15 October 2025 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Town-centre regeneration
… successful—because they live above it, and they live around it, and they meet down there as a focal point . That coffee shop has passing footfall. It has that in-built footfall as well. So, we really need … long way in regenerating our high street. This is all about making high streets again a focal point for our communities, giving people a reason to come into our town centres, giving them a reason to shop …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 3: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board
… time. I'm asking most people who are coming today to give evidence this question. Obviously, the focal point today is the Health Bill. I appreciate, as a committee, we're very fortunate; we've got quite …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 2: Llais
… Chair, I can ask this question. In relation to this Bill—. Obviously, that's going to be the focal point of this session today. With regard to—. And I should have probably asked the previous group that were …
7 July 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: New Development Agency for Wales
… want the agency to focus on retaining ownership and economic value in Wales by delivering a clear national focal point for businesses that have the ambition and potential to scale up. I want it to provide support, advice …
9 June 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… that response, First Minister. Bangor Conwy Môn is home to a number of high streets that were once focal points of economic growth and activity, but years of austerity under the Conservatives and a lack of sensible strategy …
27 November 2025 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
COVID-19: evidence session with the WCVA, British Red Cross, Mantell Gwynedd County Voluntary Council and Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations
… seldom reach—lonely, isolated, rural—and trying to keep them up to date and becoming very much that focal point of information that was trusted from the voluntary sector, and, again, using those micro groups that were set …
15 October 2025 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Town-centre regeneration
… pre-pandemic levels, vacant retail units, shuttered shopfronts, lost amenities and boarded-up windows. What were once the focal points of many urban centres have become symbols of economic decline. Retail closures have hit us hard in recent …
9 October 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Panel 3
… then—. Sorry, Chair, final question: do you see that being a sole employer, like Tata has been that focal point , with the supply chain around it, or do you now see it being Tata and other big employers …
2 October 2025 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
… one that is to be considerably limited, or is the general, broader welfare something to become a focal point for this Bill as well …
17 September 2025 , Plenary
90-second Statements
… the friends of the memorial, past and present, who have ensured we have the memorial, which is a focal point for the families of the miners to go and remember their loved ones. On Sunday the wonderful Wrexham …
13 May 2025 , Plenary
Stage 4 of the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill
… the National Institute for Learning Welsh will be an important step forward. The institute will be the focal point for Welsh learning, and it will help in the process of planning to develop the education workforce. It will …
28 April 2025 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social cohesion: evidence session 6
… being used was a pillar of the community. A lot of people lost their jobs. It was a focal point for a lot of people there, and so obviously that meant that there were a lot more emotions …
2 April 2025 , Plenary
Short Debate: Gresford Colliery: The mining disaster that shaped a community
… Prince of Wales. The memorial features an original wheel from the winding gear and it remains the key focal point for the disaster, with over 200 people attending last September's service. The mine was re-entered …
6 March 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure - Panel 4 - Welsh Government
… would say that that wasn't the case. The Dublin office was actually a focal point for co-ordination between the Welsh Government, the UK Government and the Irish Government, and actually it was able to get updates …
5 February 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with Mineral Products Association Wales and the British Aggregates Association
… the Bill is proposing, so within that context, do you not accept that creating an authority gives a focal point , basically, because local authorities are juggling so much at the minute, and you've mentioned the Health and …
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… put this on the record today. It's about bringing together a range of services in a focal point for Tregaron and the surrounding rural areas. And that's also a really good example of partnership with Ceredigion …
18 September 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
… the memorial, past and present, who have ensured through their considerable efforts that we have this poignant focal point for the families of the miners to remember their loved ones. We're also fortunate to have the Wrexham …
1 July 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The EU settlement scheme and citizens' rights after Brexit: evidence session 1
… much more prominent centre for EU citizens in Wales; there isn't really anywhere that is a focal point that people can go to in terms of getting advice, but also perhaps as a place to celebrate different …
5 June 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales: 2023'
Now, what Plaid Cymru had envisaged would be a body that would prove a focal point for nationwide engagement, ensuring debates on controversial decisions occur early in the process. It would also ensure long-term stability beyond electoral …
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
… for people to bring their priorities to the attention of their parliament, and this petition quickly became a focal point for people who wanted to express their opposition to the policy. Our debate today gives the Parliament another …