, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The rail network
In 1968, I was 15. I sat in a room of over 800 people and I listened to Gwynfor Evans, the grandfather of our very own Mabon ap Gwynfor, demanding the electrification of railways in Wales. That same 15-year-old in two weeks turns 73, so you may understand why…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
I thank the Counsel General for that response, but the legal reality on the ground in my constituency remains one of deep frustration. The homelessness and social housing allocations Bill was marketed to the public as a radical shift in how we house our most…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
1. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government regarding the enforcement powers available to local authorities to ensure social landlords do not leave void properties empty while people remain on waiting lists, following the…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. Certainly, if I was living in Llanbedr, I'd want, obviously, this petition to run and run. And I notice that the proposal has been scrapped in the past, and possibly replaced with a bypass that would perhaps only travel at 40 mph. I'm sure…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
If I could, Chair. I will be in Aberystwyth on 13 March, and I'm actually going to pop along to the meeting about the issues at Bronglais in particular. Can I say that we all are aware that stroke victims need to be treated very quickly? I cite the case of my…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I think that's essential. I cannot imagine the sight. I have stood in a barn of 20,000 chickens myself when the local farmer near where I live was seeking permission to extend his farm. But at least those chickens were free-range; they were going in and out…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I do think as well, Chair, that Natural Resources Wales must be given—. Well, they do have the power to just simply get on with their job, but they have an onerous task, because, of course, all of this waste has to go somewhere and any applicant who is…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. This is certainly quite contentious. It's been back-and-forth a number of times at the Senedd now, and it's quite clear that Powys County Council have a duty to act, as well as Governments. I don't quite know what the answer is. What I do…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, please.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Why not?
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
You have to. I can't say that I'm a dancer myself—I'm definitely not a dancer myself—but this is the future. And if you had witnessed what I saw on Saturday, it was absolutely wonderful. And children of very young ages as well, and the enjoyment and the…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Could I just add, Chair, that I was at a conference, as you may know, on the weekend, at the Celtic Manor and the conference centre associated, and on the Saturday morning, there was a dance festival? Speaking as a tad-cu of three young granddaughters who…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Can I say that I have some sympathy with Clare Treharne and the 3,000 plus people who've signed the petition, because my own surgery closed in a similar fashion and the 4,000 patients there were also dispersed to other surgeries? My new GP…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
It is due. So, I don't understand how we can monitor the new process from April 2026, which has been suggested in the preamble to the petition. And I'm not so sure that this committee will even be able to pursue it any further, because I know that we have two…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Clearly, I have sympathy—I'm sure all Members will—with Caroline Rundle and all the petitioners' concern about booking a GP appointment. Every GP surgery probably has different rules, and I accept that it would be wonderful if it could all…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
And maybe get these two parties together. Perhaps, with respect, the Petitions Committee doesn't need to meet—. Maybe the people in Swansea need to meet with the Minister and find out exactly what is needed. It's good to talk, as they say.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
That might be a good idea.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I believe many teachers throughout Wales are expressing their concern at the loss of this facility. When we're spending £1.4 million, whether it be in York or Swansea, we shouldn't be losing. Why are teachers expressing their concern at the loss of the…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Yes, I'm not asking you for the—
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Do we know if this is an annual grant? I don't know. How long is the contract for? I don't know.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I think, Chair, the Minister has actually said that the Curriculum for Wales grant support programme is a grant scheme and therefore it's not part of the public procurement exercise. So, it wasn't let under the procurement legislation and therefore not…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I believe they have. I believe it was—I didn't bring that particular note with me—said that it was put out to open tender and it wasn't part of the public services. It's in your notes, if I can quickly find it, Chair. It's in your notes in the back there, for…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. It's 22 years since this Government first started investing in Technocamps and, in that time, 5,000 workshops have been held. I think, obviously, thousands of teachers and pupils have benefited from that service, and at times when Welsh…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I think, obviously, the environment is important to all of us. And I think that the climate ambassadors' note has said that we are very strong on environmental legislation, and we have a commitment to future generations, and that is important. Clearly, with…
