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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Llywydd and the Senedd Commission
Yes.
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Llywydd and the Senedd Commission
Do you have any view, or—?
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Llywydd and the Senedd Commission
Thank you very much. If I could ask one question on the Welsh language. I'm not sure who'd want to respond to this. But in the regulatory impact assessment, it states that steps to increase the size of the Senedd will improve the Senedd's scrutiny in terms of…
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Llywydd and the Senedd Commission
Do you have any view on the criteria used by the next Llywydd for the establishment of this committee? Do you have any thoughts on what that could look like?
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Llywydd and the Senedd Commission
Thank you very much. Could I just ask one question of the Llywydd, please? Now, the Bill states that you have the power to lay a motion on the situation around job sharing. Can you just explain that and what your understanding of it is, please?
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Cadeirydd.
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Just a final question from me to Laura, please. In the fourth Assembly, you assessed voting models as a board with 10 principles, I think. I think I'm right on that. We found that very helpful. So, in your view, therefore—. We have this proposal now of the…
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Thank you very much.
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Thank you. And just a brief question. So, what you're clear on, I think—and I just want to confirm this, if I may—is you seem to be saying that what's before us now, the closed list system, is not allowing voters to have that choice. As I understand from your…
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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Thank you very much. I'll be asking my questions in Welsh. Good morning. The first question is for Alan, if that's okay. It's very helpful to have the evidence that you've provided to the committee on the Bill currently before us. That's very helpful indeed…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: A&E department performance data
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. I think that it's so important that we all work together, and I take your point, Darren. I take the point that you are looking to get the figures. But can I just appeal to you that you are willing to work with the Labour…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: A&E department performance data
Thank you so much for doing that. I hope that this is the start of you working together across the political parties. I know that you moan and you kind of go—[Interruption.] This is so important to all of us and to the—[Interruption.]
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: A&E department performance data
My brief contribution here this afternoon is framed in the feeling of exasperation and frustration. I'm sure we all feel that, and I'm sure the Minister must feel that as well. I kind of finish off with an appeal. Month after month, the people of Wales have…
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Topical Questions
Thank you, Minister. I was appalled, as I'm sure others were, by the revelation last week that Dŵr Cymru has been illegally dumping untreated sewage from dozens of treatment plants for years. This utter disregard for the rules meant to protect our precious…
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Topical Questions
2. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that Dŵr Cymru complies with its operational permit conditions following concerns over compliance against their discharge permits? TQ889
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you for that response. Last week, the Welsh Liberal Democrats introduced our plan to transform childcare and early years' provision across Wales. One element of the report is Welsh-medium provision, which continues to be scarce across the country…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
6. How is the Government supporting Welsh-medium childcare provision? OQ60164
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
It brings me literally great joy to be standing here today in support, once again, of the basic income pilot. I'm really proud to be a Member of the Welsh Parliament at this time that has introduced this basic income pilot, because people around the UK are…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Minister. I wonder if I could ask for two statements, please. The first is from the Minister for Finance and Local Government on the funding situation for public toilets operated by town and community councils. Powys is a large, rural area and…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Good afternoon, Minister. Thank you to Russell George for raising the issue around the mid Wales growth deal and the growth of businesses in mid Wales. One of the massive challenges we face in mid Wales is the lack of infrastructure, which means that…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
Will you take an intervention? Thank you so much. I really don't accept your position. I have the greatest of respect for you, but children are not in school for 52 weeks of the year. They're only in school for 36 weeks, so what is going to happen during the…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
I also want to express my gratitude to the children's commissioner for her work in certainly upholding the rights and welfare of children here in Wales. Her report is an absolutely child-friendly report, it's very easy to read and to understand, and I look…
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Update on 2023-24 Financial Position
Thank you for your statement and to you and your officials for meeting with me as well. I was pleased to see that the RSG was protected, particularly children’s services, which I know we’ve all been concerned about, and I’m grateful for the ongoing commitment…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Minister. I just really wanted to raise with you, actually, the issue of the Habitat Wales scheme. Many farmers have raised issues, I think, with many of us in the Siambr around the scheme, and whilst we all understand that the scheme is…
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister. Many of us have different views and thoughts and ideas about what could help our poorest children, but one thing that we wanted to talk about was childcare and how important that is to all families, not just those living in…
