Jane Hutt: Well, diolch yn fawr, Siân Gwenllian. I think the 'State of the Nation 2019' report by Chwarae Teg was very valuable in that it looked at women in the economy, women's representation, and women at risk, and, as you say, the statistics from their report showed very clearly that women are more likely to be economically inactive because they are looking after a family and home. And it's clear...
Julie Morgan: ..., their care plan is smaller than previously, and this could be for specific reasons. For example, I've been given the example of the effective use of modern technology and a focus on ablement not dependence. We know from our own inquiries and from the independent survey of recipients conducted by the All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers of People with Learning Disabilities that most...
Llyr Gruffydd: ...to their own policy. So, that tells us something about where this Government finds itself at the moment. And this is the party, of course, that claims to be 'for the many'—no. 'For the many, not the few', yes, I was right the first time. I have become confused today. But who are we talking about here? Who do they represent? Well, if we are talking about a group that needs representation...
Mark Isherwood: ...and established a stakeholder advisory group, which it says produced a range of views. In contrast, the Scottish Government states that its new scheme was co-produced by the ILF working group, with representation from the Scottish Government, ILF Scotland, disabled people, carers, disability groups and local authorities. Scotland then launched ILF Scotland, to ensure that recipients have...
Vaughan Gething: If I can deal with your last point first, we recognise that this being Wales and the weather vary in terms of the pressures that they drive. Cold weather tends not to produce a big spike in admissions at the time; it's actually roughly a week or so later when the cold weather produces the impact in terms of the additional number of people going in. We know that the first week of January is...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ..., and is still doing so, to help build the fibre network. Having been shown a copy of an aged creditors' breakdown by my constituent, I understand that he is now owed thousands of pounds and has not been paid for services rendered to Wavetec since the end of November. Trefnydd, would you be able to liaise with the responsible Minister and explain to me why Superfast Cymru has resulted in...
Hefin David: ....' And sure enough, I did, I found out. And what Caerphilly council has done is to establish a plastics challenge project group, which consists of a number of its own officers, together with representation from the Welsh Government, WRAP Cymru and Eunomia Research. They are considering the issue of problematic plastics, particularly in the context of waste management and waste prevention....
David Rees: Minister, I've received many representations from my local authority, trade unions, local communities regarding the minority ethnic achievement grant funding from the Welsh Government. I understand that you've kept the figure the same this year as last year and that you've given it out to four of the major cities in Wales to look at how that's distributed. But the demographics are changing...
Rebecca Evans: We recognise the importance of local post offices in serving our communities. While responsibility for the post office network is non-devolved, we continue to make representations to the UK Government regarding our concerns over the closure of post offices.
Julie Morgan: ...of the sector, we are currently focusing on advocacy arranged by local authorities under their duties to assist children, including looked-after children, and certain care leavers who wish to make representations in relation to their need for care and support. I do believe this is a proportionate first step, presenting an opportunity to learn before considering extension to the wider...
Jane Hutt: ...think you mentioned, where they may be under appeal, but there are obviously situations we've raised in this Chamber, across this Chamber, about people in those circumstances, and people have made representations. We can only make representations, as we do as elected Members, and indeed as a Welsh Government, on behalf of those people. But what we need to do is say that we will provide...
Rebecca Evans: ..., and, through no fault of their own, they've found that they are denied what they could just reasonably have expected. Members will be aware, of course, as we've heard, that pension matters are not devolved to Wales, but, nonetheless, we support the former ASW employees in their campaign for pension reinstatement. The Welsh Government is pleased to vote in favour of this cross-party...
Helen Mary Jones: With regard to the issue of radioisotopes, this is actually, as he says, a serious potential risk. Not that anyone is going to voluntarily not wish to sell them to the Welsh NHS anymore, but there are, as he rightly highlights, practical issues—which can be overcome, though with considerable expense—and of course there are the legal issues. Now, Professor Wyn Owen has warned us that there...
Joyce Watson: ...about naming parts of the scheme, for example, bridges, et cetera, as a way of marketing Newtown more widely. So, it would be really good to hear more about that and maybe to invite cross-party representation so they actually do see that we do have a plan for investing in all parts of Wales, including this massive investment in mid Wales.
Rebecca Evans: Thank you very much for bringing this issue to our attention, and I also received those representations from the Craig-cefn-parc pensioners' association, which has benefited over a number of years from funding to enable them to hire transport to take members of the group out on day trips and so forth. And I know through correspondence with the Big Lottery Fund that they are receiving some...
Vaughan Gething: ...know that, even with those positive effects, sometimes we find ourselves under pressure or working with others who are under pressure for reasons in their work or their personal lives. I know this not just from my time here but my time before this place when I was an employment lawyer and much of the disability discrimination that I dealt with in terms of giving advice and representation...
Michelle Brown: I'd like to thank Paul Davies for introducing this Bill. I'm in complete support of this Bill and agree with everything that's been said so far in support of it, so I'll try not to repeat the points already made. But, turning to one of the representations that we've had against the Bill, I'm sure that everyone here has received the e-mail about the Bill, authored by a number of clinicians...
Helen Mary Jones: ...said is that it is a matter of debate, and I have her response here in front of me. It is a matter of debate as to whether legislation is required. I fully acknowledge that you're accurate in your representation of the other bodies you mentioned, but I think you should revise what you've said about the children's commissioner, because that is not correct.
Julie James: ...£23.6 million as a result of the Welsh Government's final budget allocations. This includes £13 million to support local services overall, recognising the responses to the consultation and the representations made by Assembly Members; £1.2 million to provide an improved settlement floor; £7 million a year recurrently to support the increase to the capital limit in charging for...
Adam Price: ...UK Government has benefited from £8 billion from this surplus, at a rate of £1 million a day. Steffan was a champion of the cause of mineworkers, supporting their petition and making countless representations to the UK Government. The Minister of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said in July last year that she would explore options for the future of the scheme, with...
