Delyth Jewell
Constituency Member · Plaid Cymru · Wales
“Ocê, diolch. Oni bai fod gan unrhyw Aelod gwestiwn ychwanegol—na, dwi ddim yn gweld bod. Felly, gwnawn ni gau yn fanna. Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am eich tystiolaeth y bore yma. Bydd transgript o'r hyn sydd wedi cael ei ddweud yn cael ei anfon atoch chi i'w wirio ei fod e'n gofnod teg.”
“Aelodau, dŷn ni'n symud yn syth at eitem 3, sef papurau i'w nodi. Mae gyda ni sawl papur i'w nodi, gan y British Council, gan y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Community Leisure UK, y Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol, ac un gan y Llywodraeth hefyd. Mae yna sawl papur.”
“Bore da. Hoffwn i groesawu'r Aelodau i'r cyfarfod hwn o'r Pwyllgor Diwylliant, Cyfathrebu, y Gymraeg, Chwaraeon a Chysylltiadau Rhyngwladol. Dŷn ni wedi derbyn ymddiheuriadau y bore yma gan Lee Waters. Oes gan unrhyw Aelodau fuddiannau i'w datgan? Dwi ddim yn gweld bod, felly fe wnawn ni symud yn syth ymlaen.”
“Thank you very much for that, Minister. A few weeks ago, this Senedd supported a motion that I presented that aimed to strengthen women's voices in their healthcare.”
“That disaster, that preventable disaster, left a long shadow on these Valleys, a shadow that deepened in 2020 with the collapse of the Tylorstown tip and has darkened again because of the coal slip at Cwmtillery.”
“If that is the case when that Bill is presented, it must be corrected. And that Bill's scope we know will leave another gaping hole. Opencast sites like Ffos-y-fran will fall outside the scope of the Bill. We owe it to communities like those in Merthyr Tydfil not to leave more wounds in our Valleys.”
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“For as long as those tips exist, the shadow of that betrayal will hang over our valleys. We can't afford delays or half measures, because the risk of history repeating itself is just too awful to contemplate. So, can the First Minister set out, please, what the Welsh Government's plans are for that £25 million, and what guarantees has she had from the Chancellor that Wales will be compensated in full for the neglect our communities have suffered, and that those tips will be cleared at Westminster's expense?”
“Of course we need to raise taxes, but we need to do that on the people who have the broadest shoulders. Having a better budget than the Tories is a low bar, I would say, First Minister. Austerity is still biting cruelly on pensioners and children living in poverty. I would implore you, please: austerity, I regret, has not ended. Last week's budget did at last concede money for coal tip safety. I welcome that, but the £25 million set aside is nowhere near what is needed. We know the finance Minister has requested £91 million over three years, but estimates tell us it could cost up to £600 million over 10 to 15 years to address these issues. Now, these coal tips stand as reminders of how Wales was exploited, how we were left with the rubbish after our wealth was taken from us.”
“There was complete silence on HS2 consequentials, with Wales's comparability factor for transport shrinking from 80.9 per cent in 2015 to 33.5 per cent in 2024. And calls for the devolution of the Crown Estate were ignored again. Why are we consigned to further austerity, and why did the First Minister fail her first test to fight for what is right for Wales?”
“If you could publish that assessment, I think it could go a long way to assuaging people's concerns. So, I would welcome, please, if you could confirm if that will be published, and very shortly. 'Last week’s Budget was a missed opportunity, including for Cymru, resulting in continued austerity, inequality, poverty, and hardship for millions of people and leaving our public services at breaking point.' Those aren't my words, but those of Beth Winter, who was, until yesterday, a Labour colleague of the First Minister. And she's right, isn't she? There was no commitment to fair funding, and so Wales's day-to-day spending settlement is less generous than that of Scotland and Northern Ireland.”
“Will the First Minister undertake an immediate assessment, please, of the effect this decision will have on the sector in Wales, how it will affect efforts to strengthen food security, tackle the nature and climate emergencies? And to those running a family farm in Wales asking themselves whether they have a future in the sector, what does the First Minister say?”
“First Minister, I'll quote some words to you: 'Losing a farm is not like losing any other business. It can't come back.' That's what Keir Starmer told the NFU conference last year. But despite the promise that Labour wouldn't change the inheritance tax rules on agriculture, that is exactly what's happened. It's little wonder, is it, that farmers are feeling betrayed, because this new policy threatens the future of many Welsh family farms. And it isn't that policy in isolation: there's the huge increase in input costs we've seen in recent years; the disastrous effects of Brexit; the long, dark shadow of bovine TB; and ongoing uncertainty about the SFS. They are all taking their toll financially and emotionally. It's an industry in Wales made up of families, many of whom are struggling.”