Delyth Jewell: Yes.
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: 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: 8. Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of Welsh-medium education in South Wales East? OQ56285
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: 4. Will the First Minister make a statement on the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in South Wales East? OQ56297
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 for that answer. As you'll know, of course, this crisis and the associated lockdowns have led to an escalation of risk for women who are either in abusive relationships or are fleeing them. But there is an equal crisis looming that is related to the funding of the specialist support services that are literally, or figuratively then, a lifeline for these women. Funds were received...
Delyth Jewell: 4. Will the Deputy Minister make a statement on the role of specialist support services in supporting survivors of domestic violence during the pandemic? OQ56241
Delyth Jewell: Flooding can be devastating enough when it happens once to a community—the clean-up, the high costs, the insurance companies who often find loopholes and too often refuse to pay—but another aspect I'd like to draw attention to is the psychological effects that flooding wreaks on those affected by it. In February last year, the residents of Edward Street in Ystrad Mynach were woken in the...
Delyth Jewell: I'm grateful to the Counsel General for that response. It's clearly unacceptable that we have now lost the power to ban the sale of single-use plastics and to legislate in this area, so I do hope that the Counsel General is successful in the court proceedings. I'm interested in the fact that the Counsel General said in an external address recently, on the basis of the proceedings, that the...
Delyth Jewell: 4. What analysis has the Counsel General made of the restrictions the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 places on the Senedd's ability to legislate now that the transition period has come to an end? OQ56192
Delyth Jewell: I'd like a statement from the Government, please, about its ongoing commitment to protecting biodiversity. Biodiversity erosion poses grave risks, of course, to human health, and increases the risk of pandemics, and it has an important role to play in preventing runaway climate change. There's a specific situation happening in my region, which is causing concern among biodiversity advocates....
Delyth Jewell: I'd echo the points made about the bravery and dedication of the Aneurin Bevan health board staff—they are a credit to our communities. I wanted to raise an issue about administering the vaccine in the area, please. Some constituents have got in touch with me because they are caring for an elderly relative, and the elderly relative has been called to get the vaccine but they as a carer have...
