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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, may I ask for a statement from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change on the importance of the logistics industry in our everyday lives? The logistics industry is worth over £127 billion to the UK economy, but its true value is in the role it plays…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Minister, in principle, I have absolutely no objection to children in Wales learning about black, Asian and minority ethnic history in Welsh schools. Nearly 35,000 people signed a petition calling for this to be made compulsory, thereby recognising the legacy…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Deputy Minister. I know that you often like to use the central UK Government as a reason and justification for a lot of things, and I know, on many occasions, you don't like answering my questions, so sometimes I think to myself would you be…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thanks for that, Deputy Minister, but from my records, Labour has been in power for the last 22 years here in Wales, so let's just focus on that first. The second question from me is: the Welsh Government recently announced its plans to promote electric…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Presiding Officer. Deputy Minister, you'll be aware that First Bus has withdrawn its X10 bus service between Cardiff and Swansea. One of the reasons given by First Bus for this service withdrawal is that, and I quote, 'It carries a disproportionate…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I appreciate your response to my honourable colleague. Caerphilly continues to have the highest number of newly recorded cases of COVID in my region of South Wales East. You are a learned person, and I'm sure you've seen the stories that the…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, may I ask for a statement from the Minister of health on the threshold for a public inquiry into cases concerning the care and treatment offered by health boards in Wales? I know the answer will probably be, 'Go and Google it, Natasha', but the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. First Minister, I've stood here many a time, and I know you don't like answering individual cases, but I have been asked by a number of constituents about a matter that I'd like to raise with you today, here in the Chamber. Now…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. Will the First Minister make a statement on coronavirus requirements for international travellers from Wales? OQ57043
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, one of the main aims of the UK spending review is levelling up across the UK to increase and spread opportunity. However, as we've heard in the previous question today, Wales continues to face significant skills shortages, hindering the Welsh…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, may I ask for a statement from the Minister for health on the availability of electroretinography services for eye patients here in Wales? Wales is the only country in the UK that does not have access to this service for eye patients, and I'm…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I'm sure you'll agree that a thriving retail sector is vital to the economic development of all communities across Wales. It is concerning for me, however, that almost one in five shops in Wales are now empty according to the Welsh Retail…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What measures will the Welsh Government introduce to support businesses in the current Senedd term? OQ56948
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Minister, the COVID lockdown has seen a rise in the number of pets being stolen, with the result that pet abduction is to be made a criminal offence in England. Theft of a pet is currently treated as a loss of the owner's property under the Theft Act of 1968…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
9. What measures will the Minister propose to strengthen the protection of animals in Wales during the current Senedd term? OQ56824
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, manufacturing accounts for just 10 per cent of the UK's gross domestic product, which is amongst the lowest of all countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Increasing manufacturing can boost national earnings, and the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, thank you so much for mentioning women and young people in your previous answer, but I'd like to focus on older people. The older people's commissioner for Wales, in 2018, reported that an estimated 112,500 older people actually live in…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introduction, apologies and substitutions
Thank you so much, Chair. Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Natasha Asghar. I am the Welsh Conservative Member for South Wales East. I'm very happy to be here amongst all of you today and I look forward to working with you over the next five years.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The road network
Wales has some of the worst air quality in the UK. I have mentioned on a few occasions since I've been here that Cardiff and Port Talbot both have higher PM10 levels than either Birmingham or Manchester, and that's just simply unacceptable. Congestion on…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The road network
Thank you, Presiding Officer. In the film Back to the Future, Doc Brown says to Marty McFly, 'Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.' Listening to those words, he could have easily been talking about Wales today. It's a sad fact that they reflect the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, hospice care, especially for children, is a sensitive and emotive subject, but the pandemic and lockdowns have made a difficult subject worse. Last year, Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith jointly published 'Family Voices', a report that gave voice to the most…
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Questions to the First Minister
Minister, the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns across the United Kingdom resulted in a loss of months of driver training and the cancellation of 28,000 HGV driver tests. This has undermined efforts to grow the pool of 300,000 qualified lorry drivers in the…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, may I ask for a statement from the Minister for Climate Change on measures to encourage people to switch to electric vehicles here in Wales? The UK Government's grant scheme for electric cars, vans and trucks has been updated to target less…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I want to just agree with you on exactly what you said—that I commend all of the transport operators who have been working under such difficult circumstances. But I also welcome the announcement that Transport for Wales is to receive £70…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Bus services
I'm very grateful for the opportunity to make my maiden speech in this Parliament on the subject of bus services in Wales, and I'd like to thank my colleague for raising this and tabling this as an issue. Now, it's without a doubt that this is an issue of…
