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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
—which is what has impacted on not only social care services, but services that are able to be provided through local authorities, preventative services, all sorts of things and help to people. Do you not agree with that, Sam Rowlands?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Thank you. We've talked about—. Over the last 10 years, we've had cuts in public service funding, which has impacted on the money that's been available to social care through the councils. We've talked about not being able to move people on—[Interruption.]…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Will you take an intervention?
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for that answer, Minister. I've been contacted by a resident who's been waiting for an orthopaedic consultant for nearly two years, during which time their arthritis has moved from moderate to severe. The resident is understandably concerned that…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
3. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to deal with the backlog of elective surgery in North Wales? OQ58010
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Local Government Elections
I'm pleased to say that Labour won more than all other parties combined in England, but the real success for Labour is here in Wales, where the First Minister runs a popular and progressive Government, and nearly half of all Labour gains across the whole of…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh Economy
I think the Welsh Conservatives have a lot of audacity bringing the debate forward, blaming the Welsh Government for poor stewardship of the Welsh economy. The Conservative UK Government has cut public service funding under austerity. Public services are one…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
Sorry, but it's with the WLGA as well. Thank you. Not Welsh Labour.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
That's not what you said. You said I was against Welsh Labour policy. So, thank you for correcting that. That's fine.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
Thank you. It's just that my name was mentioned earlier on. Could you just repeat what you said, because I want to just clarify that, please, for the record?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
—and it's the UK Tory Government that needs to step up and provide the funding needed as a matter of urgency for public services, not cut them. Thank you.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
I was referring to the rugby club, so that's what I know about, but I do know about the Queen's buildings too. All this funding is really important, whether it's European funding, Welsh Government funding, funding from the UK Government as well. It's really…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
Yes, sure, Gareth.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local Communities
Can I declare I'm a Flintshire councillor, for the last day? When you walk around the community I'm proud to be part of, you can see what has been achieved thanks to the policies and investment of the Welsh Labour Government working with Labour-led Flintshire…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for that answer, Minister. Many of my residents in north Wales live in rural communities that are often poorly served by existing digital infrastructure and, whilst some are now being offered improved services, it can be daunting to make the right…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
1. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve digital inclusion in rural communities? OQ57979
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
No, that's it. Thank you.
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
Okay.
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
That's quite important to note. I remember when, in my own local authority, we introduced the play scheme and, in a way, those two hours did help with childcare. Because if you're asking a grandparent or somebody else to look after those children, if they've…
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
No, thanks. One of the things we did pick up from that though was the importance of learning through play, through play facilities, having doorstep play that's easy to access, and then keeping healthy and active through that, and making sure there's loads of…
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
It was just about international best practice; we've not got to this one, have we? So, are there any international examples of success in the area regarding encouraging people into sports in areas of deprivation, and how can Wales learn from these?
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
Thank you.
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
So, the 12 trials were regarding extending the curriculum, weren't they?
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
It's the same with schools. That's why we had a twenty-first century school building programme, wasn't it? We talked earlier about the community facilities activities grant as well, which helped the rugby club move. So, what collaboration do you have with…
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Inquiry into sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with Welsh Sport Association
Yes. It's something that's being debated. It's amazing; one bus, believe it or not, costs £350,000 to run. I know that from my previous life in the local authority. So, it's always the budget, isn't it, money, and then how it feeds back into later life. We…
