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Topical Questions
Thank you to the Member for raising this. Cabinet Minister, I spent over 20 years with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, so I recognise the efforts of crews, Natural Resources Wales officers, and everyone containing pollution. But the facts are deeply…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you for that. This decision will commit public money for decades, and Members need to see the figures before the Commission commits to the deal. On 8 October, officials told the Finance Committee that the business case uses a 50-year appraisal period…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
7. Will the Commission publish the whole-life costs and options appraisal for the future of Tŷ Hywel before signing any further binding contracts? OQ64760
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Finance: An Update on Council Tax
Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Cabinet Minister, families across Afan Ogwr Rhondda needed certainty, and so I give you credit for finally giving them the answer. But when the previous Government put 2028 into law, the Institute for Fiscal Studies hoped that would…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. Cabinet Minister, accessible sport means good facilities close to home, with affordable, fair access to every club, school and girls' team. I welcome your expansion support for artificial pitches. In May 2024, the then Cabinet…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I accept the health visitor dispute began before you took office, but it has continued under your Government, affecting vulnerable children and families in my constituency. In March, Heledd Fychan, who now sits in your Cabinet, asked the…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. What action is the Welsh Government taking to resolve the health visitor pay and grading dispute at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board? OQ64682 [R]
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Short Debate: The importance of port infrastructure and maritime traffic to the Welsh economy
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. And thank you to Ben for giving me a minute to contribute. Wales's ports are not simply gateways for freight, they are strategic economic assets, and nowhere is more at stake than Port Talbot. The UK Government is backing the…
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Reform UK Debate: Regional rugby
This debate is not about nostalgia, and it is not about politicians trying to run the Welsh Rugby Union. It is about whether Wales should lose a quarter of its men's professional game before anyone has shown that it must. The union has already fixed the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
I'd like to declare an interest, as my partner works within the NHS. Cabinet Minister, in Afan Ogwr Rhondda, around 27,000 people are living with cardiovascular disease, and it causes more than one in four deaths—around 630 people every year. More than 36,000…
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Questions to the First Minister
This month, the Cabinet Minister said lower bills would come eventually. I want the claim put into pounds and pence for Afan Ogwr Rhondda. The previous Labour Government approved £430,000 for Community Energy Wales and YnNi Teg in 2025-26. CEW is co-led by…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I recognise that £85 million has been invested in flood risk management this year, but Rhondda Cynon Taf's investigation into storm Dennis has found that Blaenllechau was flooded from the steep hillside above it, that felling on Welsh…
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Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
In Rhondda and Ogmore, a health visitor is often the first to notice a baby not feeding, a mother not coping, a home not safe. I accept that the board is the employer and banding must follow NHS job evaluation—the Cabinet Minister cannot sign a payslip. But…
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Statement by the First Minister: Weather, wildfires, drought and resilience
I would like to declare an interest, having worked for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service for over 20 years. First Minister, I thank our firefighters, control staff and support teams. On 13 August, joint fire control handled over 1,000 calls. At one point…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health: Priorities for Public and Preventative Health
Nobody in this Chamber disputes that preventing illness is better than treating it. But look at the evidence in my constituency. Swansea bay has been under targeted intervention for cancer since 24 January, and on the latest published figures, its bowel…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
My partner works for the NHS, so I've got to put that on the record. I've previously worked with the fire service as well, and my son currently works with the fire service.
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Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you, Counsel General. I accept that Wales has an extensive framework of accountability in place: the courts, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, the Auditor General for Wales and the Information Commissioner. Each has an important role to play, but…
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Questions to the Counsel General
3. What role does the Counsel General have in ensuring public bodies in Wales comply with their legal duties? OQ64242
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
I thank the Member for the question. Food poverty is a serious issue, but it cannot be an excuse to lower food standards or short-change Welsh farmers. Earlier this year, it emerged that Welsh councils were serving schoolchildren chicken imported from…
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Dan Thomas.
