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Questions to the First Minister
You did.
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Questions to the First Minister
No, no 'secondly' at 1 minute and 45. We'll just take the first of those, First Minister.
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Questions to the First Minister
James Evans.
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Questions to the First Minister
Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
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Questions to the First Minister
Questions now from the party leaders. Leader of the Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
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Questions to the First Minister
You will need to come to a question.
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon and welcome to this Senedd Plenary meeting. The first item this afternoon will be questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Sioned Williams.
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Voting Time
If Members could leave quietly. If you feel you need to leave, please do so quietly, and then I'll ask Delyth Jewell to introduce her short debate.
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Voting Time
And that concludes voting for this afternoon, but we do have one item of business remaining—the short debate. This afternoon's short debate is to be presented by Delyth Jewell. I will ask her to begin, once she feels the Chamber is sufficiently silent for her…
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Voting Time
That brings us to voting time, and unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will proceed directly to the vote. The only vote this afternoon is on item 6, the motion to approve the Senedd Commission's budget for 2024-25, and I call for a vote on…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: International Men's Day
The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? No, there are no objections. The motion is therefore agreed.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: International Men's Day
Laura Anne Jones now to reply to the debate.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: International Men's Day
The Deputy Minister to contribute to the debate. Lynne Neagle.
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
Well, the remuneration board is independent of the Commission, and it's the board that makes the financial bid to the Commission for the funds necessary for them to carry out their responsibilities. In the next item of business today, we will be discussing…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
During 2023, the Commission has made two cost-of-living payments to staff. Early in 2023, a £500 payment was made to employees to earning £32,000 or less. A second payment of £1,500 is being paid in two instalments in this financial year—one in October and…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
That's not my experience, I must say, and I'm not familiar with Members having raised with me any problems with accessing Zoom for meetings with their constituents. I use the technology myself. But, if there are problems, I'm more than happy to make sure that…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
The Commission uses a broad range of modern technologies to support the work of Members and their support staff. We aim to deliver technology that will accommodate different working practices and allow users to work flexibly and safely from any…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
I have no idea, is my answer to that question. What it may interest you to know is that the decision to suspend GB News from the internal system—. It took a while for any Member to realise that it had been suspended. So, watching the television or watching…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
I'm genuinely grateful for the opportunity to say a few things on this issue to Members this afternoon. GB News was not suspended by me because I might disagree with its editorial remit. It was not its political content that led to its suspension, it was the…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
Following a recent broadcast by GB News that was deliberately offensive to women in public life in particular, I took the decision to remove the channel from the Senedd’s internal television system. That suspension will continue whilst the Commission seeks…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Adam Price.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Questions now from party spokespeople. Welsh Conservative spokesperson, Mark Isherwood.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
We now have questions for the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution. The first question is from Mabon ap Gwynfor.
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I thank the Minister and Deputy Minister.
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
And finally, question 8. Tom Giffard.
