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Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
Of course I will, Darren. What a delight.
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Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
I just really wanted to comment on some of the debate so far. I can understand some of the points that Niamh has shared. But I do want to say that, in this debate, Plaid Cymru are not doing things differently by the 'delete all' approach. I'm afraid we spoke…
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Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act
Thank you very much for taking the intervention. You talked about not supporting NRW, but I wonder if you would support them with additional powers and additional resourcing.
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Stillbirth and neonatal mortality
I speak for those of us in this Siambr, those of us who represent our constituents, and those of us who want to see improvements across Wales. And for those of us who have suffered baby loss, I do thank Sara for bringing forward this really important debate…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Delivering on our priorities: Reducing waiting times and strengthening primary care
Good evening, Minister. Thank you very much for the statement, and I'm really pleased to hear that you're focusing in part on rural healthcare and rural preventative services. I started the Siambr session asking the First Minister about Powys and our waiting…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Finance: The First Supplementary Budget 2026-27
Two things and one question, if I may. Firstly, the £1 bus fare. I'm really pleased to see that included. Just a reminder, it was a Welsh Liberal Democrat initiative in the budget deal with Labour, and I am really pleased to see that it is continuing. It has…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Finance: The First Supplementary Budget 2026-27
Thank you very much for the opportunity, and good afternoon to you, Minister.
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Priorities for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
I would like to know from you, if I may, Minister, what are you doing in order to work with the UK Government to help our farmers in order to make sure that the challenges that we have around leaving the EU are addressed? Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Priorities for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you very much for the statement. I welcome much in it, but I particularly wanted to comment positively on rural-proofing becoming a statutory duty. I also wanted to talk about the climate emergency. I know in the last contribution I made I talked about…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: Priorities for Government Effectiveness and Constitution
I'm sorry, but I'm going to join in with the concern that there is around the commission. We had our last commission two years ago, and they reported really clearly: further powers, further devolution. I totally agree with that. But it's really concerning to…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd. I'm going to raise an issue around one of those really awkward constitutional issues. It's about the devolution of rail. I'd like a statement, please, on what the Welsh Government is doing in order to accelerate the real concerns and…
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister. Following on from James's issue, there are many of us here in the Senedd who represent Powys, and Powys is unusual because it has no general hospital. It's the only health board in Wales with no general hospital, so those on…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I request a statement please on NHS dentistry? We have a desperate situation, I know, across Wales, and many people have heard from constituents around not being able to access an NHS dentist. In my own constituency, including Powys, we know that there…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd.
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Unlike Reform UK, I do want to talk about something that affects the people of Wales directly and affects women. The devolution of justice and policing is not an abstract debate—it has real human consequences, and in the last Senedd, the Equality and Social…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Congratulations on your role too.
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Reform UK Debate: Childcare offer
Thank you, but I must thank the Member, because it reinforces what I was saying. I must also be equally honest about the Government's 'delete all' amendment, something that they were not slow to criticise, as was I, when they were on the receiving end of them…
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Reform UK Debate: Childcare offer
This debate is really important, isn't it? This is the moment where we move beyond the question of whether to expand childcare and into the harder, more pressing question of how to get this right. But it is very perplexing that Reform UK, who have brought…
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Reform UK Debate: Childcare offer
Thank you so much for accepting the intervention. You were talking there about families and the pressure that they're under, and we're talking about child poverty and those that are poorer families and how important childcare is, but would you also accept…
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Reform UK Debate: Childcare offer
Will you take an intervention?
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90-second Statements
Diolch, Lywydd. This week is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week and this year's theme is attunement, the ability of parents and carers to notice, understand and respond sensitively to a baby's emotional needs. For a baby, those early relationships shape…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Welcome to your role and good afternoon, Minister. Great minds think alike. I refer Members to my register of interests. I am a supporter of Greyhound Rescue Wales and an owner, a proud owner, of a rescue greyhound, and I know some other Members of the Senedd…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
Good afternoon, Minister. We've heard about the free school meals provided, which was a Plaid Cymru initiative with the Labour Government, but I want to go to even younger children, the early years and the role of nutrition in the first 1,000 days. We know…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Transport: Key Infrastructure Resilience
Welcome to your role, and thank you for your time in meeting with me as well. I very rarely agree with James Evans, but in this regard, I have to say, this is not a statement that covers the whole of Wales. And that is a real shame because that's what I think…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Priorities for Social Justice and Equality
It's really great to see your focus here on child poverty. As you know, having been a child protection social worker for 25 years, I will continue to keep an eye on what you’re doing, because this surely must be Plaid Cymru's defining test: to change child…
