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Topical Questions
Just to pick up on that point by Jenny Rathbone, there may not have been anything relevant to the calculations within the spring statement on the local growth fund, but now we do know that there is an additional £540 million in revenue coming to the Welsh…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Of course, it's Colleges Week and it's an opportunity for us to celebrate the work that our colleges do and think about what more we can do to support our learners in that setting. There's a specific issue affecting equity across Wales in terms of access to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
5. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that all learners across Wales can attend the college of their choice? OQ63925
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Of course, a long, wordy, initial question, but I'm sure the Cabinet Secretary is well aware of that anxiety across local authorities because of this capital-revenue split in the local growth fund and how that shift towards more focused capital spending…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you for that response, Cabinet Secretary.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
4. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning regarding the implications for local government workforce planning of the local growth fund's capital–revenue split? OQ63938
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The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2026
Just a brief question from myself to the Minister, to seek some clarity on how these regulations will affect small and medium-sized enterprises. I noted it mentions within the regulations that they apply to larger contracts, but some clarity on this…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to request a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for health in relation to the current dispute in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Last week, in response to my question, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care said that NHS Wales has a strong social…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Local Growth Fund Investment Plan for Wales
I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the statement, and for the update on progress towards the local growth fund investment plan. As chair of the cross-party group on industrial communities, we've taken a particular interest in the progress of this fund. There…
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Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Apprenticeship Week
Could I join the Minister in thanking all those who work within the further education and apprenticeship sector for their work on a day-to-day basis in inspiring a lot of our young people here in Wales, and fighting for that better provision here in Wales?…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I was wondering if I could ask for a written statement from the Trefnydd herself on Royal Mail. I've spoken to a number of postal workers and members of the Communication Workers Union who've raised concerns with me around Royal Mail's overtime ban on the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 5: Licence conditions (Amendments 6, 61, 8, 62, 9, 63, 13, 36, 37)
Move.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 5: Licence conditions (Amendments 6, 61, 8, 62, 9, 63, 13, 36, 37)
Diolch, Cadeirydd, and of course thank you to the Cabinet Secretary for those conversations over the last couple of weeks, months—time has become just one long thing through this process, but I'm grateful for those conversations. I think we all know, and…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Of course, this question was very much submitted in response to the event that was sponsored by Carolyn Thomas just a few weeks ago. In that event, we learnt that 45,000 sites across Wales could be contaminated with PCBs, but in reality we only have 82 sites…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
7. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the long-term environmental and public health impacts of the historical dumping of polychlorinated biphenyls? OQ63781
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Local Growth Fund
So, you've been able to do as much as you can, essentially, in this field.
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Local Growth Fund
Okay. If you can share the full detail with the committee through written correspondence, there would be a number of people who would just be interested in seeing the specific detail on that. On the job losses side, this was a primary concern that was raised…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Local Growth Fund
Diolch, Cadeirydd. As part of the consultation, it's set out that the aim was to agree the approach to transition with local authorities by the end of 2025. Were you successful in doing that?
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Future of Welsh Steel
Diolch.
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Future of Welsh Steel
Okay. So, you can't guarantee it, though.
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Future of Welsh Steel
Is that end of Senedd term, 'imminent'?
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Future of Welsh Steel
So, where does Celtic Freeport factor into all of this? We still haven't had the signature on the memorandum of understanding. Where are we at with that exactly?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
So what have those conversations been like with the UK Government? I'm just thinking again, about a year ago, conversations with the sector—they were highlighting that investments were being made in ports on the continent, particularly in France and Spain…
