Results 161–180 of 2000 for speaker:Llyr Gruffydd

1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (29 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: But my understanding is that none of those conditions are in place at the moment, and, if truth to be told, there's a real risk here that this Westminster Bill is just another example of the UK Government straying into devolved matters intentionally, riding roughshod over decisions made here, undermining devolution and the integrity of the Senedd and the Welsh Government in an effort to...

1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (29 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Diolch, Llywydd. The legislative consent memorandum for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill is due to come before this Senedd quite soon. Now, the legislation states that the bank's activities will, and I quote, provide 'financial assistance to projects wholly or mainly relating to infrastructure' and provide 'loans to relevant public authorities for such projects'. It goes on to explain that its...

2. Business Statement and Announcement (28 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: In light of the increase that we're seeing in COVID cases, there is now growing concern that we are seeing more waste, in terms of the increasing use of face masks, and I would like to know what you, as a Government, are going to do to educate people on how to dispose of those masks in a responsible way. We remember how we saw them in our environment, all over the place, during the height of...

2. Business Statement and Announcement (28 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: I also would like to hear a statement from you as rural affairs Minister, so that we can really get to grips with some of the issues that we've already heard about in relation to, particularly, animal feed. The Welsh Government really needs to be proactive. I hear what you're saying in terms of it being a UK Government thing, and they primarily have the levers to effect real change, but just...

8. Welsh Conservatives Debate: The transport network (22 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you, and we've shared some abysmal experiences, haven't we, on journeys from north to south Wales? I've listened intently to what you said. I've listened for the best part of the last hour to your colleagues explaining what the problem is. What I'm not hearing is: what would you do differently? So, maybe with the few minutes you have remaining, you could explain what would you do.

7. Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: Annual Report on Natural Resources Wales (22 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you, Llywydd. I know that there are some time restrictions, so I will not respond to all comments, but I would like to thank the Minister for her contribution. It's good to hear that the review will be completed by the end of the calendar year. The frustration for us is that if the process had started earlier, we would reach the finish line more quickly and we would then see positive...

7. Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: Annual Report on Natural Resources Wales (22 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Now, there was a 13-hour delay before NRW officials attended the scene after the alarm was raised. NRW said that the delay was due to officers attending to other high-priority pollution incidents and health and safety concerns for the one available officer. Now, an NRW investigation found that there was no realistic prospect of conviction against any company or individual for the event, and...

7. Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: Annual Report on Natural Resources Wales (22 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you very much, Llywydd—or, acting Dirprwy Lywydd, I should say. Thank you for the opportunity to present this report. This is the first report on NRW that the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee has published during this Senedd term, and it is something that we do intend to publish on an annual basis. And that will be followed up, as today, with a debate, and...

1. Questions to the First Minister: Animal Welfare (21 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you for that. I had the privilege, last week, of visiting the Almost Home Dog Rescue charity near Mold, and I know that other Members have been and others will do so soon. Of course, there was an increase in the number of people who took pets into their homes during the pandemic, and now, as we're returning to some kind of normality, people realise that they perhaps have to let those...

1. Questions to the First Minister: Animal Welfare (21 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: 8. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the increased risk to animal welfare as a result of the cost-of-living crisis? OQ58242

5. Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: 'Report on storm overflows in Wales' (15 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you very much, and thank you to everyone who's contributed. I think some of the points that have been raised have certainly enhanced the work that the committee has done. We were reminded that one of the practical upshots of these deficiencies is that some beaches do lose their blue flags, and that not only brings environmental implications, but there are also wider economic...

5. Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: 'Report on storm overflows in Wales' (15 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: During the course of our work, we heard time and time again that spills from overflows are not the main cause of poor river quality, and we don't dispute that as a committee, of course, but there is a tendency by some to use that to try and underplay the unacceptable number of spills, by trying to deflect the debate to pollutants from other sectors, and that's just not helpful, because...

5. Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: 'Report on storm overflows in Wales' (15 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. We undertook our short, focused inquiry into storm overflows when they were firmly in the public spotlight. There were frequent news headlines about raw sewage being dumped into rivers across England and Wales. There were reports of heated debates in Westminster on tighter laws to tackle sewage spills. Then came Ofwat’s announcement of an investigation...

6. Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform — Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales ( 8 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Now, I'm not supporting additional Members because I want to see more politicians, but we all have to accept that we need greater capacity to deal with the increased powers and responsibilities that we have. It stands to reason that additional devolved powers and additional law-making powers and additional tax-varying powers mean that there will be a greater pressure on existing capacity, and...

6. Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform — Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales ( 8 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: I just want to expand on the point that the Llywydd made on lack of capacity within the Senedd. You will know that I chair a committee in the Senedd, the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee. The remit of that committee is very broad indeed, as the title suggests. We are talking about the environment, climate change— which is a key agenda for us as things...

6. Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform — Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales ( 8 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: I wasn't going to start with this, but I have to say that I'm saddened and quite sickened by some of the fake anger that I'm hearing from some contributors to this debate, where they berate increasing the size of the Senedd and the cost that comes with that. Those very same politicians don't bat an eyelid when the British Prime Minister wholesomely swells the ranks of the House of Lords. No...

6. Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform — Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales ( 8 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: No, I won't, sorry, because people have had their opportunity to contribute. They're unelected and, of course, many of them are appointed against the recommendation and advice of the appointments commissioner. Well, who was on about jobs for the boys five minutes ago? Who's been on about backroom deals and dark corridors? And when it comes to cost, we know that the House of Lords costs...

5. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board ( 7 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: Well, if we need any proof, this statement, in my view, shows that the Welsh Government is going round and round in circles on Betsi Cadwaladr. You're tinkering with the symptoms rather than fundamentally tackling the illness that is stifling services in north Wales.

5. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board ( 7 Jun 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: How many times have we been here before on Betsi Cadwaladr, Minister? How many times do we have to come here, and, quite frankly, listen to your cut-and-paste statements about more targeted interventions, more new directors, more tripartite meetings? You're like a broken record. It's a statement that you and your predecessors have made in various forms time after time, month after month, for...

7. Plaid Cymru Debate: Post-Brexit funding (25 May 2022)

Llyr Gruffydd: No, I've finished, actually. [Laughter.]


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