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Questions to the First Minister
8. How is the Welsh Government supporting people in Cynon Valley affected by the cost-of-living crisis? OQ58427
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Deputy Minister, when you and I have discussed inclusive play previously, we've agreed that key to improving access to these opportunities is making sure that information is easily available so that parents, guardians, children, young people and families know…
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UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, both. Thank you, Chair.
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UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, that's really useful. So, one final question from me: it's to ask for your views on the agreement's impact assessment and whether you think it provides sufficient detail regarding the potential impact of the agreement. Emily.
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UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, Sam. If I can ask you both the same question again, but this time in relation to the removal of regulatory barriers for trading services, so thinking particularly about mobility and digital trades, so your views on both of those. Shall I start with…
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UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thanks, Emily. Sam.
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UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Emily and good morning, Sam. With regard to removing regulatory barriers to trade in goods, do you think that the agreement goes far enough in that respect? I'm thinking also of the rules of origin requirements and the…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: 10-year Welsh in Education Strategic Plans
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. I'm proud of the record of achievement that my local authority has for delivering Welsh-medium education in Cynon Valley and the ways in which they've taken advantage of Welsh Government funding to increase…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister, for that answer. It's also really positive to see the range of possible interventions under ReAct+ to support people into work. How will Welsh Government ensure this aligns with the opportunities created in a green economy as we…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. How is the Welsh Government supporting more people in Cynon Valley to access work? OQ58336
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Statement by the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee: The procedure for dealing with complaints against Members of the Senedd
I'd like to thank Joyce Watson for her comments here today, and I sympathise very much with the comments that the Member has made. And what I would say in reply to that is that the issues that Joyce Watson has raised today fall mainly under the code, the code…
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Statement by the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee: The procedure for dealing with complaints against Members of the Senedd
Good afternoon, and thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd, for the opportunity to make this statement today. The committee has today laid a revised procedure for dealing with complains against Members of the Senedd, and an accompanying report. The procedure will come…
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90-second Statements
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. This month sees the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Caradog leading the Côr Mawr to victory in the challenge cup. Caradog—Griffith Rhys Jones—was born in Trecynon and worked as a blacksmith in Aberdare ironworks. He was a talented…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum for Wales Roll-out
Minister, thank you for your statement here today. It was a real pleasure to accompany you last week on a visit to Pontypridd High School in my constituency to showcase the brilliant work that the school has been doing in conjunction with the Moondance Cancer…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister. I've recently met with a number of businesses in the Cynon valley who are seeking to invest in renewable energy sources, or more modern energy efficient machinery. Of course, this can be very expensive for small family enterprises. How is…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
8. What consideration did the Minister give to supporting small and medium-sized businesses when determining the Welsh Government's budget for 2022-23? OQ58259
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
Thank you, Deputy Minister, for your statement today. I was delighted to have been able to visit one of the earlier Summer of Fun sessions back in 2017 in Penywaun in my constituency. I was really impressed with the way that the then lunch and fun club was…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Evaluating and Improving Education and Learning in Wales
Thank you for your statement, Minister. I think there is certainly a lot to welcome in this new approach. I appreciate the need for transparency and openness, but when our schools, our learners and our communities are so varied, with widely different…
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Debate on the Standards of Conduct Committee Report—Fourth Report to the Sixth Senedd under Standing Order 22.9
Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to thank Eluned Morgan MS for her words here today. I'd also like to thank my fellow members of the Standards of Conduct Committee for their work on this matter and the clerking team for all of their hard work and professionalism in…
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Debate on the Standards of Conduct Committee Report—Fourth Report to the Sixth Senedd under Standing Order 22.9
Diolch, Llywydd. As the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee, I formally move the motion. The committee considered the report from the commissioner for standards in relation to a complaint made against Eluned Morgan MS regarding her conviction for…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, Rhigos Primary School in my constituency is celebrating after recently being awarded the title of best breakfast club in Wales. We've been providing free breakfasts for children in Wales for just under 20 years now, improving not just their…
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Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
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Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
Thank you. And a final question from me on unemployment. The Bank of England has predicted that unemployment will start to rise from the end of this year until the end of 2025. How are you preparing for this scenario, and to what extent are the programmes…
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Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
Thank you. Obviously, the nature of the cost-of-living pressures are cross-cutting, aren't they, so what work are you doing with other Ministers to ensure that the needs of workers and businesses are considered across Welsh Government's policy development?…
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Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Minister. I'm going to start off with some introductory, overarching questions on the cost-of-living pressures, but I'm mindful that my colleagues that will follow me will have specific questions regarding the impact on…
