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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
2. What support does the Welsh Government provide to young people with additional learning needs who wish to attend post-16 education, and their families? OQ59089
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
What I'm suggesting here is something not dissimilar to what we would do if we were leading councils and we found our schools accruing huge balances and not using those for the purpose they were created for, that resource to help educate our young children…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
To do so—. I'll finish this point, Mike, if I may. To do so, a formula would be used by the Welsh Government to enable an adjustment in the RSG where councils hold usable reserves above a set threshold. The money adjusted from the RSG over the threshold would…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
My personal view is that there are many people in Wales who can well afford to pay for meals for their children. Would you expect free meals for your children? Would I? I don't think so. So, let's just be honest, and I'll go back again. So, how much is that?…
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I'm not reflecting on that at the moment.
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Yes, okay, I will do.
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Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Diolch, Llywydd. I move the amendment in the name of Darren Millar. First of all, I would like to thank the Minister for her statement. I recognise the difficult financial backdrop that this year's budget has been drafted within. There are, hopefully, though…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
The Welsh Conservative group will be supporting the LCM today. I know that the Senedd has discussed the merits of the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreement on a number of occasions. And, as the Minister stated, the LCM relates to a Bill that ensures…
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Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes. This is my second, so, yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
They have just put in a commission, a chair-and-board commission, actually, to deliver moving forward, recognising that they need the expertise to shape that policy. The commission is designed not to stand in the way of the Government at all, but to assist…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I hear your points on that, James. I think the commission is absolutely fundamental to drive this forward to pull together the expertise, not in just food production, but in health, in education, in all those other areas, to help shape the legislative…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
—but I'm a backbench Member bringing a backbench Member's Bill that I'm asking the Government to implement, and I want the weight of the legislature to come behind me on this. I hope that the legislature and the Government can see the overarching aim that…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I'm absolutely 100 per cent behind this Bill—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
We've said we'd be pragmatic to amend certain elements of this. You're referring to when I said it would have been nice to talk to the Minister about it. To me, these four asks within this legislation are pretty simple. The strategy, the food plans and the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Where's my red line?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Whenever you put an extra expectation on a body, they have to learn how to manage that, and they do that all the time. As new regulations and expectations are put on them, they have to align themselves to them. But I would draw you to some of the consultation…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
This has come up, and we have considered this a bit. Aled will respond to that.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I tend to agree with you, but I am conscious that other people aren't agreeing. I think, in fairness, it's an area perhaps we need to reflect on further so that we don't actually remove somebody who could be useful to contribute to it or who the Government…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Can I invite Sam in again, please?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I would be amazed if the Government hasn't got access to the right data it needs. If it hasn't got that data, it needs to find it pretty quickly, because that wouldn't give us much confidence for the future if they couldn't find the data to put in strong…
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Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Can I bring Sam in on that?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
—refer to a learned colleague to give a reflection.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I'm going to—. You're clearly—. I'm out of my depth with you, Alun. I'm going to—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
There are different—. I mean, we've heard from different people about the nature of secondary goals. Could they be worded differently? Could they be more aligned to the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales? And, you know, it's a fair challenge. Don't…
