least. But I am perplexed, and I wonder if the Member is listening. No. I am perplexed why the Member keeps raising this issue. So, let's just be clear…
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Statement by the First Minister: 60th Anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster
I associate myself with all of the remarks made, and on behalf of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, I pay honour to those who have died, those who have lost members of their family and have been affected and continue to be affected. I was honoured this morning to…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Prynhawn da, Drefnydd. I'd like two statements, please. Last week I met coracle fishermen from west Wales. They were promoting their very, very unique craft. I don't know if you know—they are very small boats, they carry them on their back, and they only fish…
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Questions to the Counsel General
You very kindly responded to my questions on this issue before, but what I'm really specifically asking about is what powers the Welsh Government should have in order to intervene in health boards when there is a real challenge to the services that are being…
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Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you very much for that repsonse.
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Questions to the Counsel General
3. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the adequacy of Welsh Ministers’ legal powers to intervene in devolved public services? OQ64735
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Questions to the First Minister
We've found on at least five occasions that you've described Betsi Cadwaladr as too large, too unwieldy and too distant from the people it serves. That was when you were the spokesperson for health for Plaid Cymru in opposition. And on 2 October this year, as…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister.
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Questions to the First Minister
9. What consideration has the Welsh Government given to reforming the structure of health boards? OQ64795
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness
Thank you very much for your statement, Minister, and I note this follows a statement you made on 1 July, when temperatures were slightly warmer than they are now. I'm very pleased as well that, in your statement, you refer to those vulnerable groups…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Prynhawn da, Drefnydd. I want a statement, please, on the services for women, in particular in rural areas, when they face domestic violence. Last week, two cases in Wales were in our media. In Carmarthen, James McKenna was jailed for 24 years for the…
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Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals
—so could you just tell us what the data is from the others? This Senedd relies on facts and evidence. We had a fantastic debate previously on family drug and alcohol courts, all about the evidence, so please, could you tell us what the evidence is?
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Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals
Thank you for taking the intervention and for outlining those two local authorities. There are 21 local authorities in Wales—
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
Thank you so much, Minister, for doing that. I hear exactly what you say, and I can hear that you've got a big plan, which I think is the reasonable interpretation of that. However, I don't hear a clear timetable—maybe you're coming to that at the end. I also…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
Would you permit an intervention?
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
Thank you very much to Tom for raising this issue. This is actually the Senedd at its best, when we hear views on something really important for our citizens, but, in this case, really important for our children. I've worked in childcare proceedings over 25…
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Debate: Fiscal Reform
Devolution should never mean a transfer of responsibility without the means to discharge it, and yet, too often in Wales, we've been given the powers we have so far without the funds to use them, trying to meet our responsibilities with one hand tied behind…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Stronger Safeguarding for a Safer Wales
You are looking at a wholesale child protection rearrangement of the service, but I would like you first to look at how we support those child protection social workers at the front line. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Stronger Safeguarding for a Safer Wales
I declare an interest. My husband's a child protection social worker. Five-year-old Logan Mwangi, two-year-old Lola James, 16-year-old Kaylea Titford, all three of them were here in Wales and had the attention of the local authorities, and all three sadly…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Prynhawn da, Drefnydd. Can I ask for a statement, please, on radical reform of services for our care-experienced young people? Back in July 2023, we debated in the Senedd the Children, Young People and Education Committee's report on this subject. Of the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Yes, well, I'm pre-empting it. [Laughter.] For more effective public sector decision making, who has the power to ensure that clear evidence of poor service actually results in action?
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
You said in your response to Safa that trustworthy statistics and evidence is vital to the delivery of services, but that must also include listening to residents: 9,700 people in Powys have objected to the proposals ahead of them. But I also want to talk…
