, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Yes, well, I've got to just give a shout out to the young lady at 3.20 p.m. from Colwyn Bay on Monday. She was exceptional. The information, because sometimes North Wales Members have moaned about—. She was on the loudspeaker—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Of course, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
—and the people coming forward, and how we can encourage more women to get involved in this industry.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
With this gender balance, I’m a great believer in, yes, but it’s a tough gig, really, isn’t it, finding the right skills—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
And there has to be merit in it, you know—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Yes. What progress have you made in increasing the proportion of women employed by TfW and reducing the gender pay gap since our last scrutiny session?
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
And that really helps me in the north. Thank you, Julie. Best not to compound that one. There is an obvious postcode lottery here in Wales in terms of the geographic spread. It is unkind, it's unfair and flies well in the face of equality. We always keep…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
Yes. Oh, okay, Julie.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
Well, I wasn't, but thank you.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The diagnosis of cancer is the most devastating news ever, and I should know—and I'll declare an interest because I've just recently witnessed with one of my own nearest and dearest having received that horrendous news—and I would like…
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Debate: Natural Resources Wales's 'Case for Change'
—to attend the meeting here in person. Diolch yn fawr.
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Debate: Natural Resources Wales's 'Case for Change'
I will do. The last scrutiny of NRW in our committee was poor, to say the least. All the officers had come online, saying they couldn’t afford the petrol to attend an in-person meeting. Telephones were going off in the background, there was a dog barking on…
, Plenary
Debate: Natural Resources Wales's 'Case for Change'
The decision by Natural Resources Wales—we are on this debate, yes? I thought we were—to reduce services and staffing is deeply worrying for both the Welsh environment and the goal of achieving net zero. How many times have we stood up here and discussed NRW…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
The decision, of course, by the Welsh Government to increase the tuition fee cap for Welsh universities for full-time undergraduate degrees does raise significant concerns about the sustainability of higher education in Wales. Whilst the Government claims…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Water (Special Measures) Bill
We will be supporting this legislative consent motion today. As is noted in the explanatory notes, the Bill seeks to ensure water companies are better held to account where they have failed to deliver for the environment and customers. More accountability is…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
Well said.
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
It's not enough.
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
I thought this was a 45-minute debate.
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
[Inaudible.]
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
We didn't hear of it.
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
Yes, okay. But, very, very disappointed. We now know that the north-south divide exists.
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
Well, you can understand I'm very, very upset.
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
Yes. We've now got pollution incidents, Darren, as of today, in your constituency and mine—there's all this overspill now causing lots of pollution. This was an unmitigated disaster. It cannot be allowed to happen again. Minister, I'll just say this: I was…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
—can get £345,000 and other packages making £0.5 million, it is an insult to offer my businesses £75 for 12 hours. We're still seeing—
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
Thank you for bringing your statement here today. I have to say that I genuinely believe that you mean well by reading out that statement, but you have to understand the severity of what happened. I know that we were all shocked by COVID, and that progressed…
