, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thanks, Jayne. Yes, it's on the accessibility point. I may be going back to where I started, Counsel General—how do you tally up with all you've just said that we're then consenting to legislative consent motions? And then, with regard to your duty under the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
No, only perhaps—maybe after Jayne finishes her questions. Maybe she's going to ask what I want to ask. I won't want to step on Jayne's toes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
If I could just ask one follow-up question, Chair. Counsel General, I can't imagine the pressure that's been on the legislation team with regard to COVID and Brexit, and I can certainly see the advantages of the UK Government legislating within some areas…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Or more probably I wasn't clear enough, Counsel General. A lot of the issues we've raised, a lot of issues we've heard and we've read on the LCMs are to do with the fact that they latch onto Westminster Bills because of convenience and because of time. Now…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Maybe my question was lost in translation a little bit.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you very much, Chair, and good afternoon to you, Counsel General. Isn't the answer to some of the issues, or the majority of the issues that have been raised this afternoon, to increase the capacity of the Welsh Government to legislate in the devolved…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, could I also ask for a statement regarding the issue of building safety in high rises? Does the Welsh Government agree with Plaid Cymru that innocent leaseholders should not pay for defective work by developers? And Trefnydd, could we also have a…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
It was good to see pupils from Ysgol Mynydd Bychan in the gallery today, and Heledd Fychan and I took a number of challenging questions from them, including which party we would join other than Plaid Cymru. I can clearly say that the answer was not the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our Constitutional Future
There are several questions to answer. I look forward to working with you over the summer months, and other parties, to create a convention that can build a better Wales, a greener Wales, a fairer Wales and a more prosperous Wales. Diolch yn fawr.
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our Constitutional Future
How are you going to be able to ensure that, when things move quickly, the convention remains relevant? And finally, I've raised this point about the fact that independence needs to be a part of the question. How much support have you had from your party in…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our Constitutional Future
Considering again past commissions, a huge difference with this convention is the broad remit. The Thomas commission was very broad, but it was to look at the justice system. The Richard commission was to look at reform here. The task is so vast, and that can…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our Constitutional Future
Because the devolved settlement, as it stands, is unsustainable. It is subject to the whims of the Westminster Government. We are not sovereign; it's the Westminster Government that still says that it's sovereign. The sovereignty should rest here with the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our Constitutional Future
Rather, it should be the work of the entire nation, including the Tories, all of its people, all of its perspectives, working together. A convention can start the work of creating a truly new Welsh democracy, something we really need. It can't be another…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our Constitutional Future
Thank you, Counsel General, for your statement, and I thank Mr Millar also for the acknowledgement that his party will be willing to collaborate with this convention. Now, Counsel General, as a fellow lawyer, I welcome this convention and the opportunity to…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I have been very fortunate recently to meet a number of schools in Cardiff—Gwaelod y Garth, Plasmawr and Cardiff West Community High School—to discuss the great work of the Youth Parliament, and every time there is a question-and-answer session at…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'm not going to rehearse the argument about the union flag. What the UK Government is doing is blatant, it's obvious, and I think, as you've said previously, First Minister, it's not going to work. It's more the technical point I wanted to make. As you've…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that, First Minister, and Heledd Fychan and I have written to the Minister, asking for the possible options in dealing with this.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
3. What discussions has the First Minister had following the decision of Cardiff Council's planning committee to permit the UK Government to display the union flag at its new premises in the capital? OQ56781
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you, Minister.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. Minister, I want to ask you a question about bilingualism, and ensuring that the Welsh language is given parity of esteem with English, which has been part of the story of devolution from the outset. Considering the fact that the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session
Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. I think I'm just going to follow up on that question, Minister, with a question on the role of the Senedd in the consent process. If the Senedd doesn't have a formal or meaningful role in the consent process, it is very important…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session
Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you very much, Chair.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session
Thank you very much for that, Minister. I wanted to go on now. You've told us that we're going to have an opportunity to scrutinise this Bill, and we'll have an opportunity to do that in the Senedd. I wanted, then, to go on to talk about the accessibility of…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning to you, Minister. In my first few weeks in the Senedd, I've heard on several occasions the First Minister, the Counsel General and others talking about the attacks from Westminster on the devolution settlement here in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, I'd like to ask a pressing issue with regard to the social care system, which can be resolved now, and this is a personal issue to me. In response to my colleague Gareth Davies last week, you said there hadn't been a blanket ban on care home visits…
