Results 41–60 of 500 for speaker:Heledd Fychan

5. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Education Maintenance Allowance (15 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Luke, for introducing this debate on a subject of such importance in terms of anti-poverty measures and in response to the cost-of-living crisis.

5. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Education Maintenance Allowance (15 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: This isn't an issue on which I get countless constituents contacting me, but, for those that do, I know the difference it makes, the difference it makes to their families and to those individuals. In terms of other measures, of course it's not just a responsibility for the Minister for education, as you outlined, rightly so; it is a cross-Government, cross-portfolio responsibility, certainly...

3. Topical Questions: The Bus Emergency Scheme (15 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I just reference the co-operation agreement, as it has been mentioned a number of times? Public transport is in the agreement, including encouraging people to switch to public transport. And I think we all need to take responsibility, in terms of ensuring that priorities are there, but this is part of the cost-of-living crisis, because people are completely...

2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Green Spaces (15 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Minister. Certainly, we are all aware, as you just listed, of the major benefits of community green spaces, in terms of health and well-being, biodiversity, air quality, and so on. Despite this, a number of green spaces are being lost, including in areas across our capital city, due to various developments. As you will know from previous questions from other Members, a number of...

2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Green Spaces (15 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: 1. How is the Welsh Government supporting communities across South Wales Central to access community green spaces? OQ59118

3. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Roads Review and National Transport Delivery Plan (14 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: I fully support Janet Finch-Saunders's request for a full debate. We need to be able to digest all the content here—and I do accept that you did apologise, Deputy Minister, for not publishing beforehand—because it is important for our constituents that we are able to engage fully in matters like this, and just glancing during the course of debate doesn't allow for that.  You'll be aware...

1. Questions to the First Minister: Support for Residents Facing the Risk of Flooding (14 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Minister, but my question was specifically on the well-being of residents. This week marks three years since the devastating flooding across the region that I represent and beyond as a result of storm Dennis. Three years on, most of the repair work is by now complete, but the impact on both children and adults affected is just as great today as it was then. Many remain traumatised,...

1. Questions to the First Minister: Support for Residents Facing the Risk of Flooding (14 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: 4. How does the Welsh Government support the welfare of South Wales Central residents who continue to face the risk of flooding? OQ59119

5. Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report — 'Pupil absence' ( 8 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: I’d also like to focus on one other key area that came to light during our inquiry, and that was staffing capacity, or rather lack of, and how it is one of the biggest barriers to tackling pupil absence. As we heard, it is a problem that was made worse because of COVID-19 related staff absences, and difficulties in securing supply staff to cover, but there are other challenges too, linked...

5. Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report — 'Pupil absence' ( 8 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: I too would like to thank the Chair of the committee and my fellow Members, the clerks and everyone who contributed, as well as the Minister. This was a very important inquiry. As has already been outlined, we are all aware of the importance of attendance in terms of pupils’ development at school, not just in terms of their academic attainment, but their social, cognitive and emotional...

2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople ( 8 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Minister. I'm still not sure whether that means there will be free entry for low-income families to the Urdd Eisteddfod and the National Eisteddfod this year. I would ask, if you're not sure of that yet, it would be good to have clarity as to whether that will be able to continue in any way. Because, as has been demonstrated, there is a whole host of benefits to the Welsh language...

2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople ( 8 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Llywydd. Minister, yesterday, during the debate on the draft budget, I asked the Minister for finance to consider the budget implications in terms of the target of a million Welsh speakers, and, specifically, whether there are any plans to support free entry for local families or low-income families to the Urdd Eisteddfod and the National Eisteddfod this year. Last year, you...

4. Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24 ( 7 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Yes. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. I just wanted to check, really, that I'd heard correctly earlier, and I'd like to ask for a ruling, Dirprwy Lywydd, as to whether the language used and one phrase in particular used by Hefin David in the course of the debate were acceptable. I won't repeat the words, but they were crass, insensitive, and in a workplace setting, arguably...

4. Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24 ( 7 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Secondly, if I could turn to the Welsh language, this is the first draft budget since the publication of the census results, as Delyth Jewell mentioned, and we know that significant investment is needed in a number of areas if we're reach the target of a million Welsh speakers by 2050. However, a real-terms cut of 2.4 per cent in expenditure on the Welsh language is contained within this...

4. Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24 ( 7 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I think, very clearly, listening to this debate, there are two things that strike me: first, that certainly the biggest risk to Wales and its citizens is remaining part of the UK and not having these levers under our control, and secondly that all the Brexit dividend promises were lies. We're not seeing that reflected in the reality here in Wales. Last night, I...

4. Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24 ( 7 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: I think there's a point of order necessary here, because we're not debating the co-operation agreement; we're debating the draft budget. And if anybody is trying to score political points, I would say that it is our colleague Hefin David. I don't see the relevance of this in terms of the draft budget. I would like to know why you think our amendment is pointless. It is a proposal. It's about...

2. Business Statement and Announcement ( 7 Feb 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Trefnydd, we have all rightfully been horrified by the testimony that has come forward relating to sexism, misogyny and racism within the Welsh Rugby Union. As Members will be aware, a Senedd scrutiny committee had the opportunity to question both the WRU and the Deputy Minister for arts and sport last week on the matter. During the scrutiny session with the Welsh Government, it was clear...

7. Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Welsh in Education Planning (31 Jan 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Minister, for the update and for the opportunity to see the statement in advance. I particularly welcome the fact that the Minister has stated his commitment to ensuring that all learners in all schools have the best possible opportunity to be confident Welsh speakers. This is an important principle, and takes us further than the commitment in the 'Cymraeg 2050' strategy, which...

4. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services: Recruitment and Retention in the NHS (31 Jan 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Minister. When I've visited hospitals and picket lines in my region, staff have shared with me time and again the immense stress and pressure that they're under and the fact that many of their experienced colleagues are leaving on a weekly basis. They can no longer cope with the pressure that they're under, the stress of not being able to give the best possible care to all patients...

3. Questions to the Minister for Economy: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (31 Jan 2023)

Heledd Fychan: Thank you, Deputy Minister. But we know that councils will be cutting these vital services—services that, as you outline, are rightly incredibly important in terms of the future generations Act, health and well-being and so on. We know that these cuts are coming from 1 April unless something drastically changes. We know that financial settlement hasn't been adequate to ensure that those...


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