Speeches by Davies.

“Absolutely. So, I agree: I think those suggestions are brilliant. We have a system within the Plaid where some of us come in on Monday, some of us go back on Wednesday night and some of us then stay on Thursday. We have a rota system, which works well for us. Llinos, for example, with two children, will leave on a Wedn…”

“Yes, I think I would have done here, although we have a small pool of staff here with Plaid. We have six members of staff now and they were fabulous in fairness, but it is constituency work and casework that just did not get done, to be honest, for the first two or three months really. You tried very hard to get on top…”

“And me—any. The only thing I’d like to add is that, because my constituency has a high level of first-language Welsh speakers, it’s been really important for me to have a Welsh-speaking team within my permanent staff, because if emails come in both languages, having an understanding of the Welsh language, being able to…”

“I have said my views. I think we need a 1:1 roundtable with your dedicated IPSA person, rather than Zoom meetings. That would have been far more beneficial for me. The drop-ins on Wednesdays are great, but they can be there on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays if they want, especially at the beginning. I was …”

“Mine was in Ammanford. There’s a Senedd office in Ammanford, so I just wanted to make sure that we had visibility and that we were spread all over the constituency. My office is now in Carmarthen, and the Senedd Member is in Ammanford. We are spreading ourselves around the constituency, which makes it easier for people…”

“I am going to be perfectly honest with you: I did not think any further than election day. I do not know if everybody else was in the same situation, but that was mine. I wanted to get to election day, and then there was the realisation that I had actually been elected. I won the election, and then I started thinking, …”

“For us, it would not work because we have a farm and we have cattle to milk. But, for the vast majority of people, I think that receiving an invitation at the end of each term—say Christmas, Easter and the end of summer—where partners can come for a gathering on the Terrace, or if there’s something on in Westminster Ab…”

“I think that is excellent. There is a crèche here, which I am sure helps people with very young children, but trying to balance school life with this place is very difficult. On the other side, you might be a carer for your elderly parents, and that balance needs to be addressed as well. It is not just about children; …”

“IPSA is only there on a Wednesday. I have to tell you that I was a weekly visitor to that desk, every Wednesday, for a long time, until I found my feet. Somebody said to me—and I cannot remember if it is true—that of your two email accounts, the MP account had an out of office, but your private account did not. I canno…”

“I do not do AI. End of story.”

“The only thing I would add is accommodation. As somebody who lives a four-and-a-half-hour train journey away from London, I found it very difficult that this place sorted out our accommodation for only two weeks, and that after that, we were on our own. As most of you know, we run a farm and a children’s nursery at hom…”

“I am sure I will at some point, but I am not going there at the moment.”

“Absolutely. So, I agree: I think those suggestions are brilliant. We have a system within the Plaid where some of us come in on Monday, some of us go back on Wednesday night and some of us then stay on Thursday. We have a rota system, which works well for us. Llinos, for example, with two children, will leave on a Wedn…”

“Looking back, I did not use my buddy to the extent that I could have done. That is simply because of lack of experience. He was great on the first day, and then I did not touch base until a week after, when he took me around again, after I had explored a bit more on my own. Mine was a staff member from the House, and h…”

“Thank you for the opportunity. I really appreciate it. Witnesses: John Slinger and Sarah Smith.”

“I would have preferred a dedicated member of staff. I think they have to be of the same political leaning as you because you have been elected with a political view in mind by your constituents. We are centre left. It would have to be a person who thinks in the same way as I do, to be honest. What I would have wanted h…”

“Diolch yn fawr, Mrs Barker; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It is a privilege to talk today on behalf of my constituents about the impact of living with a brain tumour. They have raised four similar concerns: far too little research, the need to improve therapies, a lack of clinical trials and the pr…”

“The last amendment that stands in my name is new clause 13, which concerns rural investment. The £445 million mainly concerns new stations in the east of Wales; rural communities, particularly in the west, have been overlooked for generations. In my constituency of Caerfyrddin, the case for reopening St Clears station …”

“Even the Government’s own figures are inconsistent. Ministers speak of a £14 billion plan, yet Transport for Wales estimates that the pipeline of projects the UK Government say they would support would cost around £10 billion. Let us look at what actual money has been committed. So far, £445 million has been committed …”

“Network Rail’s funding and planning remain reserved to Westminster, unlike in Scotland. Meanwhile, the Welsh Government receive no dedicated budget for rail enhancements, despite—in fairness—having invested over £1.3 billion in the south Wales metro. That money was diverted from essential issues such as health and educ…”