The Senedd will once again be lit tonight in the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine’s flag as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine and its people.
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'Great regret' that tidal lagoon did not go ahead when originally proposed
Conservative Tom Giffard seeks an update on plans for a £1.7bn renewable energy project, including a tidal lagoon, in Swansea.
Agreement has been reached between the local authority and Bridgend company DST Innovations to use a plot of land.
The Blue Eden project is expected to begin with the production of batteries for the renewable energy sector.
The project, which is set to begin construction next year, will also feature a centre to showcase the high-tech battery technology, called Batri, that DST has developed in Bridgend.
There will also be a large charging area for electric vehicles, powered by solar energy, that will be open to the public.
The first minister says "this project is only alive because of the funding provided by the Welsh Government to allow Swansea city council, which is the lead public body in relation to the Blue Eden project, to go ahead. When the UK Government pulled the plug on the Swansea bay tidal lagoon, despite the Hendry review that it set up telling them that it was a no-regrets investment, the fact that there is a scheme at all is only because, at that point, the Welsh Government stepped in and provided the funding to the city council that have allowed them to find that investor, to work with DST and to come up with the new set of proposals."
He adds "the great regret is that it didn't go ahead when it was originally proposed, and at a time when energy security is so high on our minds, we would have been within a few short months of that original lagoon now producing energy that could be used here in Wales."
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An image by DST of the proposed tidal lagoon including turbinesImage caption: An image by DST of the proposed tidal lagoon including turbines
Tenth anniversary of the launch of the Wales coast path
The first minister says there will be a year-long programme of events and activities to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the launch of the Wales coast path.
He says he was walking the coastal path at the weekend. "I was walking between Pendine in Sir Gar to Amroth in Pembrokeshire. It's probably not one of the best known parts of the path, but it's absolutely beautiful."
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Pembrokeshire's coastline is 186 miles long, part of the 870 miles of the Wales Coast PathImage caption: Pembrokeshire's coastline is 186 miles long, part of the 870 miles of the Wales Coast Path
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A new two-mile stretch of the path on Anglesey, between Bryn Offa and Fedw Fawr, opened in 2019Image caption: A new two-mile stretch of the path on Anglesey, between Bryn Offa and Fedw Fawr, opened in 2019
Rebuke from the Llywydd Elin Jones
Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, raises a point of order about how the Plaid Cymru leader questions the first minister.
The Llywydd Elin Jones had previously issues guidance that Adam Price should not ask questions on subjects covered by the co-operation agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru.
Senedd reform is a part of the agreement.
Elin Jones says it "probably did go beyond the guidance that I have issued".
She concludes: "I'll take it as an exception to the rule today. I won't expect it to be repeated again."
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Elin JonesImage caption: Elin Jones
'A desire to build a modern democracy'
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price refers to the plans set out by Labour and Plaid Cymru to reform the Senedd.
It would mean the Welsh Parliament going up to 96 members, a rise of 36, and a boost to the number of women elected.
Adam Price says at the heart of the plan "is a desire to build here in Wales a modern democracy, abolishing the unfair first past the post system, a fully gender-balanced working Parliament committed to making a difference in people's lives", as opposed to the "pantomime parliament of Westminster".
First Minister Mark Drakeford says "report after report" had demonstrated that with its current members "you cannot do the job in the way that people in Wales have a right to expect it to be done".
"The reforms we've agreed on will put that right," the first minister tells the Senedd.
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Adam PriceImage caption: Adam Price
Access to GPs
Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, raises the issue of access to GPs and calls for "ramping up the number of training places for GP provision here in Wales, and also making sure that we create a service that is fit for the future and able to be accessed by patients wherever you live in Wales".
The first minister replies, "we have a record number of GP trainees in Wales. We had a period, not that long ago, when we struggled to fill the number of training places that we had available. Now, we're oversubscribed for training places, and that, of course, is being taken into account by the body that plans workforce provision for the health service here in Wales in the future."
The number of GPs in Wales is rising, he says, whereas it has been falling in England.
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Andrew RT DaviesImage caption: Andrew RT Davies
'Children and care leavers must be heard'
Labour's Jack Sargeant calls on the Welsh Government "to ensure the voices of looked after children and care leavers are heard to enable them to inform policy decisions, such as radical reform of current services".
The first minister replies, "listening to the voice of children is integral to our work, and indeed is enshrined in legislation passed by this Senedd. This summer, we will bring care-experienced young people together, to discuss our radical agenda of reducing care numbers, eliminating profit making in the care system, and delivering our ground-breaking basic income scheme."
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Mark DrakefordImage caption: Mark Drakeford
Impact of the UK Building Safety Act 2022
The Llywydd (presiding officer) Elin Jones conducts a ballot to determine the names of members who may table questions to the first minister and Welsh ministers. Each member may enter their name into a ballot.
Rhys ab Owen asks about the impact on Welsh residents of the UK Building Safety Act 2022.
He says "a resident from the Spillers and Bakers apartment just up the road asked me to raise this question today. There, many leaseholders have been served with a section 20 notice. They face losing their homes due to costly regulation failures in the past. When will the receive the practical support that they need to bring this nightmare to an end?"
First Minister Mark Drakeford says the Act includes leasehold protections and the "Welsh Government's reform programme continues—the Welsh building safety fund, with its £375 million, set aside over three years, far more per head of the population than is the case across our border."
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the fourteenth session of First Minister's Questions in 2022.
The meeting is held in a hybrid format, with some members in the Siambr (Senedd chamber) and others joining by video-conference.
