, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
Thank you, Chair. Hello, Minister.
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Llywydd, this year marks the fortieth anniversary of Seren Books, based in my constituency of Bridgend. Seren is Wales's leading, independent literary publisher, specialising in writings from across our nation. With publications spanning from poetry, fiction…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Foundational Economy
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Backing local businesses is vital and that is why I am so happy to see the £1 million investment for the backing local firms fund from you today, Minister. I know in my constituency of Bridgend the difference that strong local…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales
Thank you. Just one more question, which leads on really nicely, actually. We've highlighted the quote from the Low Commission, who argue that public law education is as important in achieving equal justice as public health education is in tackling the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales
Yes, thank you, Chair. You've touched on some of this already when you were talking about advocacy and some of the things that can be done to help people challenge. And you've also said that, ideally, we should avoid people having to take action to even…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales
Thank you. Sorry, I'm having a moment with my computer. Are we—? Sorry, Chair. I was covering section 5—are we on section 5?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Finance and Local Government - Subsidy Control Bill
Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Finance and Local Government - Subsidy Control Bill
Thank you. And just a quick follow up, then, because you've mentioned, obviously—. I think a lot of what's coming through today is that we are waiting, there's secondary legislation and guidance coming, but in the meantime, has Welsh Government been able to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Finance and Local Government - Subsidy Control Bill
Thank you, Chair. I'm going to ask some questions now about the impact of the Bill on Wales. One part that really stood out in the report for me was that it says that the UK Government’s impact assessment anticipates that the Bill will have a positive…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Thank you, Minister. That's all my questions.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Okay, wonderful. Thank you. My last question, then: could the committee get an update on the roll-out of the bovine vaccination deployments aiming to be done by 2025?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Okay. And in the update that will be coming next month, will that be part of this? Will we get an understanding of when that might be possible to do, then?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Thank you. That was a wonderful answer, a very informative answer. It kind of moves on quite nicely to my next question, Minister. So, with 10,000 cattle culled annually due to bovine TB, could we please get an update on plans for a mandatory system on…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Thank you, Chair. Hello, Minister. I'm going to be asking questions on the bovine TB eradication programme in Wales. So, it is really encouraging to see that there has been an overall decrease in bovine TB incidents across Wales. However, it continues to put…
, Plenary
Debate: Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales
This Welsh Government race equality action plan has come at a pivotal time, and I'm so pleased to hear our Minister say today that it's all about ultimately creating an anti-racist Wales. I just want to say as a new Member of the Senedd, as I haven't been…
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Questions to the First Minister
I want to thank our First Minister for his continued work around young people and mental health, and in particular his commitment to early prevention and access to services. And, in the last year, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, which covers…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, in my constituency of Bridgend, I have been asking residents about their experiences of contacting primary care. The feedback has ranged from 'very good' to people who felt that they have waited too long. I am concerned that this could…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—think tanks
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—think tanks
Thank you. And if I can just ask one more, we've talked to some people as well today, when it comes to housing as well, and local authorities that are using bailiffs, and about how distressing that can be, how traumatising that can be, and also the police…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—think tanks
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Steffan, and to the Bevan Foundation, really—a lot of the people that we've met with today have quoted a lot of your research, and it's really invaluable when it comes to looking at this topic. I just wanted to have a little bit…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—affordable credit
Thank you, Chair. Yes, the last question, then, really, is just to get an idea of—. At the end of the day, you're the ones who really see what's going on on the ground, and I was just wondering whether you could give us some insight, really, into what you…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—impact on groups with protected characteristics
Thank you, and Cerys.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—impact on groups with protected characteristics
Thank you, and I think that's the thing that's at the forefront of a lot of our minds now, that it's an opportunity today to really have a look at what worked and what didn't. One of the things I just wanted to drill down into a little bit is that there were…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—impact on groups with protected characteristics
Thank you, Cerys. Lee.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—impact on groups with protected characteristics
Thank you, both. Yes, I want to understand a little bit better today the effectiveness of Welsh Government support to tackle debt during the pandemic in terms of the needs of different groups, and the Bevan Foundation's excellent research on this has shown…
