Rhianon Passmore: Will you take an intervention?
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you. Whilst I totally understand, comprehend and recognise the context that you've set out, would you explain how you would approach the fact that, like it or lump it, the referendum has been held?
Rhianon Passmore: Whilst the majority of changes identified in the supplementary budget are technical in nature, I do want to focus my contribution on the revised expenditure in response, majoritively, to the war in Ukraine. The supplementary budget identifies also £20 million for the Welsh Government's response to the war. It is a bold statement by the Welsh Government, both supporting the wishes of the...
Rhianon Passmore: Will you take an intervention?
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you. With regard to the £1 billion less that we've received, or not received, in Wales, is it not up to you to represent the needs of Wales to your Government in the UK, so that we get what we need?
Rhianon Passmore: I do apologise, Joel. With regard to the comment that you've just made, that we should have more money in Wales, can you articulate to me why we're not receiving the money that we should have had to Wales, so that we can do more with what we should have?
Rhianon Passmore: Will you take an intervention?
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you so much. In regard to the UN poverty rapporteur who absolutely criticised the then dysfunctional welfare system, how do you feel that a lack of a functioning welfare system impacts on poverty in Wales?
Rhianon Passmore: As a member of the Finance Committee, I am pleased with the proactive approach also that the committee has taken to seek out the views of the Welsh people in helping shape the Welsh Government spending priority, a figure of almost £21 billion for the financial year 2023-24. I also want to make comment on the stoic work of the Chair, Peredur Owen Griffiths, and also fellow committee members....
Rhianon Passmore: On behalf of the people of Islwyn and the many Gwent valleys, towns and communities that I represent, I also want to say 'thank you' to our faithful servant, Queen Elizabeth II for her long, dignified reign over all her peoples. I've been struck by many tributes, but, as Jenny Rathbone has said, it was the French President, Emmanuel Macron, who stated, 'To you, she was your Queen. To us,...
Rhianon Passmore: Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. I very much welcome the statement from the Welsh Labour Government's education Cabinet member, and the further new additional investment for the extended school holiday period, so thank you very much. It is good news that the Welsh Labour Government is delivering on its programme for government in maximising fairness for all and eliminating inequality, and it is a...
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you. Yes, I will. No children should go hungry. Minister, what assessment has the Welsh Labour Government made of the positive impact that the delivery of a nutritious school meal for all primary school pupils in Islwyn will have on educational outcomes and the well-being of Wales's youngest children? Thank you.
Rhianon Passmore: What is the Welsh Government doing to aid economic growth in Islwyn?
Rhianon Passmore: 8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to enhance energy security in Islwyn? OQ58589
Rhianon Passmore: What action is the Welsh Government taking to protect the economy in Islwyn?
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you, Minister. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens and anxiety levels rise for residents across Islwyn due to the ever-increasing energy bills, it is vital now more than ever that the UK grips the issue of energy security. Minister, you issued a written statement earlier this year in April, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that stated that the Welsh Government continued to...
Rhianon Passmore: 5. What action is the Welsh Government taking to combat climate change in Wales? OQ58683
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you, Trefnydd, leader of the house. 'We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.' These are the dramatic words of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, addressing the start of COP27 in Egypt. The UN Secretary-General has given a stark, clear warning to the world that we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing. Trefnydd, I know that...
Rhianon Passmore: What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the consequences for the Welsh economy of the UK Government’s autumn statement?
Rhianon Passmore: Minister, I have also been contacted by Islwyn constituents who work for Nexperia, who are very deeply concerned about their job security following the decision of the UK Government. In a letter to the UK Government's business secretary, Grant Shapps, the Nexperia staff association stated that the UK Government had cast a dark cloud over south Wales. Minister, tomorrow, the staff association...
