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Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
Thank you very much. As I'm sure people will remember, when we were looking at this in the committee, two of us were very clear that the BSL adviser should be somebody who was deaf, and I see from amendment 20 that that is in place. Therefore, as I'm reading…
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Group 5: Co-production (Amendments 19, 18)
Thank you very much. I just wanted to say, on amendment 18, that I'm grateful to hear that there might be an opportunity to work together. But I just wanted to put on the record that, in my view, it's important that it is clear exactly how the strategy is…
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Group 3: Consultation with the BSL signing community (Amendments 4, 17, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15)
Thank you very much. So, the question I want to ask—and it would be excellent if you could explain exactly what is your answer—is the reason why you don't want what Sioned has said on the face of the Bill. I don't completely understand why, perhaps, it's…
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Group 3: Consultation with the BSL signing community (Amendments 4, 17, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15)
Thank you very much. I support the amendment that Sioned has spoken to. Is it okay to ask Mark a question? Is that okay? Yes, it is.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Creative Wales
If I can just mention two issues. One is a 'big picture' one. You talked about the mental health issues that are facing many who work in the creative industries, and I'm sure you've looked at the Ireland model where a basic income for artists is actually…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Women’s Health Hubs
Diolch yn fawr iawn, thank you very much, and I do appreciate the work that you've done, the commitment you have made, to this particular area, and isn't it encouraging that we're talking about these issues, and talking about these words and these conditions?…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Coal Tip Safety
I too welcome this development. I'd like to ask you a specific question, please. The new disused tips authority is not due to be operational until 2027, so what assurance can you give that the interim grant scheme will not lead to a gold rush of private…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd. I'd like to request a statement, please, on rail devolution. We heard a lot about that in the First Minister's questions, and I guess it'll keep coming up. This week, the Liberal Democrats in Westminster have tabled an amendment to…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch yn fawr iawn. You're absolutely right; the pubs are essential to our communities. But many of them are closing because of the lack of support from the Welsh Government. We see in England a different approach to our pubs that are in crisis. The UK…
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Questions to the First Minister
3. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government support for hospitality businesses? OQ63710
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd, and good afternoon, First Minister.
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Papers to note
Yes, I’d just like to put on record, on the letter from Rob Jones on page 51 concerning the request for a criminal data observatory—I wondered if the committee, through you, Chair, could write to the Cabinet member to ask for consideration of this going…
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
We haven't had her priority.
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Janet, sorry. Janet. We haven't heard from Janet, sorry.
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Janet.
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Yes, okay. Thank you. Just an idea. Diolch.
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Can I just say, I like your legislation one, though? Why shouldn't that be a priority for the next Government, to legislate?
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
This is my final question: what, in your view, or in your experience, should the next Government assign as their biggest priorities, in particular in terms of helping poorer families in terms of healthy foods? So, the priorities for the next…
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
And could I ask you please, just to follow up on that—? Sorry, I just want to make sure you all have the headsets on. Could I ask you, just to follow up on that, what could the Government here in Wales do to ensure that that does happen? That's what we want…
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Thank you very much. And any other barriers, any other gaps do you think, in your view or in your experience? It's important for us to hear about your experience.
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
I'll carry on if that's okay with you, and perhaps we'll come back to Janet when I ask the next question, if that's okay, Janet. I would just like to ask you, if I may, also thinking of the poorest people across Wales, those people who don't own fridges, who…
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Thank you very much. I would like to hear, please, responses—. Sorry. I would like to hear responses to the question: how can we have healthy food made available to people in poverty? So, any ideas or experiences that you have that would respond to that…
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 2
Thank you very much, and good afternoon, everyone. I know that time is short, so I just want to ask you about how we ensure that people who are living in poverty can access healthy food, in your experience, please. Thank you. I don't know who would like to go…