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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
Will you take an intervention?
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
—in a moment—a UK Government that's growing, more Welsh Government borrowing powers, more finance options available, and, of course, an established corporate joint committee in the region to make a decision on the M4 for the region. And we now have an…
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
Thank you, Llywydd. Obviously, the subject matter of this debate actually predates devolution. It goes all the way back to the early 1990s, to the John Major Government, when there was failure to deliver back then. And of course, some in the Chamber were once…
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
It was, indeed. Thank you.
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
And do you know which Minister it was that ruled out those junction closure plans at the time?
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
Was that in a mirror or in your glasses? [Laughter.]
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
You've rehearsed that.
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
You've been practising that one, haven't you?
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
It was me. It was actually the case that the entire project was in my name. I was the sponsor Minister taking it through the public inquiry that ruled, in the inspector's view, that it should go ahead. The decision was made on financial grounds and for the…
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
Another review.
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Reform UK Debate: Prostate cancer strategy
We were certainly right to set very, very stretching targets for cancer. Obviously, we didn't meet them on all occasions, but I do not apologise for the stretching targets that we set. And of all of those decisions, as I say, Welsh Labour were driven at all…
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Reform UK Debate: Prostate cancer strategy
Yes, of course.
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Reform UK Debate: Prostate cancer strategy
Can I thank the Member for bringing forward this important debate today and also thank Paul Davies for sharing his experience and his insight into such an important subject matter? And as we've heard during this debate already, prostate cancer is the most…
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Statement by the First Minister: 60th Anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster
First Minister, I commend and thank you for your statement today and all Members for their powerful contributions. To their credit, and to this day, leaders from across Wales, across the UK and from around the world continue to visit Aberfan to commemorate…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I don't think we can wait for the devolution of broadcasting, and, indeed, devolution of broadcasting in itself will not protect BBC Wales from cuts being imposed by the board centrally in London. It needs protection right now. We shouldn't…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Lywydd. I'd also like to pay tribute to the community of Aberfan, as we remember one of Wales's worst ever tragedies. First Minister, our democracy is facing unprecedented attacks through the spread of misinformation and disinformation. So-called bots…
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Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
Diolch, Lywydd. Today we do have a cosy consensus. It's one that crosses all parties, and it concerns such a vital area of care that's needed at the end of life and when facing terminal illness. There have been many incredibly valuable contributions, which I…
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Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
Llywydd, last week I visited Tŷ Gobaith hospice just outside Conwy, and I heard first-hand about those challenges. Tŷ Gobaith provides high-quality, locally sensitive palliative and end-of-life care for children and young people. It's one of only two hospices…
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Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care
Diolch, Lywydd. I move the motion in the name of Lynne Neagle, and I am pleased to open today's debate on behalf of Welsh Labour. Our intention for today's debate is to reach consensus on an issue that is so important to so many families across Wales…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness
Can I thank you, Cabinet Minister, for your statement today? I am pleased that this is one of three statements on winter preparedness that Ministers are delivering today, and that recognises that planning for the winter months needs to be a cross-cutting…
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Questions to the First Minister
Absolutely, First Minister, and Welsh Labour will never fold. We will stand firm in our positions, unlike parties—[Interruption.]—unlike parties that have no principles, that have no values, that have no direction, but have plenty of different leaders, it…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd. First Minister, some here will doubtless work tirelessly to destroy and sabotage devolution, but Welsh Labour firmly believes in making it work for the people of Wales, and we're proud to have fought for and secured an extra £60 million for…
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Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals
And would it extend to Suella Braverman?
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Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals
So, forgive me if I'm wrong, but it appears that you're saying that, if you're not Welsh or English, you shouldn't be entitled to social housing. Would that extend to Gurkhas in the UK?
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Thank you, Minister. Over many, many years, we've been told that it's for health boards to hire and fire senior executives, yet chief executives of health boards are not accountable to their own health boards for the proper stewardship of public money or for…
