, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Good afternoon, Deputy Minister. I do just want to say very quickly that I recently had a very good journey with TfW, finding the ticket office staff very, very helpful. So, I know that they do work very hard, and I think it's important to put on record the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I just really wanted to follow up on something you said in response to Delyth, which is about shielding the most vulnerable, and the commitment of the Welsh Government to do that in the light of what is in essence a really difficult budget decision from the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thanks also to Delyth for raising this issue.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, Minister.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Can I ask quickly—? Sorry to interrupt, but I know we're running out of time. Can I just ask how often are they assessed? I get there's a rigorous process at the beginning, but how often after that are they assessed and monitored? Is it every three years…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Final question. A final question, honestly. It all sounds really good and encouraging. I suppose my only question is: how do you measure and how do you ensure that your magistrates are meeting those statutory requirements, like the 10-point plan, like…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Yes, thank you. I'll ask a question in English. Just to follow up on that, as well, yes, youth offending teams, that's their job, in essence, and it's good to hear that, in your experience in Wales, they are doing a good job. I just wondered if you had any…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you very much, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you very much. And the final question that I have is: from the other side, that is the experiences of the children and young people who do go into the court system, what kind of support do you know about that is available for young people who have court…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you very much, that is very helpful. Could I ask you, is the training that you've mentioned mandatory? Does everybody have to have that training when they are in the young people's courts?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you very much, and thank you for answering the questions on young people who have experience of the justice system, who have problems in terms of language and communication needs. There is another figure and data that shows that 60 per cent of young…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Just a follow-up question to those that Sioned asked, if that’s okay, Sioned. We’ve heard data that 60 per cent of women from Wales are going to prison for less than six months. I just want to hear your response, if that’s okay. Do you think that’s a problem…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Building Safety Act 2022
I thank the Conservatives for bringing this debate here today. I have a very brief period of time, but we do know that, over five years ago, Grenfell happened, with 72 people dying in that. And in the initial findings from the inquiry, only from six days ago…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Good afternoon, Minister. I want to ask about teeth, and particularly the teeth of people in mid Wales. There are around 15,000 people waiting for an NHS dentist across Wales—that means that a wait of around two years for people to get an NHS dentist is the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Water Quality
Good afternoon, Minister, and thank you so much for your statement. It really shows, I think, a really comprehensive approach to water quality. Thank you to you and your team in its production. I'm a resident of Hay-on-Wye, as many of you will know, and it's…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Qatar World Cup Engagement
Good afternoon again, Minister. I want to put on record my support to the Welsh team. I hope they come back with the world cup. Wouldn't that just be amazing? I hope we would see them first here in the Senedd. But you will know that the Welsh Liberal…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Statutory licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation in Wales
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and good afternoon, Minister. I would associate my remarks with Mabon ap Gwynfor and also with Ken Skates. You know, on tourism, we just cannot stand still. We have a real crisis in some of our communities. Llangollen, we've heard…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister. Lovely to have you back. Croeso yn ôl. I just wanted to focus in on social care. As we know, our local authorities across Wales are going to be struggling with their budgets going forward, in relation to funding social care—our…
, Business Committee
Senedd Reform
Llywydd, I think David wants to—
, Business Committee
Senedd Reform
—the party's internal mechanism—. So, I think, just for us, it makes it just really clear that we don't agree with the proposed Government model, but we don't agree either with people being able to switch parties.
, Business Committee
Senedd Reform
Just in relation to the point about having the names on the ballot paper, the parties make the decision about the order of those names, not the voter. So, the voter has no choice about the name of the person on that ballot; they cannot choose No. 3, for…
, Business Committee
Senedd Reform
Just one more point.
, Business Committee
Senedd Reform
—a political party then you should go down the list to the next person. And the view—I'll just say it, but I know I'm massively outvoted—the view is that the proposal is for a closed list, that is, the name of the political party is all that the voters will…
, Business Committee
Senedd Reform
Yes. We stand out here, very clearly, saying that if somebody does leave—
