16 Mai 2023 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad a Chyhoeddiad Busnes
'Nid mynd yn hen y mae'n cael ei alw, ond mynd yn sâl'.
16 Mai 2023 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad a Chyhoeddiad Busnes
Trefnydd, a gaf i ofyn am ddau ddatganiad, plis? Fel y gwyddoch chi, mae wythnos yma hefyd yn Wythnos Gweithredu Dementia, ac eleni y pwysigrwydd yw diagnosis amserol, a’r neges bwysig y mae nifer ohonom ni, yn anffodus, yn gallu cytuno â hi yw nad mynd yn…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol - parhad
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. I propose that we wait for the publication of the independent review that assesses the 2022 childcare sufficiency assessments. That report is due this spring, so it should be with us very shortly, unless their definition of 'spring'…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol - parhad
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. I can see from the response that the Minister is not considering legislating in this area and prefers to raise awareness and influence behaviours, and gives examples of that. The petitioner has seen the response and has thanked the…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Well, firstly I'd like to thank the petitioner, the Secretary of State, for his interest in a devolved area. We can see quite clearly the intention of the Minister in her letter and in the Plenary statement to us recently. We can also see from the…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. It's not a surprising response from the Minister. We've heard her say several times in Plenary, when put to her by other Members, that she's not in favour of breaking up Betsi Cadwaladr. There are extensive discussions on Betsi…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2 - P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
I know my colleague Joel James will ask in greater detail about data and data sharing, which seems so blatantly obvious to me. But, say now we do reach the doorstep assessment, surely you must've thought it through. How are you, as energy companies, going to…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2 - P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
How would you stop that? How would you stop the doorstep assessment?
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2 - P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Okay. Mr Ward, with the code of practice, which I understand is due to be legally enforceable by the end of this year, by the winter months, how would energy companies assess whether, for an 84-year-old with Alzheimer's, it's safe and reasonably practicable…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2 - P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Okay. So, if there isn't an issue with forced prepayment meters, why have energy companies signed up to the voluntary code of practice by Ofgem?
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2 - P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Mr O'Shea, the Chair said there is a national scandal with regard to forced prepayment meters. You in your letter said that your review showed that only 0.6 per cent were inappropriate forced prepayment meters. So, do you disagree with the Chair that there's…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2 - P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Thank you very much, Chair. From listening to the three of you and from reading Mr O'Shea’s helpful letter to us, I take it all three of you disagree entirely with the Chair's comments at the beginning that this is a national scandal, because from your…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Okay. Thanks.
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Because reading the evidence from energy suppliers, they don't seem to think there is a real issue here; they think they've complied perfectly. So, that's what I was going to ask—you mentioned compensation, or you answered in the affirmative when Luke…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
So, further back than the 12 months.
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Sorry, Chair. Just following on from, I think, your first answer to Luke Fletcher about reviewing the customer base: 12 months. So, is that the limit? If the prepayment meter has been forced 12 months ago, that's the cut-off point. So, if it's been there for…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
I just wanted to note that it's more than just a surge in demand; it's also coupled with huge cuts to services. Citizens Advice, for example, has seen an average cut of 10 per cent in their funding. So, it's not only that they see—. Trying to get a…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
So, you will do it. It's a question of when.
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
And what's stopping you doing that now?
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
I can see the control argument and I can see how that would be attractive, but what about the charges? The tariff charges, that's the one; that's the huge problem, isn't it? Even if they're not using it, they still have to pay the charges. Surely that can't…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
But, at the moment, you're unable to tell us exactly how these assessments should take place.
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
But how can it be assessed, then, that's it's correct to give a prepayment meter to somebody in a medium-risk category who has an illness like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's? Are these energy companies supposed to send out a medical expert to assess these people…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
But how is that to work in practice? Say now, for example, somebody could be in the medium-risk category who's 84, with Alzheimer's, with Parkinson's, with schizophrenia. How on earth are energy companies expected to assess these people to see whether it's…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Thank you. I just wanted to look at the different categories of risk. Now, high risk—the age limit for that has been set at 85. I'm not sure whether you know that the average age of death of a Welshman is 78. Why has it been set seven years older than the…
15 Mai 2023 , Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1- P-06-1326 Dylai’r Senedd graffu ar y sgandal mesuryddion rhagdalu yng Nghymru
Okay. So, your evidence is that it will be legally enforceable before next winter.
