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Topical Questions
It's great news you've come to the agreement with the BMA. Cabinet Secretary, I note your response to Mabon, but the fact that you were able to find funding for this enhanced pay offer now begs the question as to why was this not possible earlier. The people…
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Short Debate: Dis-jointed care: Tackling joint and bone health in Wales
Osteoporosis-related breaks most commonly occur in the hip, wrist or spine. Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone does not keep up with the loss of old bone. Osteoporosis…
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Short Debate: Dis-jointed care: Tackling joint and bone health in Wales
Thank you. A little over 20 years ago I published a research paper, 'Evaluation of one-year mortality rates in elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures'. During my career as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, I was seeing a worrying rise in elderly…
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Topical Questions
Cabinet Secretary, recent events at HMP Parc have been deeply disturbing and I welcome the resignation of the prison's director. While we await the outcome of the inquests to the tragic deaths at the prison, we have to ensure that the current prison…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Cabinet Secretary, I won't rehearse the issues people are having trying to get to see a GP or a dentist. We all know the impact a lack of strategic workforce planning is having on access to care. However, I do want to concentrate on the impact staff shortages…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
3. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure the NHS has sufficient staff to meet service demands? OQ61193
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
I am grateful to you, Minister. However, I believe we need a national strategy and a uniform set of standards when it comes to infection prevention and control in the care sector. Do you agree with me that we can’t allow a piecemeal approach to this, that no…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you, Minister. Of course, one of the biggest complaints related to people’s experience of social care in recent times was the almost abandonment of the sector during the pandemic. We will probably never know the true number of people who needlessly died…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Minister, this week I had the pleasure to visit Llais at their headquarters in Abercynon, and during conversations about their fantastic community engagement work, it emerged that far too many members of the public are unaware of Llais's role in being the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Great to see you as Minister. Minister, our town centres used to be the lifeblood of our communities, but they have had the heart ripped out of them by poor planning decisions and competition from large out-of-town developments with free parking. We need to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
No, it's all right. I think we've touched on the LDP previously, and the utility infrastructure.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
I think we have touched on a lot of things, and it was a joy to listen to you all. I was a member of one of the planning committees at Bridgend County Borough Council, so it was all happening there. But we've heard that there are skills capacity gaps in the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Fantastic.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
An 80-year shelf life.
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Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
It was interesting to understand a 50-year period—. What is the shelf life of these properties?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Can I ask quickly? What you said is correct, but the problem is how are you going to to sell that to communities, because communities—? You never get along with the communities. When they telephone you, when they ask you, you never are there, and it is…
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Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Great, thank you very much. Coming to my last question, about the communities, how can communities be effectively engaged in social housing developments in their areas? Do you know of any good practice that could help you to build these developments without…
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Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Thank you. I think Jim wants to come in.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Thank you very much. Under the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, the Welsh Government has just announced that it will consult on the new compulsory purchasing powers. Do you think it will make any difference?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 3
Thank you very much. Now, when it comes to the communities, I was listening yesterday to Newsnight, and there was a gentleman who said that we should not be calling these houses 'social' or 'affordable' houses, we should call them 'council houses'. I don't…
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Social housing supply: Evidence session 3
Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. Coming to the finance and house building, can you share your views on the funding environment for social house building? Are the grant regime and rent settlement providing you with enough certainty to provide these houses?
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Care: Transforming Children's Services
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Transforming children's care is one of the most important tasks facing the Welsh Government. As the Minister rightly accepts, far too many children are entering the formal care system—higher than any other nation in the…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. While seeking election to the post of First Minister, you stated on your social media channel that 'Protecting Greyhounds goes beyond just ending the sport—we need to ensure good care throughout a greyhound's…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. What action is the Welsh Government taking to protect the welfare of racing greyhounds, both on and off the racetrack? OQ61220
