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Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon. Looking towards the future, one of the things that we haven't discussed this afternoon is section 20 reviews. You've told us previously that you're expecting to announce a section 20 review soon. when can we expect this, and…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you for that response. That's good news because, as you know, despite years of raising concerns about the former East Pit opencast site in my own region, many of my constituents have expressed serious concerns about the long-term safety of the site, and…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
5. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on opencast mine restoration in South Wales West? OQ63794
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: More Homes
You began your statement by saying that good housing underpins people's health, well-being and chances, and I'd absolutely agree. For disabled people, that's especially true. A constituent of mine uses a powered wheelchair and has recently had a house…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to request a statement, please, from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership on the potential impact of the proposals by the Welsh Rugby Union to cut one of Wales's four professional regions, with the Ospreys widely understood to be…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to request a statement from the Minister for Further and Higher Education about how the Government supports the workforce in our universities, including Swansea University in the region that I represent, and I declare an interest, Dirprwy Lywydd…
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Questions to the First Minister
Jobs and training are important, of course. You referenced your investment summit; of course, the universities of South Wales West weren't invited, they told me, to that investment summit, so that was rather surprising. Deprivation in my region is…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks for that answer.
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Questions to the First Minister
7. How is the Welsh Government working with partners to alleviate deprivation in South Wales West? OQ63745
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
My notes aren't clear enough.
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Did I withdraw it? I can't remember. I withdrew it? Did I withdraw it? Yes, I withdrew it. No, I'm not going to move it. I'm very sorry.
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Did I withdraw that?
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
The list.
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
I can't remember now whether I pulled it back or not. [Laughter.]
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Thank you. I'd like to thank everyone for their response. Of course, our recommendation 10 as a committee made it clear that we didn't want to create some sort of complaints system. But the concerns and the evidence that we heard in terms of how that is not…
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Thank you, Chair. This amendment relates to complaints guidance and making sure that BSL users can access services and can raise concerns when things go wrong. The purpose of the amendment is to require Welsh Ministers to publish guidance on how people can…
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Group 7: Reporting arrangements and listed public bodies (Amendments 9, 12, 13, 24)
Thank you. I think that the number of public bodies that are included and listed ultimately is an important question that's raised by this Bill, because the lives, interests and ambitions of deaf BSL signers are not shaped, of course, by health and education…
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Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
No.
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Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
No.
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Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
No.
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Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
And it is a shame, of course, that we can't ask the Cabinet Secretary about that in the session today, but, of course, we will have an opportunity, perhaps, at Stage 3 to do that. So, having made those points about perhaps needing to have more discussion in…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
'Nevertheless, to assist the committee, there appears to be no legal bar to the Bill requiring that the BSL adviser be deaf. The attention of the committee is drawn, in particular, to section 13(3) of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Equality Act 2010…
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Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
Thank you. It has been good to have this discussion, because I do think that it is an important point. I accept the points that have been made and that we looked into during our inquiry and our scrutiny of this Bill in terms of eligibility. Of course, the…
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Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
Thank you, Chair. I move these amendments in my name. I will be speaking to amendment 20, 21 and 22 together. The role of the BSL adviser is a critical one, of course, and it's a central part of the strength of this Bill, and it's something that the deaf…
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Group 5: Co-production (Amendments 19, 18)
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. I would just like to thank Mark for the offer of working together to ensure, as I set out when I was setting out my amendments, the absolute crucial importance of co-production, which I know he's been a long advocate for, as he…
