22 October 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill
I think that is fair. We have been involved in discussions with the third sector and with the private sector. I absolutely acknowledge the point you made, and I think when you see our response to the committee's recommendations, we will take that on board. We…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. Can I say at the outset that I very much welcome the positive response to this piece of legislation? I want to acknowledge and recognise the work that we did with Plaid Cymru in developing this legislation whilst we were in the co-operation…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill
I recognise stakeholders' concerns about the risk of disruption to children currently in care as these changes are introduced, and I accept recommendation 8 and am continuing to carefully consider the evidence received alongside information gathered from our…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. I move the motions. I'm pleased to open this debate on the general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill, and move the motion and the financial resolution. The Bill has two principal aims: to eliminate private profit from the…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Yes. Thank you, Julie Morgan, for that question. And sorry, Sioned, can I apologise to you, because you did raise the issue of baby bundles? So, I'll answer this for both of you. But can I just say, before I answer that about baby bundles, that I absolutely…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you, Jenny. That's a hugely important point that you're raising, and what we should be having is services through maternity and neonatal services. We do have a safety support programme, and that should be delivering the kinds of things that, absolutely…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you, Mabon, for that question, and I'm really not trying to avoid answering the question, but this is really a question for my colleague Sarah Murphy, the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being, and she is sat here, she has heard what you've said…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you, Lesley Griffiths, for that question, and you're absolutely right: community hubs are one of those real success stories. They're being funded through the integrated and rebalancing care fund. So, there's a fund that has been made available through…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you, Sioned, for those points—quite a lot in there, and, again, we're not on a different page on these things; we have exactly the same objectives in terms of wanting to eradicate child poverty and wanting to ensure that our children have the best start…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Can I first of all just talk about ALN and neurodiversity, because that sits with my colleague Sarah Murphy, the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being? I'm sure, if you want to address those views, she's listened to what you've said today, and I'm sure…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you, Gareth Davies, for those points and questions, much of which I absolutely agree with. I think we are on the same page in wanting to achieve the best outcomes for the children in their first 1,000 days and this really is what the statement is all…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you for the opportunity to be able to make this statement here today. As the Minister for Children and Social Care, of course, I'm committed to ensuring that all babies and young children, irrespective of their background, are supported to have the best…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you for the opportunity to make this statement.
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Thank you for that series of questions. There are a couple of things. Sorry, Altaf, you did raise the issue of data earlier on, so I'll deal with it now in response to Rhys ab Owen. Data collection, absolutely, is vitally important, because it provides the…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Thank you for that, Jane, and I absolutely hear your challenge about the change of pace. What I hope is that this won't be a huge change for people who are involved in the commissioning of services. What it is doing is introducing consistency and putting it…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Can I thank Julie Morgan for those points and those questions? And I also thank you, Julie, for the work that you did leading up to the formation and drafting of the national framework. I know that you were very heavily involved in that before I became…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Can I thank you, Mabon, for those points and for your general welcome for the commissioning framework? I think we are in the same place in terms of what we're seeking to achieve on all of this. I'm not going to deal with the issues that are, quite rightly…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Altaf, and thank you for those comments and questions, and for your general welcome of the framework. As I said, we are establishing this to enable the framework to apply equally to the commissioning of care by both local authorities and…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Now, as Minister for Children and Social Care, it's a great responsibility and an honour to represent and champion the sector within Government. Last week, the Prif Weinidog announced priorities shaped by the people of Wales, and she…
19 September 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
I think it's important to say that the SUSR, yes, is about reviews when things have gone wrong, but more importantly, they're about how we prevent things from going wrong in the future. Without repeating everything that we've said before, it is about all of…
19 September 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
I do think, Chair, that it's really important, where we have—. We have a very open border, a very porous border, with England, and there is a lot of cross-border activity, particularly around safeguarding and looked-after children and so on. Where we can…
19 September 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
But I'm happy to report back to the committee on that once that's happened.
19 September 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Yes. As I've said previously, I am going to be meeting the UK safeguarding Minister, Jess Phillips, in a couple of weeks' time, so I will be raising this with her, because in particular I do want to talk to her about some of the good practice that we're…
19 September 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
There's absolutely no doubt that third sector organisations, particularly organisations like the National Youth Advocacy Service, that are working very closely with children and young people, do amazing work supporting those people, particularly those young…
19 September 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Good question. [Inaudible.]
