Delyth Jewell: Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to ask for a statement, please, explaining why some care homes have been deprioritised for vaccines. I've been contacted by a small care home in Caerphilly county borough who are really upset that their residents are no longer due to be vaccinated in the first two priority groups. They were originally told that all care home residents would be vaccinated in the first...
Delyth Jewell: Thank you, Llywydd. Minister, in your statement last week, you acknowledged that second homes were an increasing problem in parts of Wales. But the steps taken to date by the Government are very small in tackling this problem. BBC Cymru Fyw recently interviewed a local campaigner for fair housing rights, Rhys Tudur, and Rhys said that young people like him couldn't buy homes locally and...
Delyth Jewell: Thank you for that response. In terms of the gap in the law, the loophole, it doesn't matter about the semantics here, but as you said, it's a matter of an ethical injustice in way, so even if local authorities aren't losing out, it is an issue that needs to be resolved, and we need to close that loophole. Clearly, this is something that the next Government will have to tackle. I would like...
Delyth Jewell: Well, thank you, Minister. I'm sure that all councils, including Caerphilly, as you added, will be looking forward expectantly to the final settlement. Finally, I'd like to turn now to council tax. Plaid Cymru is calling on the Welsh Government, as I'm sure you know, to provide local authorities with more funding in order to stave off increases in council tax for this year, when many...
Delyth Jewell: We can protest to save a library, it would seem. I’m pleased that the context has changed so much overnight. Winning this argument is significant, not only to secure jobs within our national library, although these are very important indeed, but it is also a step towards safeguarding the future of our culture. The future of the national library is an issue of national importance. I’ve...
Delyth Jewell: 'The authorities will probably experience some little financial difficulty in the immediate future, but when the present unhappy war is over, the people of Wales will undoubtedly repeat the work to which it has so creditably put their hands and hearts to accomplish.'
Delyth Jewell: After all, when the library was established, it was supported by thousands of working-class people, including the miners of the Valleys. Thank goodness that that battle has been won again in the face of Government philistinism so that the sacrifices made by those people are not in vain. Because it wouldn’t have been the role of Government to condemn the library; it’s the property of the...
Delyth Jewell: 4. Will the First Minister make a statement on the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in South Wales East? OQ56297
Delyth Jewell: Thank you. First Minister, I want to ask you about vaccinations for people with learning disabilities living in care homes, which is an issue raised with me by a number of constituents. These families thought that their loved ones would be vaccinated in the first priority groups, due to the health Minister's pledge in this Chamber that all care home residents and staff would have received a...
Delyth Jewell: 8. Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of Welsh-medium education in South Wales East? OQ56285
Delyth Jewell: Diolch, Llywydd. It's not a secret that we believe that there should be a ban on no-fault evictions, and the amendments that we've tabled today reflect this position. Our amendments in this group are based on the Scottish model, which bans no-fault evictions but does allow evictions in a limited number of circumstances. The reason for using the Scottish approach is not because we think that...
Delyth Jewell: Diolch, Llywydd. I thank Members for taking part in the debate. I think this is the first time that Laura and I have responded to legislation together since she has come to this role, so I welcome her to that. I think that the short debate that we've just had does go to show that there still is this imbalance in terms of influence between tenants and landlords. I'd certainly agree with what...
Delyth Jewell: Yes.
Delyth Jewell: Diolch, Llywydd. The amendments in this group are also reflective of our position of wanting to end no-fault evictions. We have tabled these in the spirit of seeking to find compromise with the Government, as we would consider supporting the Bill if it extended the no-fault period. So, these amendments extend the period of notice that must be given for a no-fault eviction, and we've provided...
Delyth Jewell: Diolch, Llywydd. I do realise that the Minister has sympathy with the motivation behind these amendments. I thank her for the response. In politics, I think that obviously we always need to find a balance—the art of what is possible. I still feel that the balance here needs to be tipped more in favour of the people with the kind of either vulnerabilities or very precarious situations that...
Delyth Jewell: [Inaudible.]
Delyth Jewell: Yes, formally.
Delyth Jewell: Moved.
Delyth Jewell: Move.
Delyth Jewell: Move.
