Dawn Bowden: What assessment has the First Minister made of the impact on dual nationality Welsh Muslims of the announcement by the US President of a 90 day travel ban on nationals from several majority-Muslim countries? EAQ(5)0424(FM)
Dawn Bowden: There’s some kind of comfort, actually, in listening to the Tories, because you do realise, after all, that they are still the same old Tories and nothing’s ever changed. But, Cabinet Secretary, can I say that I’ve spent most of my working life campaigning and fighting against anti-trade union legislation and against attacks on working people, and it’s refreshing and very welcoming to...
Dawn Bowden: First Minister, no doubt you were as appalled as I was last week when Tory MPs in Westminster talked for four hours to talk out the private Member’s Bill from Melanie Onn MP, which would have safeguarded every aspect of employment legislation currently protected under EU law once we leave the European Union. And I note that in stark contrast to the actions of her MPs last week, the Prime...
Dawn Bowden: Will the First Minister make a statement on support for credit unions in Wales?
Dawn Bowden: Will you take an intervention? Are you prepared to accept that international students directly contribute £22 million to the UK economy?
Dawn Bowden: No, I haven’t got enough time. So, while no-one underestimates the challenges that winter pressures place on our health and social care here in Wales, we have a Government that is working closely with all partners in the health and social care sector to deliver—long-term and sustainable—to avoid the sort of crisis currently faced by the NHS and care sector in England.
Dawn Bowden: Not at the moment, no. Many of the submissions to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee identified workforce planning and staff shortages as a key issue for our care services all year round. However, what we do have in Wales is a Government that is prepared to allocate additional funding and introduce legislation and initiatives to tackle the challenges facing us. Other common themes...
Dawn Bowden: Can I say that I do find it more than just a little ironic that it is the party in Government in Westminster bringing forward this motion on the back of challenges facing the Welsh NHS—the same party that has not just consistently cut funding to the Welsh Assembly but has overseen the biggest crisis facing the NHS and social care in England probably in our lifetime? But here in Wales, of...
Dawn Bowden: What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had regarding the budget allocation to the education portfolio?
Dawn Bowden: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on how the Welsh Government is using its taxation powers to support small businesses in Wales?
Dawn Bowden: Excellent. Thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary for your response. And I’m aware that you did, in fact, visit Taff Bargoed at the end of October—the hydropower scheme there. And that Taff Bargoed is the latest phase of a project that’s transformed that site of three disused coalmines in the heart of a Valleys community and which has seen the launch of the income-generating hydro...
Dawn Bowden: 1. What is the Welsh Government doing to support local energy generation projects? OAQ(5)0082(ERA)
Dawn Bowden: Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's commitment to clean renewable energy?
Dawn Bowden: I think you’ve got the point.
Dawn Bowden: The question is, because I have also written to the education Secretary and the health Secretary about this, because there is only one local authority in Wales—Caerphilly council—that actually recognises Irlen syndrome, and has Irlen screeners in the schools, who are working at an early point to try to diagnose this particular problem. Now, the question, I guess, is whether the Minister...
Dawn Bowden: [Continues.]—then I may have to write to the Minister, because this is quite a complex issue. I recently hosted an event here at the Senedd, to raise awareness of something called Irlen syndrome. For those of you who weren’t able to come along to that, Irlen syndrome is a visual perceptual problem that can affect children and adults of all ages, but parents of children with Irlen syndrome...
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I will try to keep this brief but I—
Dawn Bowden: I’m not sure that I can, so if you’re going to stop me—
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, First Minister, for that answer. Every opportunity that I have, I try to take to promote the benefits of tourism in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, particularly around our rich industrial and social history. I’ve been looking into improving signposting to some of the many attractions that the area has to offer. However, my inquiries have revealed that, since August 2013, any tourist...
Dawn Bowden: 9. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh government's strategy to promote tourism in Wales? OAQ(5)0335(FM)
