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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, we all want Wales to achieve net zero as soon as possible, and I welcome some of the schemes that you've just outlined. But whilst the Welsh Government have been big on talk, declaring a climate emergency here in 2019, policies and change have…
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Short Debate: Focus on fighting floods: Explore options to strengthen the approach to reducing flood risk and the response to flood events
Thank you, Janet, for giving me a minute of your time. This is an important subject, and thank you for bringing it here for discussion and debate this evening. I too, like many others across this Chamber and beyond, share your concerns with NRW. But starting…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister. Also, the attainment gap figures recently released paint a very worrying picture. They have been exacerbated by the inequality between the better off and the poorest in Welsh society. Top GCSE results show a gap now of 11.5 per cent in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Many thanks, Minister. The majority of people I've spoken to, it's quite the opposite that I'm getting. A damning new report last night, which was released by the National Association of Head Teachers Cymru—another union, Minister—has highlighted the impact…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Diolch, Llywydd. Afternoon, Minister. It almost seems like old news now, it's been so long since I've had the chance to question you at spokespersons' questions in the Chamber, but it comes of great concern to education providers and myself that the new…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Implementation of net zero carbon and the 21st century schools and colleges programme
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. Thank you, Minister. We wholeheartedly support your statement from these benches, as we share your sentiments, your aims and objectives that you have outlined in your statement. Lowering the impact on the environment and…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. Business Minister, could I ask for an urgent statement from the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, please? Llanwern High School in Newport has been forced to send home their entire year 9 year group due to a number of staff…
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Questions to the First Minister
With respect, First Minister, 'pot, kettle, black' springs to mind in that respect. It is clear from Alun Davies's short debate last week, First Minister, that this Government and previous Welsh Labour Governments have merely paid lip service to the…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. In the interests of lowering carbon emissions, procuring local produce for school meals would help towards the Welsh Government's targets and obviously help tackle climate change. I'd be grateful if you could outline how the Welsh…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
2. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language regarding the sourcing of local produce for school meals? OQ57003
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Apprenticeships will play a key role in supporting job creation as we recover from this pandemic, but several sectors, as has just been discussed, are still struggling to recruit new staff members since the end of lockdown. Following on from Adam Price's…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting mental well-being in education
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I welcome this statement, Minister. Children across Wales have had an extremely difficult time over this pandemic, and the period has highlighted how vulnerable our children's mental health and well-being is through…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Progress on ‘Together for Mental Health’ Delivery Plan
—that there's a safe space for adolescent mental health first aid patients in hospitals. Thank you.
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Progress on ‘Together for Mental Health’ Delivery Plan
—if they’ve been affected by mental health or if they know someone who has been affected by mental health and been shocked by who it affected, because it is important that your plan can show that it can affect anyone, anywhere, like with Andrew R.T. Davies…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Progress on ‘Together for Mental Health’ Delivery Plan
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I welcome this statement and delivery plan as mental health can affect anyone, regardless of colour, age or creed, and it’s vital that we tackle this head on and with some urgency. I find it very encouraging, actually…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, could I call for an urgent statement from the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language on our schools' readiness for the implementation of the new curriculum? Alongside the obvious impact the pandemic has had, many schools are currently really…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Professional Qualifications Bill
We would like to welcome the introduction of the UK Government's Professional Qualifications Bill, which will ease the transition for professionally qualified citizens of the EU to have their qualifications recognised and allow them to work in the UK. These…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, for me a learning environment in school extends itself to the quality of the facilities in place, and the twenty-first century schools programme, as you've said, is outstanding. It's fabulous. I've visited many schools myself. My son attends…
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Topical Questions
Minister, following on from what Gareth just said, he's outlined the extreme of what's going on: it's the end of September and we're already seeing school closures and we're seeing whole year groups going off. Another reason for that has been staff shortages…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Minister. It was glaringly apparent from our debate last week and from the fact that our post boxes are full of worrying constituents' cases about this that there is a dire need to do something very quickly about this situation. But what I want to…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
4. What contingency plans does the Welsh Government have in place to support the Welsh ambulance service during unexpectedly busy periods? OQ56926
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
May I first completely concur with everything that Buffy just said—second what she said—and reiterate her calls for more training across Wales consistently, as you said, Minister, in this regard? May I just make a bid for health visitors in particular? Being…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I hope you'll join me, and the Member, in congratulating the Conservative UK Government who are protecting millions of jobs across the UK thanks to the furlough scheme. But it is glaringly apparent at the moment that there is a skills shortage…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I completely agree with that, Minister, but just quickly, if I may, Chair, it's just that, if an accident happens in a college, and it's taking nine hours plus for an ambulance to get there, you can understand the concern that the chief executive would have…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Chair. It's a bit off subject, but has a knock-on effect on all post-16 education, and that's something that was brought up—I just wanted your response on something that was brought up in the Chamber this week, and that's about the ambulance…
