11 October 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the General Principles of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill and Motion to agree the financial resolution in respect of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Good afternoon, Minister. I welcome this Bill; it is a landmark Bill. It is always tempting, isn't it, when we do something well—and I think that that's definitely happened—to say, 'Well done, but what about—?', and I just have one of those, if I may. But, I…
11 October 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: 'Together for Mental Health' Strategy and Next Steps
Good afternoon, Deputy Minister. I do welcome the statement, and also the work that I know you have done and the commitment you have to this particular area of work. Just two things from me, if I may. Firstly, the situation with CAMHS was bad before COVID…
11 October 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Publication of the Electoral Administration and Reform White Paper
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Good afternoon, Counsel General. I’ve got one minute to talk about democracy, when I am the only representative of the Liberal Democrats. But I just want to put on record how I support the principle of these reforms, because democracy…
11 October 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Minister. This afternoon, at lunchtime, many people across the Senedd joined together to support the people in Iran, and I request a statement from the Government on the situation in Iran. You will know that there have been terrible situations…
11 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister. I just want to say that I feel it's really sad that the Conservatives on the other side of the benches don't listen to the real concerns we have around services here in Wales. I hope that, through listening—through…
5 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Good afternoon, Minister. There is, as we know, a significant rise in foodbanks across mid and west Wales, and in Montgomeryshire, and I thank Russell George for raising this very important issue within Montgomeryshire. It is an absolute disgrace, and I would…
4 October 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd. I suspect you know what I'm going to be asking you, but it's with regard to the animal welfare plan. I wonder if you could bring forward a statement, particularly looking at the issue of greyhounds. You'll know that between 2018 and…
4 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
It's now a Liberal Democrat council that is making sensible decisions on behalf of its people, unlike the previous administration, the Conservative and independent administration. Can I just focus on one aspect, please, of our rural housing stock? Many of…
4 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you to Cefin Campbell for raising this issue, and thank you too for discussing Powys council.
4 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd. Good afternoon, First Minister.
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair.
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Yes, please. Just one final question, moving from locality to global. We heard from organisations like Fair Trade Wales, Size of Wales and others as well around how you could capture the well-being goal on global responsibility and how the statutory guidance…
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. I just wonder if I may follow through a little bit on that, given that it was something that seemed to be a really strong theme in the evidence that we heard. So, you've talked about it not being part of the Bill and that it would be part of…
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much, that's really helpful. We've heard and taken evidence on the concept of targets to be set in the Bill to increase the percentage of procurement public bodies source from Welsh suppliers. This was certainly something that was heard quite a…
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. Professor Alan Felstead and the Wales TUC have suggested that the social partnership duty should also apply in relation to the socially responsible procurement duty, so that trade unions are consulted on public bodies' procurement…
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Chair.
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much. Diolch yn fawr iawn. We also heard from academics, and the Wales TUC as well, around the introduction of a deputy fair work commissioner to be based in the future generations commissioner's office, to ensure that fair work is really…
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much. We heard from the deputy future generations commissioner, who told us that the monitoring and assessment of the first round of well-being objectives found that only the Welsh Government and Cardiff Council had actually included references…
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much. Prynhawn da, Deputy Minister, and your team. The first question is with regard to fair work and the draft Bill. Could you explain why the fair work provisions in the draft Bill are now significantly different?
3 October 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
Yes, thank you, Chair. I would like an item noted under the letter from Deputy Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman on page 45, I think, of our agenda. I would like a further discussion at another point in relation to the response to that letter with regard to…
28 September 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you very much for your response, Minister. We all know how important childcare is to families, particularly families struggling at the moment, and how important it is for our parents and our carers to get back to work. So, I just wondered if you might…
28 September 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
3. What consideration did the Minister give to the sufficiency of childcare places when setting the Welsh Government's budget for 2022-23? OQ58454
27 September 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Agriculture (Wales) Bill
Good afternoon again, Minister. Three very quick questions from me: we welcome this Bill and I look forward to working across parties in order to see this Bill go through. The first question is really around food production. Is it now defined as a public good…
27 September 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Trefnydd. The interesting thing with Glan Lash is that an independent planning ecology report commissioned by Carmarthenshire County Council has recommended rejecting the application on the basis that it does not fulfil the council's duty to maintain…
27 September 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
3. Will the First Minister provide an update on the application to extend the extraction licence at Glan Lash opencast coal mine? OQ58453
