Senedd Bites #82: Unfair charges for “free” school breakfast clubs
(Title Image: Cardiff University) Some councils still charge for free breakfast clubs Parents have told BBC Wales that they continue …
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Demand for Welsh Government to close “loophole” on second home council tax
(Title Image: Daily Post) The Motion The Senedd: Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that council tax is …
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Betsi Cadwaladr health board should listen to concerns over controversial nursing shift changes
(Title Image: BBC Wales) The Motion The Senedd: Regrets Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board’s proposals to extend nursing shifts without pay …
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Train operators seeking to provide more direct services between Wales and England
(Title Image: © Copyright DS Pugh and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) Two train operating companies have …
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No timetable for Betsi Cadwaladr health board to leave special measures
(Title Image: © Copyright Richard Hoare and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) The Motion The Senedd: Notes …
Read More Betsi Cadwaladr health board needs extra help to leave special measures
(Title Image: © Copyright Richard Hoare and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) Public Accounts Committee Lessons Learnt …
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Improvements promised to North-South air link under new contract
(Title Image: Jonathan Winton via Youtube) In a letter to the Senedd’s Public Accounts Committee (pdf), the Director General of …
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Vascular services move “will risk lives”
(Title Image: © Copyright Eric Jones and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence) BBC Wales has reported that …
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Welsh Government remains committed to free swimming despite critical review
(Title Image: BBC Wales) The first international relations and culture questions in the Senedd took place earlier this afternoon. Use …
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Call for bigger North Wales Growth Deal following shelved Wylfa Newydd plans
(Title Image: New Civil Engineer) After last week’s announcement that Hitachi was shelving plans to build a nuclear power station …
Read More Work on Wylfa B set to be halted by Hitachi
(Title Image: New Civil Engineer) Following reports towards the end of 2018 that Japanese company Hitachi were considering pullout out …
Read More Senedd Bites #49: Wylfa Wobbles?
(Title Image: New Civil Engineer) Report: Hitachi considering pulling out of Wylfa B nuclear project A report by a Japanese …
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David Melding rocks Senedd back to the Stone Age
(Title Image: via Wikipedia) There are some esoteric things brought up in Short Debates in Cardiff Bay and this is …
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Education Secretary: Presumption against rural school closures doesn’t mean they’ll never close
(Title Image: ITV Wales) P-05-828 Presumption in favour of rural schools Submitted by Rhagdybiaeth o blaid Ysgolion Gwledig Signatures: 5,125 …
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Senedd backs “energy mix” (including nuclear) to reduce carbon emissions
(Title Image: Climate Change Commission for Wales) The Motion (Final/Amended Version) The Senedd: Notes the 2017 Energy Generation in Wales …
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“Not our place” to question Saudi pilot training on Anglesey
(Title Image: Arab News) It was recently revealed, following a parliamentary question by Plaid Cymru’s Jonathan Edwards MP, that Saudi …
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Senedd Bites #42: Third Menai Crossing route chosen & more
(Title Image: North Wales Chronicle) Third Menai Crossing route is chosen The Welsh Government have chosen the “purple route” as …
Read More Labour Leadership 2018: Row over nuclear power
(Title Image: newcivilengineer.com) In the first significant policy clash of the 2018 Labour leadership election, Mark Drakeford AM (Lab, Cardiff …
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Progress made but concerns remain over Betsi Cadwaladr health board
(Title Image: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board) Three years ago this week, the Betsi Cadwaladr health board (which serves northern …
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Enterprise Zones: Most Illogical?
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales) Economy & Infrastructure Committee Enterprise Zones: Boldly going? (pdf) Published: 16th May 2018 Chair’s …
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Welsh Government transport plan update receives frosty reception
(Title Image: nwrail.org.uk) Most of the fanfare (in terms of economic announcements) yesterday went towards the Welsh Government’s new economic …
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FMQs: Animal Cruelty, Menai Crossing & Sensible Deals
See last week’s post for a reminder of how I’m “scoring” these mighty, titanic bouts. FMQs, 10th October 2017 Leader …
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Wales warned of post-Brexit traffic jams at our ports
(Title Image: marineenergywales.co.uk) External Affairs Committee Implications of Brexit on Welsh ports (pdf) Published: 4th August 2017 Chair’s Statement – …
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