, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Thanks. I want to cover multi-agency information sharing, if I may. You mentioned in your response to the first question, Minister, about parity of esteem. So, in terms of making sure at-risk children don't slip through the net, what can be done better to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Thanks for that comprehensive response—sorry, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. I want to talk about the capacity of the social services workforce, including issues such as high case loads, staff turnover et cetera. What progress has the Welsh Government made in this regard and for developing a cohort of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
As a self-confessed fan of Emmerdale, I was pleased to see that this was recently highlighted in the soap in terms of highlighting the story of Belle Dingle and her partner Tom; Belle was unfortunately the victim of coercive behaviour. So, I’m glad that that…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
My thoughts go out to the workers of Kimberly-Clark in Flint as well, as, obviously, you know that my constituency doesn't lie too far from the Flint area and, no doubt, this will have an impact on people locally in the Vale of Clwyd as well in more ways than…
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Statement by the First Minister: Government priorities
I would like to welcome you to the role of First Minister, and I'm pleased to hear that you intend it to be a listening Government. I just wish that your predecessors had had the same outlook in that regard. We've seen, time after time, Government priorities…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I’d like a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for health on drug shortages and problems arising from the serious shortage protocols, particularly when it comes to hormone replacement therapy. Between 2022 and 2023 there was a 47 per cent increase in…
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Questions to the First Minister
Through the young person's guarantee, we should be seeing more people in education, employment and training, but we are seeing the opposite, unfortunately. University bosses warned last month that we need to be worried about the number of young people from…
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Andrew R.T. Davies.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Farming
I'm pleased to take part in this debate today, to recognise the importance of our rural and farming communities here in Wales, how vital they are to our nation, and how we can better support them, going forward. Coming out of the furore of the sustainable…
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Topical Questions
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. As the Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd said, one of the qualifying criteria for de-escalation is indeed the reduction of waiting times, and, as you know and as I know and as most people know, the waiting times at A&E in Glan Clwyd…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
In the Vale of Clwyd, we have Rhyl Cut and Prestatyn Gutter, which are often subject to littering, similar to what Darren Millar mentioned. You name it, it goes in there—shopping trolleys and large items, to say the least—and one of the solutions to this that…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Similar theme. I would like to raise a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Education regarding issues being reported by schools, pupils and parents regarding universal portion sizes given to pupils both in primary and secondary education. The issue that…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with representatives of local health boards
Thank you, Chair. Just briefly, because we're pushed for time, in terms of all the topics we've spoken about in this session this afternoon, what would be your takeaway message to us as a committee to best effectively scrutinise the content of this Bill…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
Yes. Well, it was a political question.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
That's what I'm after. Go for it.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
Thank you, Chair. Hearing the evidence that you're giving this morning, I'm just curious to know why, in your professional opinion, we've come to 2024 and we're looking at a health and social care Bill that is intended to be implemented within the next few…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with young people from Voices from Care
Yes. Thank you, Chair. I was just wondering, on the back of that—obviously, because local authorities, Government, obviously, because we're more broadly looking at the health and social care Bill—what do you think that local authorities, being the providers…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolved powers and funding
Even though policing is devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland, they do rely on the police national computer, so there are interactions between police forces, and there have to be—there have to be. So, despite those areas being devolved to those nations…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolved powers and funding
Will you take one, James?
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
One of the things I do find striking in your response to Julie Morgan’s question is the fact that 80 per cent of musical students who use the college of music and drama live in Cardiff and the surrounding area, so when you meet with the college, do you stress…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Whilst we take our shift to net zero seriously, it’s also important not to make rash decisions that will have damaging consequences. The divest movement is lobbying local councils to divest local government pensions away from fossil fuel companies, which…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I have a statement, please, on patient waiting times in Glan Clwyd Hospital in my constituency? They have started to see slow improvements in waiting times at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, particularly with cancer treatment, but, anecdotally…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
I'm pleased to be participating in this debate today on a subject that impacts everyone in Wales, and that also is important to me personally, having worked in our NHS for 11 years—before being elected to the Senedd—within Betsi Cadwaladr University Health…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary. The chronic lack of healthcare provision in Denbighshire is sadly getting worse week by week and can’t be ignored any longer. Residents across Denbighshire have had to put up with a hospital that has the…
