Welsh Labour

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

2,055 speeches and questions

7 January 2025Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Delivering for Wales
And now we have got a proposed new budget, and the public in Wales will be watching to see whether it's supported or not. A proposed £1.5 billion extra for public services in real terms—the largest budget ever available to Welsh Government outside COVID…
7 January 2025Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Delivering for Wales
And look what we've already done: Wales's first women's health plan, because women's health matters. Many women felt that they weren’t getting the hearing that they deserved, and we will now introduce women’s health hubs in each health board area in Wales…
7 January 2025Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Delivering for Wales
Diolch yn fawr. Llywydd, my first job as First Minister wasn't making speeches in this Chamber, it was getting out there, meeting people and listening: real conversations in real communities across Wales. [Interruption.] My God, the barracking has started…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much, Vaughan. I think you're right—we've got a good story to tell and we need to tell it to an international audience. That's part of what we're planning to do in the investment summit. But you're quite right—I think what international investors…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The investment summit will showcase Wales to global industry leaders and potential investors, highlighting the many opportunities and strengths in key industries here in Wales. The overall aim of the summit will be to catalyse new investment into Wales…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. I told you that I was focused on delivery, and this is an example of delivery: new electric trains are now running on the Treherbert line as part of a phased introduction. I'm sure we all welcome that, I'm sure your constituents will welcome…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The successful introduction of the new electric trains on the Treherbert line will enable faster and more frequent services, encouraging the use of public transport in Rhondda and beyond, as will our forthcoming bus services Bill, which will enable better…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I understand the frustration that your constituent would have. It’s not good enough. For something that is an urgent need, we need to be dealing with that quicker. I know it won’t be of any comfort to him to know that the average waiting time in Cardiff is 25…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
We take cross-Government action to improve health outcomes across Wales, including steps to tackle the health inequity caused by deprivation. Programmes such as Flying Start, support for vulnerable households over the winter, and our social prescribing…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. You’re quite right—the fact is that we have introduced this new Help to Stay support, and it only started a year ago. These things do take a while to get up and running. The scheme has encouraged numerous households to seek free debt advice…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, I think it's probably worth starting by talking about the fact that around 66 per cent of the Welsh population own their own homes. But what many of them have seen, particularly those with mortgages, is a £2,000 increase on average now, compared to…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think it's really important that there's an understanding that, when it comes to specialised services, actually, what most people are interested in is getting the best outcomes possible. And to get the best outcomes possible, you need excellent clinicians…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much, John, and thanks for championing this as a really important initiative in your constituency. The fact that it's able to go ahead is because the Welsh Labour Government has ring-fenced money to make sure that we can see more integration of…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch. We've set out, in the refreshed actions for 'A Healthier Wales', our commitment to tackle health inequalities across Wales. This includes an action to ensure equality of access to our health and social care system to improve equity of outcomes.
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thanks for being such a champion for the Royal Alexandra Hospital, as was Ann Jones before you, the great champion for the Royal Alexandra Hospital, and she reminds me every time I see her. The fact that we've got this additional capital will make life a lot…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thanks very much. I know the health board are reviewing proposals for the Royal Alexandra Hospital in partnership with local stakeholders. It’s expected that these proposals will include a minor injuries unit, which we hope will take pressure off the…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Contracts are handed back now and again; people can choose whether they want to work for the NHS or whether they want to give that private provision. When contracts are handed back, they are re-procured and there is quite a significant amount of dental…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much. You're quite right that it's important that we do ensure that there is access, and free access, in terms of dental services that is available to children particularly. Of course, we're in a situation now where there is a lot of…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
This Government is committed to reducing waiting times to access health services across Wales. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board will receive £7.3 million in additional funding this year to tackle its longest waits for planned care and diagnostics. This…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, first of all, can I assure you that I haven't stopped asking for money for HS2? And I won't stop asking until we are satisfied. I think it is probably worth underlining the fact that, on average in Wales, the wait is 23 weeks for treatment in the NHS…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, thanks very much. I think it's probably worth saying that I've got a hell of a lot more influence, I think, on Keir Starmer than he'll ever have if he were in charge. Let's just be clear also that what we've seen is a 66 per cent reduction in two-year…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, I thought we'd start the new year with something new, but no, we're back onto the whole issue of things where I don't have responsibility. I have responsibility for devolved issues. I can give you another lesson in how devolved Government works if you'd…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, you obviously don't understand the issue. If you think it's all about beds, you haven't understood that, actually, there's a lot of people in beds who shouldn't be there. It's about flow. It's about flow. It's about making sure that we have…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, thanks very much. I made it a point of visiting several emergency departments unannounced, because I know that, if I tell them I'm coming, everything is—[Inaudible.] I wanted to see it as it was: raw, unfiltered, making sure I saw what other people…
7 January 2025Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, can I start by thanking the staff of the NHS, who have been under huge pressure over the Christmas period? We have seen, once again, a huge demand on the service, where we have seen, for example, a significant uplift—50 per cent more than in the same…