Consultation on single-use plastics ban open until October 22nd
(Title Image: Independent) The Welsh Government launched a public consultation on plans to ban the most commonly-used single-use plastics. The …
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Senedd Bites #96: Wales set to lose MPs in revised Westminster boundary plans
(Title Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire) Wales still set to lose MPs despite cancelled House of Commons reduction plans Wales is …
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Review of the Year 2019
(Title Image: pixabay.com, copyright free) The draft Welsh budget for 2020-21 is due to be published next Monday but, after …
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Senedd Bites #85: Prefered route for A40 upgrade chosen
(Title Image: Welsh Government, Crown Copyright) Prefered route for £20million A40 upgrade decided The Welsh Government has chosen a route …
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Education Minister cautions against overcrowded curriculum in response to Youth Parliament report
(Title Image: via Twitter) On October 25th 2019, the Welsh Youth Parliament held its second plenary session at the Senedd. …
Read More Welsh Government working to ban the ten most commonly-used single-use plastics
(Title Image: Independent) Yesterday, Huw Irranca-Davies AM (Lab, Ogmore) put forward a proposal for a Bill which would address an …
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Plaid Cymru sets out vision for a caring nation at autumn conference
(Title Image: Kevin John Photography via Plaid Cymru under Creative Commons Licence BY-NC-ND-2.0) Plaid Cymru put social justice front and …
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Youth Parliament and Senedd hold joint session to strengthen relationship
(Title Image: Talking Hands CYP) As part of events to mark devolution’s 20th anniversary, there was a special joint sitting …
Read More Welsh Government working to restrict or ban a number of single-use plastics
(Title Image: Independent) It seems plastic waste has been a high priority this week, with this Conservative sponsored debate taking …
Read More The public should be asked to make better choices to cut plastic waste
(Title Image: Independent) Environment Committee Policies relating to plastic pollution & plastic waste (pdf) Published: 10th June 2019 “….overall, we …
Read More Youth Parliament sets priorities following historic first meeting
(Title Image: via Twitter) On Saturday 23rd February 2019, the Welsh Youth Parliament met for the first time. 40 of …
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Environment Minister criticised for “slow” decision-making
(Title Image: Daily Post) This afternoon saw another edition of environment & rural affairs questions. Here’s a summary. Tomorrow and …
Read More How to roll back Wales’s plastic addiction
(Title Image: The Independent) This week’s short debate focused on a topic which moved to the front of the national …
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Senedd Bites #52: “Super prison” axed & more
(Title Image: Daily Post) Port Talbot “super prison” axed The UK Government’s Prisons Minister, Rory Stewart, confirmed to the UK …
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Senedd bans plastic microbeads in personal care products
(Title Image: look.co.uk) The environmental impact of plastics, particularly in the seas, has become a hot topic of concern in …
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