Speeches by Davies.

“In my constituency, we have a number of infrastructure projects being planned to produce and transport energy. While Plaid Cymru agrees that green energy production is necessary, the transition has to be made with community consent. The undergrounding of cables is project-specific and time-specific, depending on therma…”

“S4C’s headquarters are within my constituency. It employs 2,500 people across Wales, and contributes £7.6 million to our economy in Caerfyrddin itself—that is without the Welsh perspective. Although I am glad to see that consultation is discussed in the Green Paper, it needs to be more than a tick-box exercise. Does th…”

“To finish, while we are waiting for all of that to work its way through, is it possible to have an approved non-residential premises for our women in Wales, as with the residential site that is coming through?”

“That came up in our visit to Eastwood, with a number of the women we spoke to. They had done wrong—of course they had, or they would not have been in prison—but very often they were simply trying to keep their families together. Some people were there for seven days; there is no rehabilitation in seven days. We have be…”

“I am back again—this time, about women prisoners. Lord Timpson, you are chair of the Women’s Justice Board. Can you update us on the work of the board and on what is happening with the strategy that the board committed to publishing in spring 2025, as it relates to Welsh women?”

“I will finish with this, if that is okay, Chair. Our job is to look after the most vulnerable at their weakest, when being able to communicate in your mother tongue is paramount. It is incredible that across the whole of the south Wales estate, that is not or does not seem to be a priority—tell me if I am wrong. Berwyn…”

“Is it lack of resources, though? For example, say you need a psychiatrist or a probation officer who speaks the Welsh language in order to deal with a young person, or an older prisoner—those at either end of the age spectrum are probably more affected than those in the middle-aged band. Is the problem lack of resource…”

“It is lovely to have the company of both of you today. I want to pick up on your remarks about the Welsh Language Commissioner, Ian. As you know, we have been to Parc, and I have also been to Eastwood. Let us be blunt: there is no provision in either of those prisons for anybody who speaks Welsh as a first language. I …”

“I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. Plaid Cymru has been calling for action in Westminster and the Senedd for months, only to be repeatedly dismissed by this Labour Government, who even left it to leave Reform UK’s own leader to police his party. Unfortunately, because of the Government’s delay, there is now no time to …”

“Diolch yn fawr, Madam Dirprwy Lefarydd. Following the sentencing of Reform UK’s former Wales leader for taking bribes to peddle pro-Russian propaganda, Plaid Cymru welcomes this review. As hon. Members will remember from the question asked at Prime Minister’s questions by Liz Saville Roberts—”

“Diolch yn fawr, Mr Pritchard. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. The Online Safety Act certainly has its weaknesses, but I do not believe that it should be abolished. This law has made progress in protecting children online. Scrapping it would throw them right back to well-known harms. I will briefly fo…”

“Absolutely. Personally, I think that the algorithms in the system are a disaster. Wales is very different from England, so I have to be careful that I am not treading on the toes of the Senedd, because it does excellent work on youth services, in fairness. In my Caerfyrddin constituency, we have a number of youth proje…”

“I promise that this is my last question, Minister. It is about Ammanford and the Amman valley. Welsh Government have produced a mine water heat opportunity map. What further measures have the Welsh Government introduced to support former industrial areas to maximise these opportunities? The reason I am asking is that i…”

“My constituency borders with my friend from Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, and there are a number of issues that straddle our two constituencies. In general, we have heard a lot of support for the Disused Tips Authority for Wales. What outcomes does the Welsh Government expect from this new authority when it is establish…”

“Can I ask, if you do not mind, about further west of Bridgend? There are a lot of people who live further west. The coalmines and the coal valleys came into the Amman valley, which is in my patch. There are loads of small villages and small towns, which have been decimated, to be honest. There is nothing happening ther…”

“Shwmae and thank you for coming. I was part of the team that went out to America a couple of weeks ago. We went to Pittsburgh, which is a city that was built on steel and coal, very much like the legacy that we have in south Wales. They have regenerated themselves in such an impressive way. Here in Wales we need more o…”

“I promise that this is my last question, Minister. It is about Ammanford and the Amman valley. Welsh Government have produced a mine water heat opportunity map. What further measures have the Welsh Government introduced to support former industrial areas to maximise these opportunities? The reason I am asking is that i…”

“My constituency borders with my friend from Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, and there are a number of issues that straddle our two constituencies. In general, we have heard a lot of support for the Disused Tips Authority for Wales. What outcomes does the Welsh Government expect from this new authority when it is establish…”

“Can I ask, if you do not mind, about further west of Bridgend? There are a lot of people who live further west. The coalmines and the coal valleys came into the Amman valley, which is in my patch. There are loads of small villages and small towns, which have been decimated, to be honest. There is nothing happening ther…”

“Shwmae and thank you for coming. I was part of the team that went out to America a couple of weeks ago. We went to Pittsburgh, which is a city that was built on steel and coal, very much like the legacy that we have in south Wales. They have regenerated themselves in such an impressive way. Here in Wales we need more o…”