, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
5. What steps will the Cabinet Secretary take to encourage community action for nature? OQ61461
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales and Social Care Wales
Yes, happy. Thanks very much, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales and Social Care Wales
Only if there's anything our witnesses would like to add in terms of issues that need to be considered with health boards taking on the administration of direct payments for the first time, and that transition from the current systems. Anything to add, in…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales and Social Care Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Yes, your overall views, please, on the provisions in the legislation to enable direct payments in continuing healthcare and the new requirements that would be involved for health boards.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
No, that's fine. Thank you, Cadeirydd.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
Yes, could I just also mention the issue of pay and the rates that apply in terms of personal assistants? Because we’ve heard from people with disabilities, and stakeholders, that it is difficult to recruit and retain personal assistants and a lot of that is…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
Yes, okay. Despite that and, indeed, your previous discussion in this committee on these issues, Minister, we heard from the Homecare Association that workforce displacement is a real concern and has happened in England, and they are worried about shortages…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Bore da, Gweinidog. Yes, the direct payments provisions and the social care workforce and personal assistants are the subject matter of my questions. We’ve heard concerns from stakeholders that care worker shortages are a potential barrier…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Transport update
The B4245.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Transport update
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Transport update
Cabinet Secretary, first of all, may I welcome what you've had to say on 20 mph? I think there is quite a strong consensus that the existing policy did need adjustment, but that that adjustment would be what I would describe as tweaking, more than anything…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Yes. First Minister, following that decision not to proceed with the M4 relief road around Newport, the Burns commission set out that vision for a truly integrated transport system for Newport and around—so, more and better bus services, rail services, and…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. How is the Welsh Government working with the new UK Government on integrated transport for Newport East? OQ61485
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
Diolch, Gadeirydd. First Minister, we know we now have a UK Government committed to dealing with the regional economic inequalities in the UK and working with the devolved bodies to that effect. I know that we have ambitions in south-east Wales in terms of…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
If I might move on to rail services. The recent timetable review by Transport for Wales is resulting in service cuts in some rural areas. There is a concern that those rural areas are being disproportionately disadvantaged compared to the picture around Wales…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Thank you, Prif Weinidog. In terms of the upcoming bus Bill, how will that help smaller operators who typically feature to a greater extent in the rural areas, and are there examples of good practice from anywhere else in terms of those rural challenges and…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Prif Weinidog, perhaps I can move on to affordability and people in rural areas who are struggling with the cost of transport. Of course, people tend to be disproportionately dependent on private cars, but public transport is a real issue as well. Your…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Okay, First Minister. Well, in terms of what you say about public transport, we know that options are rather more limited in rural areas compared to urban, so I just wonder whether your administration will take a different approach to roads policy compared to…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. First Minister, bore da. Professor Stuart Cole has suggested that rural Wales has lost out on Welsh Government transport investment and day-to-day expenditure if you make a comparison with urban areas. Does your Government have any…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with representatives of local health boards
Yes, sure. Finally from me on continuing healthcare, around direct payments, what needs to be put in place in terms of information, advice and support so that people can make informed decisions as to whether they want to use direct payments for continuing…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with representatives of local health boards
Okay. Continuing with continuing healthcare, then, one health board raised the issue of fluctuating health needs, that eligibility isn’t for life and there are instances where continuing healthcare might be withdrawn following a review, if those health needs…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with representatives of local health boards
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Yes, I'd like to ask some questions relating to continuing healthcare. I guess we're all fairly familiar with the disputes that sometimes arise as to whether continuing healthcare applies or not, and we've heard from the Welsh Local…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
I was just going to ask a brief question about numbers. We know that too many children go into care, and it's very variable between local authorities. Obviously, if fewer children are going into care in the future, there'll be fewer placements required. Do…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
On the funding and the £68 million made available for preparatory work for what the Bill will bring, you’ve mentioned some issues around funding already, but what do you think about the use of that £68 million? Is it being best used to do what it’s intended…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Sharon, when we talk about the need for children currently with private providers to have advocacy so they understand about the Bill and what might happen, is there anything you’d point us to specifically in terms of what needs to…
