Oral Assembly Questions tabled on 8 July 2015
for answer on 15 July 2015

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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)

To ask the Minister for Natural Resources

The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2.

1. Elin Jones (Ceredigion): Will the Minister make a statement on the recent fall in the price paid to farmers for many types of agricultural produce? OAQ(4)0334(NR)W

2. Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on efforts to control bovine TB in Wales? OAQ(4)0344(NR)W

3. Aled Roberts (North Wales): Will the Minister provide an update on how many of the 19 recommendations from the Working Smarter report will be achieved by the end of this month? OAQ(4)0336(NR)W

4. Peter Black (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government’s approach to tackling Japanese knotweed? OAQ(4)0328(NR)

5. Sandy Mewies (Delyn): Will the Minister make a statement on the recent core grant funding given to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP Cymru)? OAQ(4)0337(NR)

6. Gwenda Thomas (Neath): Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government’s flood management policies? OAQ(4)0326(NR)

7. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn): Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government’s policy in relation to geological disposal of radioactive waste? OAQ(4)0339(NR)W

8. Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on the strategic goals he has implemented for Natural Resources Wales? OAQ(4)0340(NR)

9. Nick Ramsay (Monmouth): Will the Minister maker a statement on bass conservation? OAQ(4)0335(NR)

10. Janet Haworth (North Wales): Will the Minister outline what discussions his department has had with Natural Resources Wales regarding the implementation of area statements? OAQ(4)0331(NR)

11. Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on the environmental impact of opencast mining in Wales? OAQ(4)0329(NR)

12. Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What plans does the Minister have to reduce the amount of waste produced in Wales? OAQ(4)0345(NR)

13. Sandy Mewies (Delyn): Will the Minister indicate whether any progress has been made toward the Mold flood alleviation scheme? OAQ(4)0332(NR)

14. Gwyn Price (Islwyn): What action has the Welsh Government taken to reduce the threat of disease to plants and trees in Wales? OAQ(4)0341(NR)

15. Gwyn Price (Islwyn): Will the Minister make a statement on fuel poverty in Wales? OAQ(4)0342(NR)

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills

The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2.

1. Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Will the Minister make a statement on the safety of school and college buildings across Wales? OAQ(4)0613(ESK)

2. Sandy Mewies (Delyn): Will the Minister make a statement on the recommendations in the Successful Futures report? OAQ(4)0599(ESK)

3. Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on youth work in Wales? OAQ(4)0611(ESK)W

4. Mike Hedges (Swansea East): Will the Minister make a statement on Schools Challenge Cymru? OAQ(4)0596(ESK)

5. William Graham (South Wales East): Will the Minister make a statement on the level of funding per pupil in Welsh schools? OAQ(4)0610(ESK)

6. Peter Black (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government’s commitment to increase school funding? OAQ(4)0598(ESK)

7. Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on Welsh-language education in Flintshire? OAQ(4)0609(ESK)W

8. David Rees (Aberavon): What discussions has the Minister had with industrial leaders to identify the workforce skills needed to sustain manufacturing as a core sector in Wales? OAQ(4)0608(ESK)

9. Altaf Hussain (South Wales West): Will the Minister outline how he ensures that local education authorities protect schools from local authority budget cuts? OAQ(4)0607(ESK)

10. Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What discussions has the Minister had with local authority leaders regarding school term and holiday dates? OAQ(4)0600(ESK)

11. Andrew RT Davies (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on nutritional improvements in school meals? OAQ(4)0603(ESK)

12. Gwenda Thomas (Neath): Will the Minister make a statement on how he shows due regard to the requirements of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 when making decisions relating to education? OAQ(4)0597(ESK)

13. Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What plans does the Minister have to increase the uptake and provision of continuing professional development for teachers? OAQ(4)0612(ESK)

14. John Griffiths (Newport East): Will the Minister make a statement on global citizenship education in Wales? OAQ(4)0606(ESK)

15. Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on funding for higher education institutions in South Wales West? OAQ(4)0604(ESK)