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Business Statement and Announcement
I call for a statement on sports participation for school-aged children in Wales, and particularly north Wales. One of the three north Wales-based junior parkruns is called Prestatyn Prom, and it's suffering from a low take-up of participants and is at risk…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Just on that one, Minister, you say, 'Why should we do it because everybody else is doing it?', well, that's the reason we should be doing it, in fact, because if Scotland, England and Northern Ireland are conducting their own, they obviously see the need and…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Will you take an intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd, and I move this motion today, tabled in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. I'd like to start my contribution today by putting again on the record my extended thoughts and condolences to Logan Mwangi's father Ben, his family…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
I’m pleased that the subject of care leavers has been mentioned this afternoon as it’s important that the skills that they do acquire over their period in care are recognised, and that they can indeed access training and opportunities and transferable skills…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Could I ask for an urgent statement from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, with responsibility for transport, as to why many of my constituents, and the public of the north Wales coast, were left stranded at Chester railway station on Saturday night, as…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee
Dear me. Talk about out of touch. We've heard time and time again in this Chamber about the need to expand the Senedd to promote scrutiny of the Welsh Government, but when it comes to promoting scrutiny now, the Welsh Government simply deflects and says they…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Will the Minister agree that the UK Government's allocation of £1.2 billion is a reflection of the Conservative Government's plan to level up Wales by investing properly into our country, whilst the Welsh Government spend millions on continuous failed…
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Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
Okay. Thank you very much.
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Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
And what the pandemic saw as well was a halt or certainly fewer services being available for people in terms of activities and therapeutic services. So, do you think we're back up to where we need to be after COVID with that, or do you think there's scope to…
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Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
Okay. I appreciate that. Thank you. And you mentioned in parts of your answer there about the trauma the staff have gone through, and residents' families. Do you think they're being supported enough now we're a couple of years on and we're in better times…
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Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
They're not necessarily observations of mine, but it is noted in your report, so I'm just interested to try and understand why it's in the CIW's report, because there certainly must be evidence of that if it's contained within.
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Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
Why would that be happening, then? If it was the case that this was occurring.
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Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning. I want to focus on adult care homes, and in your latest annual report you noted that there are continued limitations on visiting within care services. Is it still the case that there are restrictions and refusals of…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
I thank you very much for your statement this afternoon, Deputy Minister, and thank you for bringing it to the floor of the Senedd this afternoon. Just before I start the main thrust of my response to your statement, I just want to put on record this…
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Questions to the First Minister
Yes. Thank you, Llywydd. A small amount of opportunities for people to find well-paid and sustainable careers in the local area, something that could be solved in part if we had a Welsh Government that worked for all of Wales and worked in partnership with…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much for that answer, First Minister, and what we've seen in recent weeks is the UK Conservative Government again taking leadership in difficult financial times to invest in Wales. And, indeed, in their autumn statement, it was revealed that we…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the Minister outline how the £1.2 billion injection to Wales from the UK Government’s autumn statement will benefit people in Denbighshire? OQ58777
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
It's a pleasure to take part in this debate this afternoon on a subject I'm fairly passionate about, with my experience in the NHS. As mentioned earlier in the debate, the UK Conservative Government has provided Wales with £1.2 billion in Barnett…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Mental health and community resilience
It's a pleasure to take part in this debate this afternoon. I thank Jenny Rathbone for tabling this important debate today, and I fully support the motion and will be voting in favour of the proposal tonight. And it's quite right that we should be doing all…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I'm glad this question has been raised this afternoon as I'd like to applaud the work and efforts of cylchoedd meithrin, or Welsh-language preschools, in Denbighshire, north Wales, and across the country, who play a vital role in introducing preschool-age…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Could I ask for a statement from the Minister for Finance and Local Government this afternoon regarding the second home and holiday lets levy in Denbighshire specifically? I've been contacted by many people in my constituency recently who are, quite frankly…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch yn fawr.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I have, and there's no answer. There's no answer, so I will leave.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I will leave, and it's an affront to democracy. It's an affront to democracy.
