Hefin David: Yes. [Laughter.] And quite deliberately so, NoContextSenedd.
Hefin David: 3. What support is the Welsh Government providing to businesses to absorb increased energy costs? OQ58368
Hefin David: I appreciate my friend offering me that intervention; that's very kind of him. He knows I've got respect for him, so this question is genuinely meant. I don't understand Plaid Cymru's position on wanting to rejoin the European single market, but wanting to leave the UK single market. Can he rationalise that?
Hefin David: And funding the Act—as a member of the committee that took it through the Senedd last term—is really important. Without that funding, then it can't deliver on what it intends to. But my question is about the Together for Children and Young People partnership, which is now coming to a close and hopes to leave a legacy. And one of the things I said in my short debate is that, in order to...
Hefin David: And I declare an interest in this question as a father of a child with additional learning needs.
Hefin David: 6. What support does the Welsh Government provide for children with additional learning needs? OQ58327
Hefin David: Everybody's delighted that you've called me [Laughter.] I wanted to say that I don't think these amendments actually reflect the fact that the institutions are threatened by this. I don't think their independence is threatened by it, so I don't support the amendments in the group. But, I still would like some clarity from the Minister, because you do need some mechanism to dissolve higher...
Hefin David: Just to note that, and to echo Sioned Williams's point, I'd like to ask the Minister just for clarity. The Welsh Government's indicated their expectation that the terms and conditions of funding will be set out in the statement and, as such, will be consulted on. As it isn't in the Bill, could the Minister confirm whether the intention is for terms and conditions of funding to be set out in...
Hefin David: The Minister will be well aware of some of the issues pertaining to Bryn Group in Gelligaer in my constituency, which affects the communities of Gelligaer, Pen-y-bryn and Nelson. We had a very effective liaison committee that was established by Caerphilly County Borough Council that ended just before the pandemic began. I'm trying to get the liaison committee re-established, with the...
Hefin David: Thank you for that answer. Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Engage for Change project and also Project SEARCH internship at Cardiff University, where I met the hugely dedicated team that are at work there, and Engage to Change intends to leave a legacy for people with learning disabilities, specific learning difficulty and/or autism. And I saw that they placed in work people...
Hefin David: 5. Will the Minister provide an update on the implementation of the Welsh Government's plan for employability and skills? OQ58185
Hefin David: Will the First Minister make a statement on the pressures currently facing the Welsh Ambulance Service?
Hefin David: I would have taken it, but I'm not allowed to. This is just a step towards a mature and sensible democracy that scrutinises Government well. It is not controversial and it should go forward.
Hefin David: The referendum for this place was very narrowly decided on. There was no guarantee there was going to be a referendum for this place. It came about because Tony Blair and Ron Davies had a conversation. I don't think we needed a referendum. The Labour Government had just been elected with a massive majority, the Liberal Democrats were supporting the Senedd, Plaid Cymru were supporting the...
Hefin David: It's been a bumpy ride getting to this point, and I think the length of time given to this debate and the number of people speaking in it perhaps raises what is really, as Siân Gwenllian said, a sensible approach above the level of salience with which people in the general public hold it. I think people generally don't feel that strongly about the arrangements of a Parliament. The House of...
Hefin David: Is he aware of the turnout? What was the turnout for that AV referendum?
Hefin David: Forty-two per cent.
Hefin David: I had the pleasure, in advance of my short debate on autism, ADHD and Tourette's two weeks ago, of speaking to Helen Reeves-Graham on the phone and hearing her story personally, and it demonstrates the difficulty that exists in this community. And particularly one of the things I mentioned in my debate was feeling like a pinball. As a parent of someone with autism, as Jack has kindly...
Hefin David: I'd like to thank the Deputy Minister for all the direct work and involvement she's had with people who have learning disabilities, and also advocates on their behalf. I know she's held meetings across Wales with such people. The question I've got is regarding the point she makes about joined-up services between education, health and social care, and particularly how the action plan is going...
Hefin David: If I can come back to the premise of the question, which was the regulation of estate management companies, these companies are not well regulated—in fact, they're barely regulated at all. The charges people face can have no cap, and, very often, the work is shoddy, and, where land is not adopted, it's sold to the estate management company, who then charge residents on top of their council...
