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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Local Government elections
Thank you to Rhys ab Owen for moving this motion today. It'll surprise nobody that I will speak in favour of this motion today.
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90-second Statements
Diolch, Llywydd. This Friday, 18 February, is international Care Day, celebrating care-experienced children and young people. Too often, young people tell us that they are made to feel like they don't belong, so the theme of this year is 'Together we create…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Good afternoon, Minister, and happy birthday. Thank you to Russell for raising this point. I'm very pleased to hear that these plans are moving forward, and I would like to thank Russell, who has worked so hard on this project—and some collaboration, I hope…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as you have said, account for 62.4 per cent of employment and 37.9 per cent of turnover, worth around £46 billion for the Welsh economy. Just last week I spoke to a restaurant owner in my region who is…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
7. Will the Minister make a statement on the support available to small businesses in Mid and West Wales? OQ57672
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Questions to the First Minister
Farming unions are fully in support of the Government's climate and zero-carbon agenda, but there is concern, First Minister, that policies that drive tree planting, particularly where funding exceeds the level of support available for agricultural land, have…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. I'd like to raise the matter of the commitment of the Welsh Government to plant 86 million trees by the end of this decade as part of the plan to reach net zero by 2050. According to the Farmers Union of Wales, only 25 per cent of…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. How will the Welsh Government ensure a fair and just transition to net-zero for rural communities? OQ57674
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister.
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Tributes to Aled Roberts
Thank you, Llywydd. First of all, may I send the party's condolences, and all of our condolences, to Llinos and the family? It's a great shock to all of us—here and in the Liberal Democrat family. Aled was one of the kindest, friendliest and most hard-working…
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair.
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much, Elliw, and Matthew, I don't know if you would have any comment on this. Is there anything you'd like to add?
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much. Could I ask one further question focused on skills within councils? And it's wonderful to have you here from Anglesey today, Elliw. What kinds of skills are important within local authorities for us to ensure that we do have an effective…
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much. And Matthew too.
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon, Elliw and Matthew. I wanted to follow on from Sioned's questions and look at the effectiveness of the area-based scheme. I'm a little nervous in asking Elliw about this, but I wanted to focus on what would be effective for a…
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you very much. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Cadeirydd. Thank you, Chair.
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Thank you. And I think, Jonathan, you had something to add also, so if you could just very briefly answer that. Thank you.
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Jonathan, I know you've got your hand up, but I'd like to come back with a little spikier question, if that's all right. Does it not depend on the capacity of the local authority to engage? I'll give you an example. Powys, my own local authority…
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gadeirydd, and good afternoon, Victoria and Jonathan. As Jenny says, I'd like to focus on the future of this. We've had the Arbed scheme and we're looking at, hopefully, the next iteration of that. So, could I ask you a couple of…
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Short Debate: The more I practice, the luckier I am: Sports facilities in our rural communities
Just another angle—I won't repeat what's been said and I have no claim to any sporting abilities either—I asked a young person in a little village called Llandinam, which has 911 people, in Montgomeryshire, what would help him and what did help him when he…
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Short Debate: The more I practice, the luckier I am: Sports facilities in our rural communities
Thank you very much, Llywydd, and thank you to Mabon, and thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate.
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Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23
I wonder if I could just focus on three areas: transport, health and cladding, which I mentioned earlier in the Siambr. If I could start with transport, I welcome the outline detail provided in terms of funding to aid public transport and the decarbonisation…
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Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23
I'd like to start by welcoming the proposals in the draft budget. I and the Liberal Democrats in Wales support them. Those are: investing in mental health services; an increase in the pupil development grant, an initiative introduced by the Liberal Democrats…
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Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23
Good afternoon, Minister. Thank you so much for the work you've done on the budget, and thank you for your engagement with me as well. Thank you.
