Results 621–640 of 1320 for representations -taxation speaker:Jenny Rathbone -speaker:Alun Davies -speaker:Mark Drakeford -speaker:Carl Sargeant -speaker:Mandy Jones

4. Debate: Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality ( 7 May 2019)

Jane Hutt: ...real issues in Wales today, with extremist groups fuelling hatred and spreading lies. We must reinvigorate our approach in Wales, so that we can secure a more peaceful and more inclusive future, not least in the context of Brexit. That's why, for example, we're investing £2.4 million to expand our regional community cohesion programme, to identify and mitigate community tensions. There...

7. Address by the Llywydd to mark the twentieth anniversary of devolution ( 7 May 2019)

Elin Jones: ...of you joining us in this building for such a momentous week for our national Parliament, Senedd, as we celebrate our twentieth anniversary. Many of us were there at the beginning, in May 1999, in another Chamber, in another century. On that first day, we were excited and nervous in equal measure, and responsibility weighed heavy on us, as we elected our first Llywydd and first First...

2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities): The Possible Effects of Brexit on Supply Chains ( 8 May 2019)

Jeremy Miles: ...in other parts of the UK—she mentioned Honda; previously Nissan, of course—the impacts of that can be felt in Wales and indeed in other parts of the UK. We've absolutely, as a Government, made representations to the UK Government in the context of their UK-wide planning to ensure that dimension is not lost in the considerations and that economic decisions taken in England have...

1. Questions to the First Minister: Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders (14 May 2019)

Adam Price: ...in January. Now, why have you refused to publish that study, and given the understandable public concern, will you commit to doing so now? In a response to a written question from me, asking what representations you had received as a Government about a potential lack of capacity for cold food storage facilities in Wales, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs rather...

1. Questions to the First Minister: Engagement in Local Democracy (14 May 2019)

Mark Drakeford: ...out on behalf of people here in Wales, and that the case made in the McAllister review for an increase in Assembly Members was well made and doesn’t depend, I believe, on reducing other forms of representation in Wales in order to achieve that.

5. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport: Active Travel (14 May 2019)

Lee Waters: ...as the Minister who took through the active travel Act. His point on the default of 20 mph is a really important one. Currently, if you're in a local authority, and we've all, through constituency representation, had groups of people who want slower speeds in their area. It's the issue that's raised with me consistently when I have monthly public meetings—they don't like speed bumps, on...

2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government: Financial Inclusion (15 May 2019)

Mohammad Asghar: ...to charge for withdrawals in the first three months of this year. Minister, do you agree that charging for cash withdrawals will have an adverse effect on financial inclusion and will you make representations to those companies that provide cash machines, stressing the importance of free transactions to communities such as Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney?

5. Statement by the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee: Maintaining Confidence in the Standards Procedure (15 May 2019)

Jayne Bryant: ...confidence to confidentially come forward and raise concerns without a fear of this often sensitive information being shared. It's also incumbent on us to make sure that we're encouraging wider representation in the political system. This will only be possible if we have a culture that is truly inclusive and enabling. It's therefore deeply disappointing that recently a number of complaints...

2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his 'law officer' responsibilities): Family Courts (21 May 2019)

Helen Mary Jones: 5. What representations has the Counsel General made on behalf of the Welsh Government regarding family courts to ensure that they take a rights-based approach to working with children in Wales? OAQ53906

1. Questions to the First Minister: Public Transport in the South Wales Valleys (21 May 2019)

Leanne Wood: ...lines from the Rhondda, I'm one of the many thousands of passengers left dismayed, frustrated, squashed and feeling short-changed on a regular basis. Overcrowding has become a major safety issue not just for commuters, but also for staff who bear the brunt of passengers' anger, especially when people are forced to endure cramped conditions. On behalf of staff, who I've received...

2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his 'law officer' responsibilities): Equalisation of Women's Pension Ages (21 May 2019)

Hefin David: I appreciate the constraint that the Counsel General identifies, but in Plenary on 20 March it was agreed the Welsh Government would make representations to the UK Government in support of the Women Against State Pension Inequality state pension campaigners, many of whom are my constituents and have been in touch directly with me. The Deputy Minister and the Chief Whip also confirmed the...

2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his 'law officer' responsibilities): Equalisation of Women's Pension Ages (21 May 2019)

Jeremy Miles: ...Counsel General has under the Government of Wales Act 2006 don't permit intervention in this particular set of circumstances, unfortunately. That's an assessment I've made subsequently, given the representations that the Minister made in the Chamber. However, the Welsh Government has subsequently written to the UK Government to press its concerns in relation to the UK Government's...

2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his 'law officer' responsibilities): Equalisation of Women's Pension Ages (21 May 2019)

Helen Mary Jones: Can I thank the Counsel General for his response to Hefin David? I am sure he will understand that there will be a great many women in this category who will be disappointed to hear that he does not have—. And we must take his word, Llywydd, that he has given consideration to whether it was possible to take any action. Of course, the women bringing the case are optimistic about a possible...

2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his 'law officer' responsibilities): Family Courts (21 May 2019)

Helen Mary Jones: ...say it wants, and nobody is arguing that CAFCASS officers don't have to make some very difficult judgments in that regard, but can I ask the Counsel General today to look to see whether there are representations that he can make on behalf of the Welsh Government in the context of this review? Because we have, of course, a particular duty here to ensure that, when children in Wales are...

8. Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Bill (21 May 2019)

David Rees: ...legislative consent memorandum yesterday, and whilst this afternoon we've heard from the Minister the details of that amendment made in the Lords, with the timescales allowed to us, clearly we have not been able to provide a report on our consideration, but we are content to say that no further substantive points of scrutiny have arisen for us based upon the amendment we considered. I'd...

3. Questions to the Assembly Commission: The Accessibility of the Senedd (22 May 2019)

Helen Mary Jones: ...an incident on 1 May this year, when there was a very good-natured and very cheerful demonstration by climate change protesters outside this building, just as this Chamber was debating whether or not we would adopt the policy of a climate change emergency. Those protestors then wished to come in to view the debate from the public gallery. The public gallery at the time was largely empty,...

4. Topical Questions: Islamaphobia (22 May 2019)

Jane Hutt: ..., because I think this is something where we are taking responsibility. But we, very fortunately, have got a faith communities forum here in Wales, and it's good that today, this morning, we had representation from not just Muslims—we had Sikh, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Bahá’í, Catholic Church, Church in Wales, Churches Together; we had everyone around the table, chaired by the First...

2. Business Statement and Announcement ( 4 Jun 2019)

Leanne Wood: I want to raise the state of bus services in the Rhondda. I've received a number of representations from constituents about the deterioration in the frequency and quality of service. Many of the modern gold Stagecoach buses have been replaced by older and smaller models in many cases, and I've been informed that these buses have been reallocated to the Blackwood, Newport and Cardiff routes....

2. Business Statement and Announcement ( 4 Jun 2019)

Rebecca Evans: ...for EU citizens, we'll take into account what the Electoral Commission review will say and the Wales Electoral Coordination Board is involved in that work, and that's an opportunity to make those representations on behalf of those EU citizens based here in Wales who were denied the opportunity to take part in that election. 

7. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on the Amber Review Implementation Programme ( 4 Jun 2019)

Vaughan Gething: ...the review’s recommendations, the chief ambulance services commissioner has established a year-long amber review implementation programme. This is supported by a programme board, including representation from the national collaborative commissioning unit, the Welsh ambulance service, the NHS Wales Informatics Service and the Welsh Government. The programme board will manage and monitor...


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