Rhianon Passmore: What actions are the Welsh Government taking to safeguard equality of access to music services for children in Islwyn regardless of parental income?
Rhianon Passmore: I'll come to that point, if I may.
Rhianon Passmore: In fact, it could leave less support for impacted citizens. I'll continue to the point that you make. Welsh Labour cannot be agents for the Tory UK Government in Wales. To have administrative control in certain areas would mean implementing policies that we fundamentally disagree with, knowing the damage that they would cause to the most vulnerable in society on their behalf. Once again,...
Rhianon Passmore: —of funding from the UK Government to support those who would need the welfare system. I really want to make my points, but briefly, yes.
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you, Deputy Llywydd. So, I rise to support amendment 1, tabled by Rebecca Evans AM. I have previously spent much time, as have many others, debating and discussing in this Chamber the many cruel and purposeful policies that have gone into the so-called austerity cuts to the welfare net. But today it would be refreshing, I think, for nationalist speakers on the Plaid Cymru benches to...
Rhianon Passmore: Will you take an intervention?
Rhianon Passmore: Would you also agree that it is not just Boris Johnson? This is ideology that is prevalent throughout the Cabinet, and if you look at Dominic Raab's words in the book that he published not so long ago, it's exactly the same philosophy that they do wish to sell off parts, slowly or quickly, to the US of our NHS.
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you. With regard to the 460-page document that we're referring to in terms of that potential for trade, and we've talked marginally about diagnostics, what do you feel that document was all about? How would you paraphrase that very intricate document, which we now know is in the public domain for anybody to pick up and look at?
Rhianon Passmore: Diolch, Deputy Minister. Thank you for that answer. The Ebbw Vale to Cardiff line reopened by the Welsh Labour Government has been one of the most visible success stories of devolution. In the 11 years since the line has been reopened, passengers have flocked to use the hourly service. As the Member for Islwyn, I will continue to eulogise around the previously unavailable benefits that this...
Rhianon Passmore: 8. Will the Minister provide an update on Transport for Wales's plans to increase passenger capacity for rail users in Islwyn? OAQ54629
Rhianon Passmore: Will you take an intervention?
Rhianon Passmore: So, 'Securing Wales' Future', in terms of the document that this Chamber passed, you don't feel that was a serious, serious intervention.
Rhianon Passmore: I thought it was quite clear—'Securing Wales' Future'.
Rhianon Passmore: I’d like to begin by thanking the Minister for bringing this statement today. The tourism and visitor economy has certainly been a creative programme and a great success to date, but it is more than tourism, as has already been stated. Creating a distinctive brand, Wales has been a significant part of this success, but it must also have a sustainable and strategic interoperability with...
Rhianon Passmore: Can I begin, also, by thanking my colleague Huw Irranca-Davies for bringing this debate forward today and the fellow Members from across the Chamber who also supported this legislative proposal? Plastic waste is one of the most visible symptoms of environmental damage and a legacy we must not be accused of leaving to our future generations. Our oceans, rivers, beaches, fields and hedgerows...
Rhianon Passmore: Okay. In the first three months of 2019, figures show that there were 16.6 million day visits to destinations in Wales, with a related spend of £874 million. Over the 12 months ending March 2019, there were 10.1 million overnight trips to Wales, which is up by 11 per cent, with expenditure of £1.848 million, also up by 7.8 per cent in just one year. So, Deputy Minister, these figures show...
Rhianon Passmore: Diolch, Llywydd. Deputy Minister, in the first three months of 2019, figures show—
Rhianon Passmore: Oh yes, of course, sorry. I'll get it in a minute. Sorry, Llywydd.
Rhianon Passmore: 2. How is the Welsh Government promoting Islwyn as a tourist destination? OAQ54549
Rhianon Passmore: Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. I'm grateful to the Minister for economy for his clarification that any person who holds a concessionary pass at this time, at the time the changes to the law are made, will not lose their entitlement to that pass in any circumstance. This will offer reassurance to any of my constituents who, in Islwyn, are in any doubt as to their eligibility. I'm also grateful for...
