Llyr Gruffydd: What environmental targets does the Welsh Government intend to set during the sixth Senedd?
Llyr Gruffydd: Well, thank you for writing to them. I'm sure that the process won't finish there if you need to go further, and I hope—and maybe you'll confirm that in your response. But there is an example here of where Welsh is losing the digital battle. If you want to complete your DBS through the medium of English, you can do it online; if you want to do it through the medium of Welsh, you have to go...
Llyr Gruffydd: 5. Will the Minister provide an update on discussions the Welsh Government has had regarding ensuring that school governors have the right to complete online DBS checks through the medium of Welsh in line with his predecessor's pledge on 17 March 2021? OQ56604
Llyr Gruffydd: It's four years now since the Children, Young People and Education Committee of the last Senedd held an inquiry into perinatal mental health in Wales. Now, among the recommendations accepted by the Government was that the Government, in light of the fact that the mother and baby unit situated in south Wales isn't appropriate for mothers and parents in north and mid Wales, should engage as a...
Llyr Gruffydd: I'm very pleased that Plaid Cymru co-submitted this debate this afternoon and that this is a joint motion from the opposition parties, which does show how strongly feelings run on this issue. But from my perspective, of course, this is a motion laid in a positive sense and it begins a process of compromise. That's what the motion does. The Welsh Government, if I may say so, has responded...
Llyr Gruffydd: It was good, of course, to see crowds in the Newport and Swansea games recently—and Wrexham too, hopefully, before too long. But, whilst you've prioritised those football teams playing in the English leagues, I want to know why you've ignored the teams playing in our main national Welsh premier league here in Wales. The clubs playing in the English pyramid system don't represent grass-roots...
Llyr Gruffydd: 3. What lessons has the Welsh Government learnt from the pilot test events in order to develop processes and guidance that will allow events to return safely in Wales? OQ56529
Llyr Gruffydd: I second the nomination of David Rees, as a Member who has extensive experience of chairing committees in this Senedd and who has the personal characteristics to carry out the role very effectively, I'm sure. Thank you.
Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you very much. I'd like to thank everyone who's contributed to the inquiry, and I'd like to thank every Member who's contributed to the debate, too. I want to give particular thanks to the Minister, not only for her response today, but for the way in which she has engaged with the work of the committee over the past few years. It's certainly enhanced our work and our considerations as a...
Llyr Gruffydd: The committee acknowledges the unprecedented level of uncertainty regarding the UK Government’s budgets and its spending reviews over the past few years as a result of factors such as Brexit, the UK general election and the COVID-19 pandemic. While we understand the difficulties of providing multi-year settlements under the current circumstances, we are concerned that the Welsh Government,...
Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you very much, Llywydd. I'm very pleased to be speaking in this debate today on the inquiry by the Finance Committee into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and the fiscal framework. And I'd like to thank, at the outset, all those who have contributed to this inquiry, and to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd for her response to our report. We made 12 recommendations, and we're...
Llyr Gruffydd: Will the Minister make a statement on nurse recruitment in North Wales?
Llyr Gruffydd: What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Education regarding the importance of promoting the Welsh language in relation to the work of school governors?
Llyr Gruffydd: Plaid Cymru will be supporting these regulations, of course, and whilst they are quite technical in nature, I think it is important that there is continued support available for Welsh farmers post Brexit and the common agricultural policy, and these regulations will provide some assurances in that regard. I'm pleased that the Government has reconsidered its position on support for young...
Llyr Gruffydd: I'd like to thank the Minister for bringing this motion forward. As we've heard, it's later than many of us would have wished, but Plaid Cymru will be supporting these regulations too, because it is an area that needs to be addressed, and we have waited longer than perhaps we should have waited, to get to this particular point. Now, I too want to raise the concern that many in the sector have...
Llyr Gruffydd: I'm a governor here in Denbighshire and as is required and reasonable for me to do, as with everyone else, I need a DBS check every now and again to ensure that I am a fit and proper person to be a governor. Now, I was invited for a DBS check recently and it was undertaken online, but if I want to do that through the medium of Welsh I have to ask for a paper form. Although I am a Welsh...
Llyr Gruffydd: 2. Will the Minister make a statement on Welsh-medium services for school governors in Wales? OQ56437
Llyr Gruffydd: Plaid Cymru will be supporting these regulations today, but the question that we all need to ask ourselves is whether these targets are adequate. Are we moving swiftly enough? And is reaching net zero by 2050 sufficiently ambitious in the face of the climate and nature emergency that we're experiencing? When this Senedd supported a Plaid Cymru motion to declare a climate emergency two years...
Llyr Gruffydd: But we know, of course, Counsel General, that Scotland has the powers that they need to take action to tackle this problem, and that there's already been a Bill laid in Parliament there. Unfortunately, generally speaking, we, in Wales, are reliant on the UK Government to take action, but they've refused to do that. They've refused to give police more powers to take DNA samples from dogs...
Llyr Gruffydd: 2. What advice has the Counsel General given to the Welsh Government regarding the legal powers available to strengthen the ability to protect livestock from dog attacks in Wales? OQ56443
