, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Diolch. Yes, as you say, time is running out with it, because it's a hard deadline, and, as you say, I'd be very interested in understanding what extension is possible and what we could do here to help with that cliff edge. The rushed nature of this Bill…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which was only introduced in September of last year, has been an unmitigated disaster—designed to remove all remaining retained EU law from the UK statute book by the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Back last month, your Government unveiled a new LGBTQ+ action plan. You also signalled intent to start negotiating with the UK Government to devolve powers related to gender recognition. This is a positive step and it is something that, in principle, Plaid…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much for that answer.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Llywydd. I welcome the mention of the real living wage in social care in your statement on fair work yesterday. Plaid Cymru has been a strong campaigner for many years for a pay increase for those dedicated and absolutely essential staff working in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
In the recently published Bevan Foundation document, 'A snapshot of poverty in winter 2023', debt was found to be a significant problem. More than a quarter of people surveyed borrowed money between October 2022 and January 2023, with 13 per cent being in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for that response, Minister.
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
1. What is the Government doing to help families in South Wales East who have fallen into debt? OQ59162
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Llywydd, and a happy St David's Day to everyone.
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Fair Work: Annual Progress and Priorities
As we will discuss in the Plaid debate tomorrow, the fair work agenda needs to have a central role in shaping Wales's future industrial and economic strategy. In response to the draconian strikes Bill making its way through Westminster, it is vital for us in…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Fair Work: Annual Progress and Priorities
Thank you for this afternoon's statement, and for the report you published today too.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch yn fawr, Prif Weinidog. The recent news that road projects in Wales would not be funded was a bitter pill to swallow for some. It would have been a bit easier to understand if it had not been accompanied by the announcement a day later that the bus…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. What is the Government doing to promote sustainable travel in South Wales East? OQ59163
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Most people who have been food shopping in recent months will have noticed a shortage of eggs. Some producers, faced with rising costs and supermarkets that refuse to reflect this in their contracts, are leaving the industry if they can. This was made clear…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
4. What is the Minister doing to support the egg industry in South Wales East? OQ59130
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2023-24
That's not an excuse, but I said 'all the parties that subscribed to austerity', which we didn't. The deterioration in policing levels over the past decade was brought up during a recent street surgery last Friday in Pontlottyn. People had noticed what the…
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2023-24
The initial wave of Tory-driven austerity led to 400 police officers and 100 community support officers being lost from the ranks of the south Wales police force alone. Despite the recent investments, staffing levels at this force remain well below the…
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2023-24
I've only just started.
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2023-24
Austerity has delivered a devastating impact on policing in the UK. The brutal cuts to public spending, masked by the term 'austerity', may have been the brainchild of the Tory party, but they are also a stain on other Westminster parties, as it was backed by…
, Finance Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Under Standing Order 17.42, I propose that we go into private session now for the remainder of our meeting. Is everybody happy? I don't see any dissent, so, yes, we'll go into private session. Thank you.
, Finance Committee
Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
That brings us to a conclusion, unless anybody has got any other questions for Peter and the team. That leaves me just to thank you very much for your time this morning and shortly into this afternoon. I wish you well with the Bill, Peter, and we will be…
, Finance Committee
Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much. I'll bring Rhianon in at this point. Can we unmute Rhianon, please? There we are. Lovely.
, Finance Committee
Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
I'm just conscious of time. Have you got something briefly you wanted to say?
, Finance Committee
Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
I know Tyler wants to come in, but just on the points you were talking about there, you were saying that consultation and developing a Bill is also about making some assumptions. When it comes to staffing costs, did you assume local authority pay scales or…
