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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
Diolch, Jayne, for those questions. So, to take them in turn—in terms of women's health, I would pay tribute to the work that Sarah Murphy did, and Eluned Morgan, in the last Senedd. We are really keen to build on the foundations of this, but to make sure…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
James, there are lots of really welcome questions there. I really thank you for those. Firstly, there are lots of areas of agreement here. You said that social care has been undervalued but that you personally do not see the need for a national care service…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
Turning last, but by no means least, to women’s health, I am proud to be Wales’s first women’s health Minister. It is long overdue. For too long, women’s health has been treated as an afterthought, as optional—a 'should', not a 'must'. I want that to change…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
As lead in Government for dementia, I am committed to developing a new dementia strategy that focuses on brain health, improving diagnosis and strengthening support. I'm determined to better help people with learning disabilities by strengthening community…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
On mental health, I aim to oversee a fundamental change in how our services are delivered, moving towards open-access, same-day mental health support, a fundamental shift from a traditional model to one focused on recovery and prevention. NHS Wales…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
Caring for our children and young people also means ensuring that support mechanisms are there to respond to abuse, neglect and exploitation. We are all aware of the shameful legacy of institutional failings in this area, and we are committed to righting…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
I will champion policies aimed at strengthening the value that we give to our carers. For our paid workforce, we will work to ensure that far more workers receive the real living wage as a minimum, and progress work towards fairer pay and conditions, but they…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
Thank you, Llywydd. I'm grateful for this opportunity to set out my vision and my priorities. As Minister, I want to help shine a light onto areas that haven't had the focus that they deserve—on mental health, women's health, and, yes, on the social care…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Stillbirth and neonatal mortality
Diolch, Darren. As you'll know and as you've referred to, this was something that I have raised in previous years as well. It is something that my teams are working on now to evaluate how this could be done. There are problems technically that have hindered…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Stillbirth and neonatal mortality
This Government accepts the recommendations and we will act on them. A three-year programme has been established to oversee delivery, with the oversight board meeting for the first time this month. This is not a report that will gather dust. It is a delivery…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Stillbirth and neonatal mortality
It also means that we need to identify inequalities. We know that outcomes can vary significantly as a result of deprivation and ethnicity. That's why we must align these necessary improvements in maternity and neonatal services with our commitments to reduce…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Stillbirth and neonatal mortality
Stillbirth and neonatal death are not statistics to those who experience them. They are the loss of a baby, of a precious life surrounded by hope and dreams. The death of a baby is one of the most profound and searing pains that any family will ever endure…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Stillbirth and neonatal mortality
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to start by thanking every Member who has contributed to this important debate. It is significant that this is the first Member debate in this Senedd, and I welcome the opportunity to respond.
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Rhun ap Iorwerth.
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
Thank you very much for that, Cabinet Secretary. Would you recognise that although—? I appreciate you setting out where the different responsibilities are for these different bodies. Do you recognise that even between those different bodies, because there are…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
Would you agree with the principle, though, that because the legacy of coal mining—and I realise that we're straying a little bit here outside the strict confines of this report, but it is very related—the legacy of mining predates devolution, and so it…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
—in full. I'm sure you will. But Westminster needs to be paying for this in full, because it shouldn't be for private companies to do that, because it will be at the expense of our environment, yet again. I'd ask the Cabinet Secretary if he will finally take…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
Thank you for that, Hefin. We are not in this report trying to claim that what is being proposed, for example, in Bedwas, is the same as Ffos-y-fran. It's almost the danger that it could lead to coal extraction almost by stealth, even if it's not the intended…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
I'd also like to thank witnesses to our inquiry, in particular the individuals who spoke to us about how living near an opencast mining site has affected their lives. Chris and Alyson Austin and Sue and Owen Jordan gave powerful testimony, and I commend their…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
I'd like to start by expressing my thanks to the Chair of the committee, the clerking team and the research team for bringing this inquiry forward.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We absolutely can change the world. And one of the possibly more quiet elements of that—a quiet element of changing our natural world, but an element that is nevertheless fundamentally important—is about addressing biodiversity loss. In your recent session…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you for that and for setting down that challenge. It’s fair to expect that, given this new commitment on a UK level to accelerate emissions targets, this will come with increased Government support for a just transition, and you’ve just been setting…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch, Llywydd. The warning signals of climate breakdown are flashing red, with intensifying floods, storms, heatwaves. Climate leadership by Wales and the UK is more essential than ever. But the imminent return of Trump, a recognised climate denier, means…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
I now propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content for us to do that? Yes. Okay, we will wait to hear that we are continuing in private.
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Paper(s) to note
Thank you. Happy for us to move on? No-one else wants to come in on any item? No.
