19 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you, Peter, for being here today. I can see that a tremendous amount of work has gone into this, and it's very comprehensive. I'm going to start at the beginning, with the food goals. With the primary food goal, it states…
17 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. Digital poverty is an issue that I deeply care about. I think the true implications were very much brought into the mainstream during the pandemic, when we relied on all things digital to connect with one another during lockdowns…
17 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. How is the Welsh Government tackling digital poverty? OQ58951
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Brilliant. Excellent. Thank you very much, and thank you, Chair.
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much. And, finally, I'd like to ask whether this budget includes funding for the delivery of the LGBTQ+ action plan, which is expected imminently in February 2023.
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Minister. During last year's budget scrutiny session, you told the committee that £20 million had been allocated to deliver the Wales anti-racist plans. Have any changes been made to this budget in light of the reprioritisation exercise undertaken…
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. I'm going to ask some questions now about strengthening equalities and promoting human rights. To begin with, has the Welsh Government undertaken any costings on what level of funding is needed to incorporate the United Nations…
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Yes, thank you, Chair.
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Okay. Thank you. And finally, you've already touched on this in terms of fuel poverty, and I do appreciate that this is not your specific brief, Minister, but given the energy-inefficient nature of Wales's housing stock, and the increasing number of Welsh…
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Minister. Following on, then, to another portfolio approach to tackling poverty, your paper mentions that you aim to publish a refreshed child poverty strategy in autumn 2023. So, will there be any additional resource allocated to this in the…
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you for being here today. This follows on quite nicely, I think, Minister, as you've just mentioned the Bevan Foundation. So, as well with the devolved Welsh benefits, the Bevan Foundation has called for the means-tested…
16 January 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
Thinking about it, Chair, I declare that I'm a member of the Bevan Foundation, as we have evidence from them today, and also, if we relate to Unison evidence, I'm also a member of Unison.
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Economy
Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Economy
Absolutely. Thank you. You have sort of anticipated my next question as well, Minister, but I will try to wrap it all up here. Universities Wales and the Institute of Physics have been in touch with other committees as well, just to highlight how concerned…
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Economy
Thank you. My follow-up question was going to be did you expect there to be changes to the budget when the strategy is published in 2024-25. But at the moment, you can't give any—.
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Economy
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Minister—just about, yes. I'm going to follow on now with some questions around research and innovation. Your paper notes that there is no overarching need for research and innovation, but that the innovation strategy will…
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Absolutely. Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. And my final question, then, is about the sustainable farming scheme, which, as we know, is ambitious and a huge priority. So, Minister, have you started any discussions with other departments about movement of budget to support those ambitions if…
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. We're aware that there is an ongoing disagreement around this. Is there a possibility that the Welsh Government will invoke the dispute-resolution process to contest the UK Government's replacement EU funding for agriculture?
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'm going to follow on with some questions about the replacement EU funding. We've been told that Welsh Government has calculated that there is going to be a £21 million shortfall from the UK spending review for agricultural support, and this is obviously…
12 January 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Minister.
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Thank you very much.
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Thank you, Chair. A question to you, Deputy Minister: could you clarify the details of the Welsh Government's budget allocation for mental health services and what outcomes you're seeking to see from the investment? Also, if I could just add on as well…
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Chair.