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DSTCopyright: DST An image by DST of the proposed tidal lagoon including turbinesImage caption: An image by DST of the proposed tidal lagoon including turbines 
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Pembrokeshire's coastline is 186 miles long, part of the 870 miles of the Wales Coast PathImage caption: Pembrokeshire's coastline is 186 miles long, part of the 870 miles of the Wales Coast Path 
MOTHER GOOSE FILMSCopyright: MOTHER GOOSE FILMS A new two-mile stretch of the path on Anglesey, between Bryn Offa and Fedw Fawr, opened in 2019Image caption: A new two-mile stretch of the path on Anglesey, between Bryn Offa and Fedw Fawr, opened in 2019 
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The Senedd will once again be lit tonight in the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine’s flag as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine and its people.
'Great regret' that tidal lagoon did not go ahead when originally proposed
Conservative Tom Giffard seeks an update on plans for a £1.7bn renewable energy project, including a tidal lagoon, in Swansea.
Agreement has been reached between the local authority and Bridgend company DST Innovations to use a plot of land.
The Blue Eden project is expected to begin with the production of batteries for the renewable energy sector.
The project, which is set to begin construction next year, will also feature a centre to showcase the high-tech battery technology, called Batri, that DST has developed in Bridgend.
There will also be a large charging area for electric vehicles, powered by solar energy, that will be open to the public.
The first minister says "this project is only alive because of the funding provided by the Welsh Government to allow Swansea city council, which is the lead public body in relation to the Blue Eden project, to go ahead. When the UK Government pulled the plug on the Swansea bay tidal lagoon, despite the Hendry review that it set up telling them that it was a no-regrets investment, the fact that there is a scheme at all is only because, at that point, the Welsh Government stepped in and provided the funding to the city council that have allowed them to find that investor, to work with DST and to come up with the new set of proposals."
He adds "the great regret is that it didn't go ahead when it was originally proposed, and at a time when energy security is so high on our minds, we would have been within a few short months of that original lagoon now producing energy that could be used here in Wales."
Tenth anniversary of the launch of the Wales coast path
The first minister says there will be a year-long programme of events and activities to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the launch of the Wales coast path.
He says he was walking the coastal path at the weekend. "I was walking between Pendine in Sir Gar to Amroth in Pembrokeshire. It's probably not one of the best known parts of the path, but it's absolutely beautiful."
Rebuke from the Llywydd Elin Jones
Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, raises a point of order about how the Plaid Cymru leader questions the first minister.
The Llywydd Elin Jones had previously issues guidance that Adam Price should not ask questions on subjects covered by the co-operation agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru.
Senedd reform is a part of the agreement.
Elin Jones says it "probably did go beyond the guidance that I have issued".
She concludes: "I'll take it as an exception to the rule today. I won't expect it to be repeated again."
'A desire to build a modern democracy'
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price refers to the plans set out by Labour and Plaid Cymru to reform the Senedd.
It would mean the Welsh Parliament going up to 96 members, a rise of 36, and a boost to the number of women elected.
Adam Price says at the heart of the plan "is a desire to build here in Wales a modern democracy, abolishing the unfair first past the post system, a fully gender-balanced working Parliament committed to making a difference in people's lives", as opposed to the "pantomime parliament of Westminster".
First Minister Mark Drakeford says "report after report" had demonstrated that with its current members "you cannot do the job in the way that people in Wales have a right to expect it to be done".
"The reforms we've agreed on will put that right," the first minister tells the Senedd.
Access to GPs
Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, raises the issue of access to GPs and calls for "ramping up the number of training places for GP provision here in Wales, and also making sure that we create a service that is fit for the future and able to be accessed by patients wherever you live in Wales".
The first minister replies, "we have a record number of GP trainees in Wales. We had a period, not that long ago, when we struggled to fill the number of training places that we had available. Now, we're oversubscribed for training places, and that, of course, is being taken into account by the body that plans workforce provision for the health service here in Wales in the future."
The number of GPs in Wales is rising, he says, whereas it has been falling in England.
'Children and care leavers must be heard'
Labour's Jack Sargeant calls on the Welsh Government "to ensure the voices of looked after children and care leavers are heard to enable them to inform policy decisions, such as radical reform of current services".
The first minister replies, "listening to the voice of children is integral to our work, and indeed is enshrined in legislation passed by this Senedd. This summer, we will bring care-experienced young people together, to discuss our radical agenda of reducing care numbers, eliminating profit making in the care system, and delivering our ground-breaking basic income scheme."
Impact of the UK Building Safety Act 2022
The Llywydd (presiding officer) Elin Jones conducts a ballot to determine the names of members who may table questions to the first minister and Welsh ministers. Each member may enter their name into a ballot.
Rhys ab Owen asks about the impact on Welsh residents of the UK Building Safety Act 2022.
He says "a resident from the Spillers and Bakers apartment just up the road asked me to raise this question today. There, many leaseholders have been served with a section 20 notice. They face losing their homes due to costly regulation failures in the past. When will the receive the practical support that they need to bring this nightmare to an end?"
First Minister Mark Drakeford says the Act includes leasehold protections and the "Welsh Government's reform programme continues—the Welsh building safety fund, with its £375 million, set aside over three years, far more per head of the population than is the case across our border."
Croeso
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the fourteenth session of First Minister's Questions in 2022.
The meeting is held in a hybrid format, with some members in the Siambr (Senedd chamber) and others joining by video-conference.